Book · 1982 · History
Best evidence
Disguise and Deception in the Assassination of John F. Kennedy
Why people recommend it
Best Evidence by David S. Lifton is a prominent investigative book examining the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and the inconsistencies within the official Warren Commission report. Joe Rogan frequently discussed the book across multiple episodes of The Joe Rogan Experience, including appearances with guests like Michael P. Masters, Charlie Sheen, Joey Diaz, Kyle Kulinski, Andy Norman, John Joseph, Tim Burchett, and John Lisle. Rogan repeatedly noted that the author was an accountant hired to review the Warren Commission materials who ultimately uncovered numerous contradictions and alarming inconsistencies regarding the official narrative and autopsy reports. Having first encountered the work in his early twenties, Rogan recalled that reading the book profoundly shifted his perspective on the assassination and convinced him of a conspiracy. He described the text as both fantastic and deeply unsettling, remarking that delving into its detailed findings evokes a terrifying realization about how the events transpired and how the discrepancies were handled. Throughout these podcast discussions, Rogan underscored the book as an essential and gripping read for anyone seeking a deeper, more critical examination of historical records surrounding the tragic event.
Who recommended it
- Joe Rogan Recommended
- Bill Burr Discussed
- Tom O'Neill Discussed
- Jerrod Carmichael Discussed
Joe Rogan — 13 mentions
“And there's a great book on it called Best Evidence by David Lifton, and he was an accountant that was hired to go over the Warren Commission Report. He started finding all these inconsistencies and contradictions in the Warren Commission Report.”
“There's a great book on it called best evidence by David Lifton and he was an accountant that was hired to do something with the Warren Commission”
“So, when I was uh in my early 20s, this guy that was a friend of mine that was in a band had read this book called Best Evidence by David Lifton.”
“There's a great book called Best Evidence by David Lifton and he was an accountant and they he had some sort of an assignment involving the Warren Commission report.”
“the thing about that is and this is a part of David lifton's book best evidence which be make made me become a conspiracy theorist”
“you know it's very difficult when you're reading um some versions of History because there you could read a lot of versions of history that treat the Lee Harvey oswal lone assassin story as if it's plausible you could read a lot of versions of that well you go oh yeah I guess so but then you'll read you know”
“well you go oh yeah I guess so but then you'll read you know David lifton's book best evidence and you'll be like there's no [ __ ] way they killed him they killed him they killed him”
“and by the way there's a great book on the warrant commission this book by david lifton it's called best evidence”
“there's like some david lifton's book best evidence is fantastic about it but it's terrifying because as you get into it deeper into the book you start sweating you start going jesus christ these [ __ ] people got away with it”
“did you read david lifton's book best evidence years ago”
“yeah best evidence best evidence i i didn't read the whole book”
“there's a great book on it called best evidence by David liftin”
“I think also there's a difference and this is fact from David Lifton's book best evidence which was a book by an accountant to win over the Warren Commission report and found all these factual inaccuracies and all these contradictions”
Bill Burr — 2 mentions
“The other time where I ate [__] I acted a conspiracy theory book about JFK then I've [__] loved this was called best evidence by David liftin”
“I acted a conspiracy theory book about JFK then I've [ __ ] loved This was called best evidence by David liftin This buddy of mine who's in a band to hold the pale horse”
Tom O'Neill — 1 mention
“there's a great book called best evidence by David liftin that book got me down a dark road when I was in my 20s”
Jerrod Carmichael — 1 mention
“there's a great book on it the books called best evidence if I get a guy named David liftin and I [__] up once and read this book before I went onstage I was I was working in Philly and I you know on the road is like you know I was young and I didn't understand like you got”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker — 3
“He goes, 'Dude, there's this book; I'm going to give you the book; I just finished it, Crossfire.' No, uh, 'Best Evidence,' David L.ton.”
“And you know the best book that I ever read about it was David Lifton's book, 'Best Evidence'?”
“The best book on this is 'Best Evidence' by a guy named David Lifton, who was an accountant. They hired him to go over the Warren Commission Report and he—he went. No, I'm sorry, sorry, backing to the left!”
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Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“I found out about this from this dude who gave me uh the book best evidence by David lifton”