Former U.S. President Boosts QAnon, 4Chan Disinformation via Truth Social App
In late August 2022, Donald Trump began a posting blitz on his embattled Truth Social app.
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4Chan’s /Pol/ Seeks to Sow Discord With #AskMeWhy
Users of /pol/ devised a campaign to hijack vaccination efforts with the hashtag #AskMeWhy.
‘Homosexuals Are Overrepresented …’
Before and during Pride Month (June 2023), an old and fully discredited canard about LGBTQ+ people and child abuse was promulgated by a handful of newly-created accounts on social media and established disinformation purveyors.
‘We’re Not After Children, We Just Want to Live Our Lives’ Doctored Pride Image
A deleted viral tweet by @WokeArchive (“We’re not after children, we just want to live our lives”) featured a digitally altered image to falsify a point.
George Santos Hand Gesture
House freshman Rep.-elect George Santos (R) appeared to use a white supremacist hand signal during a vote for House Speaker.
Trump ‘Knighted in Secret’
After Queen Elizabeth II died, rumors appeared that Donald Trump claimed that she had secretly offered him a knighthood.
Ottawa Honking Ban
A judge in Ottawa issued a temporary ten-day injunction against honking, as social media posts using coded “honk honk” references proliferated.
How to Fight Disinformation — Part IV: Signaling and Dog Whistling
One of the most difficult disinformation techniques to describe is also one of the most straightforward to defeat, which is not to say it is easy.
Piute Reservoir ‘Fake Town in Utah … Like Truman Show Fake’
A bizarre story about a ‘fake town’ in Utah (possibly Piute Reservoir) enraptured social media.
‘GME Frenzy Claims First Life’
A screenshot of a purported article about GameStop retail investor “Jake McGuirrey” circulated in stock-related Facebook groups and other social platforms.