2016 ‘Bern the Witch’ Sanders Campaign Event
After rumors that the Vermont senator and presidential candidate said a woman couldn’t win a presidential election emerged, claims appeared that his campaign hosted a “Bern the Witch” event in 2016.
Does This Photograph Show Syrians Leaving Idlib?
The Russian embassy augmented an announcement about escape routes from Syria with an unrelated, years-old, misleading photograph.
500,000 Americans Will Go Bankrupt This Year from Medical Bills?
A Facebook post claims that half a million Americans “will go bankrupt this year” due to medical bills, and they didn’t “blow their money at a casino in Las Vegas.”
‘Woman Steals Trump Sign, Immediately Regrets It’ Video
As primary season kicked off in January 2020, a known disinformation purveyor shared video of a young woman’s purported theft of a “Trump sign” and her “immediate regret” at being arrested.
Fake ‘Thailand’s Seven New Provinces’ Post Resurfaces on Social Media in Thailand
The country’s government said that the bogus claim has circulated online since at least 2015.
Did a Study Find U.S. Healthcare Costs More Than Four Times as Much as Canadian Single-Payer?
Widely shared articles claimed that Americans pay much more on average for health services as their Canadian neighbors do under their single-payer system.
NikkieTutorials (Nikkie de Jager) Comes Out as Transgender
Nikkie de Jager (known to “beautube” fans as Nikkie Tutorials) revealed that she is transgender and said that others had influenced her decision to disclose that information.
Donald Trump Says He ‘Saved Pre-Existing Conditions in Your Healthcare’
The United States president tried to attack Democratic candidate Michael Bloomberg for “false advertising.”
‘Vermont Socialist Plans Mayoralty with Bias Toward Poor’ Headline
An apparent screenshot of a New York Times article from 1981 described Bernie Sanders as having a pro-poor “bias.”
Online Debate Stirs Fears of a ‘Star Wars’ Disinformation Campaign
A Reddit user claimed that a source told him that Disney sought to undermine “Rise of Skywalker” director JJ Abrams.
