Trump’s Disinformation Spree After Losing Election Propelled by Social Media After losing the presidential election to Democratic Party candidate Joe Biden, Donald Trump first spread several baseless conspiracy theories before denying the results of the election outright.
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.
Threatening Messages Sent to Democratic Party Voters in Battleground States The emails purport to be from the Proud Boys, but the group denies involvement.
Disinformation Inflames Tensions After United States Kills Iranian Commander As diplomatic tensions dramatically escalate, so too does the propaganda and corrosive disinformation.
The Love Letters of Gilbert Bradley and Gordon Bowsher Historical memes making their way around social media about a relationship between two World War II soldiers are based on actual events.
Did Steinway and Sons Airdrop Pianos During World War II? In June 2019, a Facebook page shared the following image (archived here) and story about Steinway & Sons pianos dropped into areas of combat during World War II: https://www.facebook.com/PaulCardallMusic/photos/a.177649696496/10156359213811497/?type=3&theater A status update said of the image: During World War II, Steinway & Sons airdropped pianos with large parachutes and complete tuning instructions into the battle […]
Prayer Request for Navy SEALs Shot Down in Helicopter Thirty Americans, including fifteen members of the famous SEAL Team 6, were killed when a helicopter transporting them was downed by a rocket propelled grenade in Afghanistan in August 2011. The story resurfaced in September 2017 and again in November 2018, and many who mistakenly believed that it had just taken place issued prayer requests […]
Edward C. Smith: In Defense of Robert E. Lee Commentary-Authorship Confirmed! Edward C. Smith: In Defense of Robert E. Lee Commentary-Authorship Confirmed! Summary of eRumor: A commentary by a black man named Edward C. Smith was published under the headline, “In Defense of Robert E. Lee,” in the Washington Post on August 21, 1999. The Truth: We can confirm that the Washington Post published an op-ed […]
President Obama Apologized for Dropping Atomic Bombs on Japan-Fiction! Did President Obama apologize for dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima?
Trump Gave $25,000 to Veteran Freed from Mexican Jail-Truth! Donald Trump gave $25,000 to a veteran who was released from a Mexican jail.
