Ann Coulter NAACP Tweet
After the NAACP issued a travel warning for the state of Florida, a tweet attributed to right-wing commentator Ann Coulter began circulating.
After the NAACP issued a travel warning for the state of Florida, a tweet attributed to right-wing commentator Ann Coulter began circulating.
Buttar came to prominence as a spreader of health disinformation; news of his purported death came only from fellow purveyors of falsehoods.
Viral posts confidently claimed that a New York City nurse dubbed “Citi Bike Karen” was “right all along” but didn’t link to corroborating information.
In May 2023, social media posts referenced new legislation in Florida, described as the “Let Them Die Act.”
The bogus COVID-19 “cure” had been promoted by Sen. Ron Johnson (R).
As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention planned to end community tracking of COVID-19 infections, a separate story emerged.
Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr (D) is the state’s first transgender lawmaker.
A Michigan State University economist falsely claimed that nearly 300,000 deaths could be attributed to the vaccine.
Stella Liebeck’s story has gone from a punchline to a cautionary tale on corporate disinformation.
In March 2023, several outlets reported that Google and Facebook (Meta) complied with requests for user data in order to prosecute people seeking abortions.