‘Vanity and Greed’: Despite Disinformation Crises, Facebook Continues Making Inroads Into Major Newsrooms
The social media platform announced in September 2020 that it was beginning “augmented reality” reporting partnerships with news organizations.
2020
Biden ‘Stepped Up Basis’ Facebook Post
A copy-and-paste Facebook post claiming Joe Biden “wants to get rid of something called ‘stepped up basis'” regarding to family home transfers is making the usual rounds.
‘BREAKING: State of Georgia Issues Huge Announcement, Will Conduct Statewide Signature Audit’
A December 17 2020 claim about “breaking news” from Georgia about a signature audit was neither “breaking” nor “news” — at least, not in the way disinformation purveyors were presenting it.
Is EO 13848 Trump’s ‘Ace in the Hole’ for Election Challenges?
Yet another piece of election-related disinformation is circulating, this one centered on Executive Order 13848 — specifically, claims that it would keep Donald Trump in the White House despite his decisive loss to Joe Biden.
Is the Trump Campaign Planning a Second Inauguration?
A suspicious “statement” attracted attention on Twitter in December 2020.
Former Houston Police Captain Arrested, Allegedly Paid $266,400 by ‘Liberty Center for God and Country’ to ‘Investigate Electoral Fraud’
As 2020 election conspiracy theories drifted still further from consensus reality, Mark Aguirre was arrested for allegedly holding a repairman at gunpoint to “prove” electoral fraud.
Dominion Voting Systems and the SolarWinds Vulnerability, Explained
After a vulnerability in SolarWinds’ Orion software was disclosed in December 2020, conspiracy theorists claimed to have found Solarwinds source code on Dominion Voting Systems’ website.
Is a ‘Firefly’ Reboot Coming To Disney+?
Rumors that the science fiction fan favorite was getting a “family-friendly” reboot on Disney Plus spread rapidly on social media.
Trump Tweets About ‘Fake Water Main Break’ on Election Night in Georgia
As the Electoral College prepared to cast their votes on December 14 2020, Donald Trump claimed that a “water main break” was staged to somehow rig the election against him.
Did Michigan State Police Block ‘Republican Electors’ From Entering the Courthouse?
A state lawmaker lost his committee assignments after the alleged “Hail Mary.”