As U.S. Election Looms, Agitprop Floods Social Media Platforms
Inflammatory and corrosive rhetoric is being laundered via social media commentary from fringe sites into the mainstream at a time of increasing uncertainty and instability.
Crime / Police
Social Media Users Reveal White Woman Calling Police on Black Man Filming Her
Amy Cooper has claimed, without offering any evidence to back it up, that Christian Cooper was “screaming” at her during the encounter.
The Kidnapping Story Being Used to Sell a Flashlight
A video promoting the “TC1200” hinges on a harrowing story without many details.
Breaking Down States Where a ‘Trans Panic’ Defense Is Not Illegal
An LGBTQ website’s graphic showing the scope of the issue is mostly accurate.
The Florida Mail Bombs Are Not ‘False Flags’
In the final days of October 2018, after a series of glass-packed pipe bombs were delivered to high-profile critics of United States President Donald Trump, rumors ran wild about who the suspect was and what …
Drivers Can Be Ticketed $250 Under Florida Cell Phone Law-Mostly Fiction!
False reports that drivers can be ticketed $250 under a Florida cell phone law have gone viral on Facebook.
"FBI Corruption …. Decades in a Nutshell' Commentary on Clinton Foundation-Misleading!
“FBI Corruption …. Decades in a Nutshell’ Commentary on Clinton Foundation-Misleading! Summary of eRumor: A commentary titled “FBI Corruption … Decades in a Nutshell” draws links between the Clinton Foundation, Robert Mueller, James Comes and …
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Military Plans to Confiscate Privately-Owned Guns From Americans-Fiction!
False reports from 2012 and 2013 that the military plans to confiscate guns from private citizens resurfaced after the February 2018 shooting in Parkland, Florida, at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High.
Florida Shooter Nikolas Cruz Was a Registered Democrat-Fiction!
False rumors that Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz is a registered Democrat are baed on the public voter registration records of someone with a similar name.
Florida School Shooter Nikolas Cruz is a Member of Antifa, Resistance Groups-Fiction!
Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz was not a member of Antifa, he trained with and identified with a “white civil rights organization” called the Republic of Florida.
