New Footage of Capitol Riots
A ruling enabled the release of previously unreleased video from the January 6 2021 Capitol insurrection, and it did not show a day that was “like an open house.”
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Right-Wing Disinformation Surges As California Recall Election Unfolds
As the recall election against California governor Gavin Newsom drew closer to a close, both the leading right-wing candidate and conspiracy theorists continued pushing disinformation painting the process as “rigged” before polls even opened. As NBC News reported, Republican Larry Elder encouraged supporters to visit a website that claimed it had gathered evidence of fraud …
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Todd Starnes: ‘Biden Says Even Fox News Has A Mandatory Vaccine Policy’
On September 14 2021, a popular Imgur post showed a screenshot of a Todd Starnes tweet, in which Starnes questioned whether Fox News had a “mandatory vaccine policy”: On September 9 2021, Starnes tweeted: Biden says even @FoxNews has a mandatory vaccine policy. Is that true? That can’t be true. Have Hannity and Tucker and the others gotten …
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CA Recall Election Disinformation Roundup
In the lead up to the California gubernatorial recall election of September 14 2021, the usual disinformation purveyors went into high gear, poisoning the well with wall-to-wall claims of perfidy and election theft. Overall, the California recall and its elements were far-reaching, so we have broken this page up into parts. What’s the Deal with …
Kayleigh McEnany: ‘I Can Only Explain it to You. I Can’t Understand It for You.’
A quote meme claiming the former press secretary for Donald Trump said “I can only explain it to you, I can’t understand it for you” spread virally in early September 2021.
Carrie Prejean Encinitas School Board Video
Former Miss California Carrie Prejean Boller appeared in a viral school board meeting video, but her district of residence was unclear.
No, a Study Didn’t Find That ‘the Most Highly-Educated Americans Are Also the Most Vaccine-Hesitant’
A mischaracterization of a pre-print study about “vaccine hesitancy” further advanced anti-vaxxer falsehoods.
Fox Host’s Visit Brings New Attention to Hungary’s ‘Illiberal’ Regime
Tucker Carlson spoke at a college event boosted by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
Ashli Babbitt Cremation Request
Judicial Watch, a known disinformation purveyor, heavily implied that Ashli Babbitt was hastily cremated — but news stories included information about her funeral and family.
Did Denzel Washington Say ‘Your Own Family’ Will Discredit You When You’re ‘Breaking Generational Curses’?
Once again, it looks like an observation apparently first made by a woman was later attributed to a famous man to make a quote more shareable.