CNN Missing 351K (or 400K) Votes in CA Recall Segment, Explained On September 15 2021, rumors that “351K” or “400K” votes had “disappeared” from California gubernatorial recall totals during a CNN segment were popular on social media: Someone explain to me why the Gavin Newsom recall effort had 351K votes DELETED from the YES total LIVE on CNN. What explanation is there for this?We need to […]
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 […]
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.
4Chan’s /Pol/ Seeks to Sow Discord With #AskMeWhy Users of /pol/ devised a campaign to hijack vaccination efforts with the hashtag #AskMeWhy.
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.
‘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.
‘This Comic Was Created Around 1930’ A cartoon illustrations how disinformation recirculates through history.
Anti-Vaccine Disinformation Still Going Strong on Social Media: Report The Center for Countering Digital Hate and Anti-Vax Watch say the majority of disinformation comes from just twelve purveyors, most of whom remain on platforms despite openly flouting stated rules and guidelines.
Facebook’s Zuckerberg Falsely Tells Lawmakers ‘We Don’t Allow’ Disinformation in Ads The tech CEO did not mention that political ads were not subject to fact-checking labels.
Far-Right U.S. Legislators Using Disinformation to Gain, Strengthen Positions As some lawmakers use conspiracy theories to delay or interrupt the political process, others are leveraging them to try and gain power.
