2020 Arizona Ballots Sent to a Lab in Montana Partisan, disinformation-driven efforts to "audit" Arizona's ballots have now shifted to a cabin in Montana.
Was an Oregon Republican Filmed Encouraging an Attack on the State Capitol? Both Republicans and Democrats have called for state Rep. Mike Nearman to be booted from the House.
Is Joe Biden ‘Thinking About Extending’ Public Education to 16 Years? A music blog's foray into politics amassed attention on social media.
Biden’s ‘Black Entrepreneurs’ Speech in Tulsa A brief excerpt of United States President Joe Biden's comments about investing in Black entrepreneurs spread virally, trundled along by the usual disinformation purveyors.
Was Michael Flynn Kicked Off of Twitter — Again? The "@GeneralFlynn13" account was booted after Flynn showed support for a coup against the U.S. government.
Gretchen Whitmer Bar Photo What year is it again? Partisan outlets circulated a gotcha image of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) "violating social distancing guidelines" in May 2021.
Lauren Boebert ‘Mugshot’ Tweet A screenshot of a tweet purportedly included a mugshot of Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert.
Was Richard Barnett Sentenced to 82 Months in Prison Without Parole? An unsourced rumor on social media stirred up hope that one of the 2021 Capitol attackers had already faced consequences.
‘Every Year, Americans Spend $153,000,000,000 to Subsidize McDonald’s and Walmart’s Underpaid Workers’ A screenshot of a tweet by former Labor Secretary Robert Reich claiming taxpayers subsidized $153 billion of corporate profits appeared on Imgur amid a wider discussion around corporate treatment of employees.
‘There Is No Such Thing as a Blue State, Only Blue Cities’ Tweet A viral tweet demonstrates how easy it still is to get people to believe utter nonsense with out-of-context or wildly misapplied data.
