Did Ted Cruz Blame ‘Cancel Culture’ For his Mexico Trip?
Cruz’s flight to (and return from) Cancún quickly made him online satire fodder.
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‘California Inmate Has Now Beaten to Death 2 Child Molesters With a Cane While in Prison, Authorities Say’
A screenshot of what appeared to be a news article about a California inmate who beat two fellow inmates to death spread virally on social media platforms.
Is Lloyd Austin Considering ‘Defunding’ or ‘Maybe Disbanding’ the U.S. Army?
An actual news organization’s reporting was distorted to push disinformation about the Biden administration’s Defense Secretary.
Who Ordered the National Guard to Sleep in a DC Parking Garage?
Bipartisan condemnation followed news National Guard members were relegated to a cold parking garage with one bathroom for 500 to 1,000 National Guardsmen.
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.
‘BLM Activist’ John Sullivan/JaydenX, Explained
Hyperpartisan sites and tabloids reported that an “antifa leader” or a “BLM activist” named John Sullivan (JaydenX) was arrested in connection with agitating the Capitol insurrection.
TeamTrumpNews Parler Post: ‘I Have Invoked the Insurrection Act of 1807’
Screenshots of fake Donald Trump accounts proliferated after he was banned from Twitter, among them a purported Parler post claiming that the outgoing president had “invoked the Insurrection Act of 1807.”
Zip Ties and the Capitol Riots
Among innumerable shocking details about the January 6 2021 Capitol riots, social media discourse focused on an image of a man brandishing a pair of zip ties in the Chamber.
Is This a Deleted Scene From ‘Love Actually’?
The movie’s high-flying original climax continues to be rediscovered online.
Were Illinois Police Filmed Arresting Another Law Enforcement Officer?
The incident, which took place in Harvey, had some social media users cheering.