Texas Republican Tweets, Deletes Fake News Headline
Sen. Ted Cruz captioned the phony screenshot with “The left is beyond parody.”
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Fake AOC ‘Electric Cars’ Tweet Resurfaced in Hurricane Ian Discourse
A long-debunked “tweet” attributed to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) about electric cars and storms is resurrected ahead of just about every hurricane.
Trump Tweets About ‘Fake Water Main Break’ on Election Night in Georgia
As the Electoral College prepared to cast their votes on December 14 2020, Donald Trump claimed that a “water main break” was staged to somehow rig the election against him.
Ted Cruz ‘Highway Shark’ Tweet
The Texas Republican shared a long-circulating “highway shark” image during an atypical tropical storm in the Southwestern United States in August 2023.
Moms for Liberty’s ‘Americans and Jews’ Tweet
Screenshots of a tweet addressing “Americans and Jews” and attributed to Moms for Liberty circulated in July 2023.
Fake Twitter Account @OceanGateExpeds Suspended After Spreading OceanGate Disinformation
After Elon Musk removed Twitter’s verification system, a fake OceanGate account successfully spread falsehoods during an active disaster.
Tucker Carlson RT Tweet
On the day Fox News abruptly cut ties with on-air personality Tucker Carlson, Russia Today (@RT_com) tweeted a job offer to Carlson.
Clay Higgins’ ‘Library’ Tweet
A screenshot of a tweet calling libraries “liberal grooming centers” was attributed to right-wing Rep. Clay Higgins and shared to Imgur.
Marjorie Taylor Greene ‘Dragons and Dinosaurs’ Tweet
Another fabricated tweet attributed to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) circulated on social media.
Jeff Younger: ‘The Political Power of Single Women, Especially Single Mothers, Must Be Diminished’ Tweet
A screenshot of a tweet attributed to failed Republican candidate Jeff Younger (@JeffYoungerTX) called for the “political power” of women to be “diminished.”