‘Starting Today Illinois Schools Can No Longer Ban Cornrows, Locs, Afros and Braids from School’
“Thanks to a West Side Chicago mom who fought [against] hair discrimination.”
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Unpacking the DC National Guard Miller Memo
The emergence of an “insurrection PowerPoint” in December 2021 renewed interest in a January 4 2021 memo restricting deployment of the Washington DC National Guard.
Kenosha Homicide Trial Riddled With Disinformation, Weaponized Narratives
Kyle Rittenhouse faces several felony charges for shooting three people in August 2020, killing two of them.
‘Kyle Rittenhouse’s Trial Opens with His Lawyer Saying the N-Word Twice in Court’
Screenshots of an apparent news article reporting that Kyle Rittenhouse’s lawyer used “the n-word twice in court” were decoupled from their source.
How to Fight Disinformation — Part III: Distraction
It’s not just your imagination — your attention span and energy levels are under attack.
Flight Out of Afghanistan
A gripping image of an intensely crowded flight out of Kabul spread on social media on August 16 2021.
‘Japanese Police Shoot Paintballs at Fleeing Vehicles’ Meme
A popular meme claimed that police in Japan shoot paintballs at fleeing vehicles, an apparently simple solution to avoiding high-speed chases.
Trump and Biden’s Vaccine ‘Promises’
A tweet shared to Imgur said, “Trump promised 20M vaccinations by Dec 31 [2020]” but “delivered 2.8M,” and that “Biden promised 100M vaccinations in 100 days.”
‘Casual Reminder That in 1861, 11 Senators and 3 Representatives Were Expelled from Congress for Failing to Recognize Lincoln’s Election and Supporting Insurrection’
A screenshot of a tweet claiming eleven senators and three Congressmen were expelled in 1861 for “failing to recognize” the election of Abraham Lincoln and “supporting insurrection” went viral on Imgur and Reddit in February 2021.
How to Fight Disinformation: Part II — Gaslighting
The brazen and blatant lies of gaslighting campaigns are difficult to fight with fact-checking alone, but they can be defeated through a multidisciplinary approach.