Police Officers’ Testimony Refutes Right Wing Capitol Riot Disinformation
The claim that the right-wing mob “backs the blue” was exposed in a House committee meeting.
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Anatomy of an Inauthentically Organized Campaign
Disinformation campaigns depend on real-world events to offer an illusion of popularity for unpopular ideas, but they’re easy to spot when you know what to look for.
Rep. Matt Gaetz Says if Democrats Pass Voting Bill, Republicans Will ‘Never Win Another Election’
A popular July 18 2021 Facebook meme appeared to conflate Gaetz’s 2020 comments with 2021 discourse over the “For the People Act.”
‘Friendly Roast in 2015,’ ‘HRC Being Roasted’
TikTok footage purportedly showing then-candidate Donald Trump “roasting” Hillary Clinton in 2015 is missing context.
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.
Wi Spa Weaponized Disinformation Campaign
A viral video followed by far right protests and a brawl is being sold as authentically organized, but people involved are linked directly to known disinformation networks.
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.
Fox’s Tucker Carlson Pushes Conspiracy Theory Blaming FBI for Capitol Riot
Legal experts quickly shot down the far right presenter’s attempts to downplay the January 2021 attack.
‘Ashleigh Shackelford Teaching Critical Race Theory’ Video
Astroturfed discord over “critical race theory” included the relabeling of a years-old video featuring activist Hunter Ashleigh Shackelford addressing a room full of white adults.
The ‘Critical Race Theory’ Coordinated Disinformation Campaign
Vague insinuations and apocalyptic handwringing are sure signs of an inauthentically organized media strategy.