Professor and scholar in fascism and authoritarianism Ruth Ben-Ghiat joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about dictatorships, corrupt governments and kleptocracy. Which country is the most corrupt in the world? How do corrupt dictators hide their money? Is Trump the most corrupt president? Answers to these questions and many more await on Corruption Support.
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00:00 – Corruption Support
00:10 – The Goldfinger
01:11 – Alexa, define corruption
01:36 – South Sudan: 15 years of plunder and counting
02:46 – Managing state affairs, one family dinner at a time
03:59 – Maybe Harry Truman was right…
05:01 – The kleptocrat never leaves office empty-handed
07:14 – Money’s so far away, it needs a translator
08:16 – Netanyahu’s three strikes
09:12 – The hidden empire of Vladimir Putin
10:10 – Is Trump the most corrupt president?
10:42 – The authoritarian bargain
12:02 – #fakenews
12:41 – Corruption everywhere all at once
13:27 – Suffocating democracy
14:23 – STOP THE COUNT!
15:10 – Uncorrupting corruption
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@teoteo-s197
July 7, 2026 at 7:18 pm
Bring back the guillotine.
@wrathfirex
July 7, 2026 at 7:21 pm
Perfect video for the current US president
@andrew2377
July 7, 2026 at 8:20 pm
And also the leaders of South Sudan, Somalia, Venezuela, Yemen, Libya, Eritrea, Sudan, Nicaragua, Syria, and North Korea, right? Everything must be about about the U.S all the time!
@ChemicalMan-001
July 7, 2026 at 7:36 pm
Who’s seeing this after Trump called Infantino?
@tsbrownie
July 7, 2026 at 7:47 pm
A country that can sustain a 4% economic growth is doing very well. Corruption that hits just a few percent stops growth, and higher puts the country on the downhill slide.
@theblanklogo
July 7, 2026 at 7:48 pm
Will this video be about a certain fat, orange person? ✅
@123liveletlive
July 7, 2026 at 7:53 pm
Ukraine is the most corrupt country in the world.
@Mikesstuffandthings
July 7, 2026 at 7:56 pm
The TDS is strong with this lady 🤣
@Dragonsky88207
July 7, 2026 at 8:08 pm
Sounds a lot like the Trump regime
@enekorodriguez9230
July 7, 2026 at 8:10 pm
The US, yeah, its the US, US of America is the most corrupt governemment, its you…
@ygypt
July 7, 2026 at 8:14 pm
Thanks for the information Ruth Ben-Gyatt
@blackburnheart
July 7, 2026 at 8:18 pm
I will save 15 minutes of your life, Mexico, it’s México.
@chalykoff
July 7, 2026 at 8:19 pm
This is a history professor? Everyone else knows that loans are a direct payment for a developing country’s resources.
@ganamistal
July 7, 2026 at 8:21 pm
Philippines
@ReneAlexisPenalozaMunoz
July 7, 2026 at 8:30 pm
Right now probably USA. Their president and his family are grifting like there’s no tomorrow.
@BlouDonner
July 7, 2026 at 8:32 pm
Commenting so this gets recommended and seen by more people.
@CharlieHeymans
July 7, 2026 at 8:32 pm
Lets boost this video folks. More people need this little reawakening.
@jenotieeli
July 7, 2026 at 8:36 pm
❤
@RebeccaOliver-c5t
July 7, 2026 at 8:39 pm
Thank you Ruth!
Also, support 🎉 Maj. Jason Watson! ❤
@TallyRocky
July 7, 2026 at 8:42 pm
❤ Love Ruth Ben Ghiat!
@pedalesmexicali
July 7, 2026 at 8:45 pm
This video is brought to you by “Kamala Harris & Friends.”
@Albertangelo123
July 7, 2026 at 8:48 pm
Well done! Honest, bold, informative.
@curtisweller4138
July 7, 2026 at 8:52 pm
These support videos have mostly been non-biased. When they clearly have a specific agenda, regardless of the content, they lose credibility for me. This gal is obviously biased.
@callistabalqis_
July 7, 2026 at 9:03 pm
i recommend people whose own countries have rampant corruption to watch this and watch yourself laughing and agreeing with this person
@braydongervais7214
July 7, 2026 at 9:06 pm
Every video is checking another box
@timingisperfect
July 7, 2026 at 9:20 pm
Epstein was very good at corruption, I have heard