Did a Majority of Americans in a Poll Say Trump Should Concede?
A single-source article reporting that a majority of Americans polled said Trump should concede went viral, but the underlying data didn’t seem to be available at press time.
How to Fight Disinformation: Introduction and Overview
Your personal data is out there for the foreseeable future, so you have to fight against its myriad uses in other ways.
Giant Food ‘Super Spread’ Ad
As public health officials advised against large Thankgiving gatherings, a purported Giant Food “super spread” advertisement circulated on social media.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo to Win Emmy for Use of Television to ‘Inform and Calm People Around the World’
“Emmy” trended on Twitter thanks to claims that the New York governor was selected for the 2020 International Emmy Founders Award.
Did Rudy Giuliani Announce That He Tested Positive for ‘COVID 9/11’?
Some well-placed underscores had readers thinking the former New York City mayor had embarrassed himself again.
Did a Lawyer’s Affidavit Mistake Michigan for Minnesota?
A political blog purportedly identified a major error in one of attorney Lin Wood’s documents contesting the results of the 2020 election.
‘So 54%’ of Americans Believe the 2020 Election Was Fraudulent?
After The Hill tweeted that 46 percent of Americans believe that U.S. President Donald Trump should concede, “so 54%” became a Twitter trending topic.
‘This Is a Line For a Food Bank in Dallas, Congress Has Decided to Leave Millions of Americans to Suffer and Die’
In November 2020, a viral Gravel Institute tweet purportedly showed a lot of vehicular traffic for a Dallas food bank.
Did Monitors Discover a 9,626 Vote Error in the DeKalb County, Georgia Recount?
A viral tweet breathed life into rumors that an audit “found” large batches of votes, purportedly including a 9,626 “vote error” in the state of Georgia.
Zuckerberg Doubles Down on Not Banning Steve Bannon in Senate Hearing
The Facebook chief executive officer had previously claimed that “terrorist content” would be enough for an instant ban on the platform.