‘Angry Mob of Antifa’: Robocall Attacks ‘Tennessee Three’ with Regurgitated Smears
The message has been linked to a Knoxville-based political firm.
The message has been linked to a Knoxville-based political firm.
Donald Trump’s foghorn smear of Alvin Bragg relies on a long-standing antisemitic trope.
After the June 11 2022 arrest of 31 Patriot Front extremists in a U-Haul in Idaho, disinformation purveyors spotted a “FBI bullhorn” in photographs of the incident.
Ongoing disclosures related to the January 6 2021 Capitol insurrection included texts from Trump advisor Jason Miller, who suggested that the administration pin the riot on “antifa.”
Composer @DannyKBernstein’s catchy “Antifa Hoedown” went viral on TikTok and elsewhere in early 2021.
Social media users shared a story about how “MyPillow guy” Mike Lindell purportedly blamed the Capitol insurrection on anti-fascist protesters distributing drugs.
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.
A 2020 meme promising “GLOBAL MARTIAL LAW,” which in and of itself was a warmed-over version of a hysterical 2017 rumor, was regurgitated in January 2021.
The “Tyler Morning Telegraph” took some creative liberties with an Associated Press photograph.
A story containing bogus claims that “antifa” operatives were identified as Capitol rioters in a story was shared by Rep. Matt Gaetz — before it quietly disappeared from the paper’s site.