‘Matt Gaetz Wants to Date Your Child’ Billboard in Florida
As the “Gaetzgate” scandal wore on in April 2021, images appeared of a purported billboard in Florida that read “Matt Gaetz wants to date your child.”
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‘It’s Now Illegal to Offer Someone Water in a Voting Line in Georgia’
Readers and commenters objected to a “new” law in Georgia prohibiting distribution of food or water to voters waiting in line.
Far-Right U.S. Legislators Using Disinformation to Gain, Strengthen Positions
As some lawmakers use conspiracy theories to delay or interrupt the political process, others are leveraging them to try and gain power.
Conspiracy-Slinging Lawmaker Caught Encouraging Parkland Shooting ‘False Flag’ Lie
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) encouraged claims that a local official was paid off to remain silent about the fatal attack — among other weaponized conspiracy theory narratives.
‘We Need 100 Percent of People Indoors’
A 2020 meme promising “GLOBAL MARTIAL LAW,” which in and of itself was a warmed-over version of a hysterical 2017 rumor, was regurgitated in January 2021.
Does Trump Have an OnlyFans Account?
At least one impersonator has been kicked off the subscriber-based platform.
‘A Dangerous Threat’: Simon and Schuster Dumps Right-Wing Lawmaker’s Book
The publisher canceled Sen. Josh Hawley’s book for his role in the January 2021 attack on the United States Capitol.
Is This a ‘Biblical’ Crowd of Trump Supporters in Washington D.C.?
It didn’t take long for Trump loyalists to start pushing disinformation around his loss — again.
Citing Conspiracy Theories, Pennsylvania Republicans Refuse to Seat Democratic Party Senator
Imaginary claims of “voter fraud” and “invalid elections” are being used to sow doubt and chaos around the state-certified win of Democratic Party candidates.
Right-Wing Senator’s Claim of ‘Antifa’ Attack Debunked by Protesters’ Video
Josh Hawley of Missouri falsely accused demonstrators of “terrorizing neighbors” and trying to enter his home.