Fox’s Tucker Carlson Pushes Conspiracy Theory Blaming FBI for Capitol Riot Legal experts have already shot down the far right host's attempt to downplay the January 2021 attack.
‘Alex Jones Loses Thousands to Mistress Amber’ A phony screenshot of a headline claiming that the InfoWars host had "lost thousands" (of dollars) to a "Communist findom" circulated across social media.
Conspiracy Theorist Roger Stone Is Latest Trump Associate to be Convicted Stone purportedly asked Infowars host Alex Jones for a presidential pardon before being found guilty of lying to Congress.
Disinformation Peddlers Push ‘October 16th’ Conspiracy Theory A United States Marine Corps directive led to a fresh tide of online bilge attempting to convince readers to be ready for a nonexistent armed insurrection... again.
Is a Photograph of Roger Stone Holding a ‘Hillary for Prison’ Shirt Real? After political operative Roger Stone was arrested on January 25 2019, a photograph in which he appeared to proudly display a shirt bearing the slogan “Hillary for Prison” began circulating on social media: As in the example above, the image was often captioned “A rare picture of what karma looks like.” The commentary alluded to […]
Is Parkland Shooting Survivor David Hogg a ‘Crisis Actor’? The attacks against Hogg are part of a right-wing playbook to undermine survivors.
Was Alex Jones Appointed White House Press Secretary? A satirical blog post about the conspiracy theorist was treated as real news as it passed from one site to another.
The Disinformation Furor Around ‘Jade Helm 15’ A military training exercise roiled the far right and gave rise to familiar dog whistles about "martial law."
Was a Florida Middle School Teacher Caught Showing Sex Toys to Students? The manufactured saga of "Sharon Mercer" showed the type of disinformation that would be weaponized years later.
Did the FBI Report No Deaths at Sandy Hook? A distorted reading of a bureau chart was just part of Alex Jones' barrage of disinformation.
