Disinformation Takes Center Stage at January 6 Committee Hearings The second set of House hearings focused on the role of false narratives in motivating the United States Capitol insurrection in January 2021.
Los Angeles County Sheriff Announces Plans to ‘Investigate’ Journalist Over Articles Alex Villanueva claimed during a press conference that Alene Tchekmedyian was working with perceived political rivals to try to discredit him.
Federal Investigation Underway After LAPD Detonates Explosive Cache in Residential Area Police have refused to answer several questions about the June 2021 explosion.
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.
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 he wanted. Few of these theories were organic, and instead appeared to have originated from the usual suspects — throwaway […]
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 the ongoing investigation of the Trump campaign. The Truth: The “FBI Corruption … Decades in a Nutshell” is at least […]
