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.
Buttar came to prominence as a spreader of health disinformation; news of his purported death came only from fellow purveyors of falsehoods.
A January 2023 over M&M “spokescandies” prompted a humorous tweet from A&W Restaurants, confounding Fox Business.
A November 2022 Imgur post depicted political advertising disguised as a regional fake newspaper.
Newsmax issued a statement breaking ties with the former reporter after she made a series of antisemitic and other conspiracist statements during an on-air appearance.
The Sarasota Herald-Tribune did not disclose Melissa Radovich’s direct connection to the Proud Boys.
Discourse about the tragic deaths of several attendees at Travis Scott’s Astroworld in November 2021 included viral posts claiming that the catastrophe had occult overtones.
On March 17 2020, Imperial College London’s coronavirus response modeling report came to the attention of the broader public — which is why you’re suddenly seeing it everywhere.
The spread of COVID-19 prompted some to reflect on an extraordinary online outbreak from a decade and a half before.
On Facebook and Twitter, “Journalist Excellence Worldwide” pages are racking up rage-bait engagement — while simultaneously spreading white supremacist and neo-Nazi dogwhistles.
“I cannot fathom what Facebook is thinking,” one expert said of the move.