LibsOfTikTok ‘Doxxed’ Controversy
A news article about an influential Twitter account, @LibsOfTikTok, generated hypocritical claims its subject was “doxxed.”
bad faith arguments
Project Veritas and ‘Nick Karl From Pfizer’
The disinformation purveyors at Project Veritas are claiming that they “exposed Pfizer” with secret video of a scientist named Nick Karl.
‘Black Lives Matter Says It Stands with Hamas’ Fox News Stealth Edit
Fox News quietly changed a headline claiming that Black Lives Matter said it “stands with Hamas,” but aggregated versions by Fox affiliates (and Google cache) told a different story.
Is EO 13848 Trump’s ‘Ace in the Hole’ for Election Challenges?
Yet another piece of election-related disinformation is circulating, this one centered on Executive Order 13848 — specifically, claims that it would keep Donald Trump in the White House despite his decisive loss to Joe Biden.
‘Asteroid Could Hit Earth’ Clickbait Revived by the New York Post
The New York Post is still milking the “2020 bingo” meme to spread misleading claims, such as how an asteroid “could” hit Earth in November 2020.
Did Trump Say There Are ‘Many Per Capitas’ During a COVID-19 Discussion?
Social media discourse suggested that Trump exhibited confusion about the meaning of “per capita” during May 20 2020 remarks on the ongoing global pandemic.
In May 2020, Did Scientists Find Evidence of a Parallel Universe Where Time Runs Backwards?
News organizations and blog posts claimed that scientists had discovered evidence of a parallel universe that was likely “better” than our own.
Did Elon Musk Tweet ‘If One Day, My Words are Against Science, Choose Science’ Before a COVID-19 Controversy?
After Musk expressed scientifically and medically controversial COVID-19 opinions, screenshots of an old pro-science tweet he purportedly once sent circulated.
Is There ‘No Scientific Proof’ That Social Distancing Prevents the Spread of Coronavirus?
A University of Southern California professor of Pharmaceutical and Health Economics claimed that social distancing is ineffective.
‘Quarantine is When You Restrict the Movement of SICK People’ Facebook Meme
Tacking “hmmm” onto a false statement about the purpose of quarantine doesn’t make this meme any less purposefully obtuse.