[1] The show originally was executive-produced by Bill Maher, Shane Smith, and Eddy Moretti, and CNN journalist Fareed Zakaria was credited as a consultant.

[11] The show follows Vice journalists and founders, Shane Smith and Suroosh Alvi with segment hosts Ryan Duffy and Thomas Morton as they went to different parts of the world.

"[28] In June 2013, the show was covered extensively in mainstream media for documenting a basketball game with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un.

The show quickly established itself with a distinctive approach, combining Vice Media’s renowned immersive journalism with the immediacy of daily news reporting.

The program featured a mix of hard news, investigative pieces, and special reports, reflecting Vice's commitment to exploring complex and often underreported stories.

The relaunch allowed the program to continue delivering its distinctive brand of journalism on a platform closely aligned with Vice Media's broader content ecosystem.

The show’s ability to adapt and maintain its unique journalistic approach underscores Vice Media’s commitment to delivering high-quality news content.

In the scrubbed promo for the episode, it described Seb Walker investigating claims that DeSantis witnessed acts condemned by the United Nations as torture during his time as a JAG officer in the Navy at Guantanamo Bay.