It’s Time to Stop Sending Mail to ‘Any Wounded Soldier’
Seriously, even the Army says you need to be specific.
Reporting
Inside the Smear of a Muslim ‘Infiltration’ of Obama’s White House
A chain email and meme provided the template for weaponized Islamophobia against Democrats.
Baseless Claim About Obama’s ‘Secret Gay Trysts’ Finds New Home on ‘X’
Former Fox broadcaster Tucker Carlson turned to a convicted con artist for content.
Are Fetuses and Embryos Being Used to Generate Power?
The practice of incinerating medical waste has been fused with antisemitic conspiracy theories in order to produce a distasteful narrative about abortion.
‘Johns Hopkins Scientist Slams Flu Vaccine’
A 2013 opinion piece was ready-made for being spread by anti-vaccination blogs.
‘Think Before You Donate’
A forwarded email encourages readers to “think before you donate” to non-profit groups. It makes a number of claims about the salaries of CEOs and the use of donor dollars.
‘Six Corporations Own 90 Percent of News Media’
As a meme criticizing media consolidation spread online, its claims have become distorted.
The Disinformation Around the 2015 Disneyland Measles Outbreak
Measles vaccines are less effective than previously believed and the patient zero measles carrier in the Disneyland measles outbreak may have been immunized against measles.
‘WHO IS BROOKFIELD PROPERTIES’
A right-wing news organization’s attempt to link Occupy Wall Street to corruption was taken still further online.
‘Our Little Sarah’
Sarah Palin’s policy stances were quickly scrutinized after she joined the 2008 GOP presidential ticket.