Trump Intervenes in Sentencing of Lobbyist Who Spread Corrosive Disinformation on His Behalf
Roger Stone, who for years worked with business partner Paul Manafort, specializes in smears and spectacles.
2020
Was Amazon’s First CFO Killed by One of the Company’s Delivery Trucks?
The cause of former chief financial officer Joy Covey’s death was reported in December 2019, years after her passing.
Tennessee State Legislature’s Bill to Recognize CNN, Washington Post as ‘Fake News’
A resolution purportedly aimed to label the two organizations as “fake” carried no financial penalties, nor would it have any effect on distribution of their news stories.
‘Can We Brainstorm Ways to Make This Sound Less Racist’ Michael Bloomberg Subreddit Post
A video post involving the New York City mayor turned Democratic presidential candidate and stop-and-frisk alongside a request to “brainstorm ways” to downplay racism was real, but possibly not sincere.
Did North Dakota Republicans ‘Block Native Americans From Voting’?
The legal fight over the state’s 2013 voter ID law continued in February 2020.
‘Mods are Asleep, Post Mike Bloomberg in Epstein’s Black Book’
As Michael Bloomberg made a late entry in the 2020 Democratic primary, mention of his name in Jeffrey Epstein’s “black book” became a point of interest.
Prolific Web Artist Qinni Dies at 29
Qing Han, better known to fans as Qinni, died on February 10 2020.
Does an Image Show the Ku Klux Klan Marching with a Trump/Pence Banner?
A photograph, ironically shared by a Facebook page called “The Truth Fairy,” was misleadingly edited.
Did Michael Bloomberg Say Young Men of Color Commit ’95 Percent of Your Murders’?
Purported audio of a 2015 speech from the Democratic presidential candidate circulated online in February 2020.