Anti-Vaccine Disinformation Campaign Echoes ‘Doctor’s Plot’ Rhetoric
Cynical lies are undermining efforts to reach a population that has already been primed to refuse the COVID-19 vaccine.
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Golliwog Facebook Post
A Facebook post featuring a racist caricature and claims of being “banned” has over half a million shares – demonstrating weaknesses in censorship discourse and Facebook’s “Community Standards.”
2020 Arizona Ballots Sent to a Lab in Montana
Partisan, disinformation-driven efforts to “audit” Arizona’s ballots have now shifted to a cabin in Montana.
The ‘Critical Race Theory’ Coordinated Disinformation Campaign
Vague insinuations and apocalyptic handwringing are sure signs of an inauthentically organized media strategy.
‘Biden Mindlessly Claims White Supremacy is a Bigger Threat to America than ISIS or Terrorism’
A second excerpt from U.S. President Joe Biden’s remarks in Tulsa was misrepresented by disinformation purveyors.
The New Hampshire Election Audit
An avalanche of social media posts drew attention to the “NH election audit,” described as a bellwether for widespread 2020 fraud.
Piute Reservoir ‘Fake Town in Utah … Like Truman Show Fake’
A bizarre story about a ‘fake town’ in Utah (possibly Piute Reservoir) enraptured social media.
‘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.
‘In 2020, There Were 18 Days When Police Officers Didn’t Kill Anyone At All’
A Twitter screenshot shared to Imgur maintained that there were only a few days in 2020 when police officers didn’t kill anyone” in America.
‘Imagine Living in This Apartment Complex in Hong Kong’
A March 2021 Facebook post purportedly showing an apartment complex in Hong Kong went viral — and served as a source of partisan bickering.