‘Comer Admits Nobody Has Heard From Biden Informant in Three Years’
A popular June 2023 post on Reddit’s r/politics referenced a so-called “Biden informant,” and an “admission” by James Comer.
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Target Caves to Weaponized Narratives, ‘Pulls’ Pride Items
After “more than a decade … celebrating Pride Month,” Target issued a statement indicating it was “removing items that have been at the center of the most significant confrontational behavior.”
‘After No Fault Divorce Was Legalized in 1970, Female Suicide Rates Dropped 20 Percent’
Screenshots of a March 2023 tweet about “female suicide rates” after the introduction of no-fault divorce spread to Imgur.
The Rail Strike, Explained
In late November 2022, Congress intervened in an attempt to avert a railroad strike. Here’s why.
How to Fight Disinformation — Part IV: Signaling and Dog Whistling
One of the most difficult disinformation techniques to describe is also one of the most straightforward to defeat, which is not to say it is easy.
‘Chuck Grassley is 8 Years Older than Emmett Till’
Discourse surrounding the unusually lengthy tenure of Sen. Chuck Grassley included a tweet comparing his age to Emmett Till, who was murdered when he was a teenager.
‘Under Stalin, Repression Was So Severe That Soviet Gulags Held 22% Of the World’s Prison Population’
“Just kidding, that’s in the United States today.”
Peace Sign Origin: Nuclear Disarmament?
A viral February 2021 Facebook post explained the ubiquitous “peace sign” had its origin in campaigns for nuclear disarmament.
‘The One Video Bernie Sanders Doesn’t Want You to See’
Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders did say breadlines were a “good thing,” but within the context of a binary choice of standing in line for bread or starving to death.
Trump Intervenes in Sentencing of Lobbyist Who Spread Corrosive Disinformation on His Behalf
Roger Stone, who for years worked with business partner Paul Manafort, specializes in smears and spectacles.