How to Fight Disinformation: Part II — Gaslighting
The brazen and blatant lies of gaslighting campaigns are difficult to fight with fact-checking alone, but they can be defeated through a multidisciplinary approach.
The brazen and blatant lies of gaslighting campaigns are difficult to fight with fact-checking alone, but they can be defeated through a multidisciplinary approach.
After insurrectionists beat a Capitol Police officer to death with a fire extinguisher, a story about Black Lives Matter barricading a lone cop at a protest recirculated.
The inclusion of the Canadian-born “Jeopardy” host drew particular attention to the outgoing president’s project.
After Amazon Web Services cut hosting to Parler, a purported Amazon listing for a shirt appearing to advocate for violence against Republicans went viral after it was pointed out by right-wing pundits.
Hyperpartisan sites and tabloids reported that an “antifa leader” or a “BLM activist” named John Sullivan (JaydenX) was arrested in connection with agitating the Capitol insurrection.
An Instagram video brought to light the woman’s attempt to whitewash the seditious January 6 2021 attack.
In January 2021, a screenshot of a purported headline about a homophobic pastor who lost his home to flooding in a rather ironic way made the usual rounds.
In January 2021, Pelosi appeared to wear the same dress she wore for Donald Trump’s first impeachment on December 18 2019.
The Texas attorney general crowed over a “case” brought to light by a spurious right-wing group known for dishonestly edited “sting” videos.
Partisan websites were quick to report that Twitter’s stock value plummeted after finally deplatforming the outgoing United States president — but the claim was missing a lot of context.