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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‘TIL That Congresswoman Lauren Boebert, QAnon Conspiracy Theorist, Obtained Her GED Just Last Year’
A screenshot of a tweet about Colorado Congresswoman Lauren Boebert receiving a GED in 2020 went viral on social media in 2021.
Moms for Liberty’s ‘Americans and Jews’ Tweet
Screenshots of a tweet addressing “Americans and Jews” and attributed to Moms for Liberty circulated in July 2023.
Right-Wing Media Pushes Claims of Ukrainian ‘Baby Factories’
The ghoulish argument hinges in part on a blog with a history of disinformation aimed at American audiences.
NASA ‘Internet Apocalypse’ Outage Rumors, Explained
“NASA saying no internet” spiked in searches in June 2023 amid rumors of an “internet apocalypse.”
Rashid Buttar of the ‘Disinformation Dozen’ Reportedly Dies
Buttar came to prominence as a spreader of health disinformation; news of his purported death came only from fellow purveyors of falsehoods.
Bannon Ally Charged with Fraud Also Helped Him Spread Disinformation
The man known as “Guo Wengui” also claimed he owned a fake embassy in New York City.
‘Ivermectin Influencer’ Dead at 50
Danny Lemoi touted ivermectin as a treatment for more than a hundred illnesses and conditions; he died in early March 2023.
Mass Shootings, Violence in California Highlight Issue of Disinformation in Immigrant Communities
The fact-checking and debunking world is drastically underfunded and under-resourced — and that’s just the English-language platforms.
Brazil Insurrection Had Familiar Faces, Themes
The far right uprising in Brasilia strongly resembled the January 6 2021 violence at the United States Capitol for a variety of reasons.