Ashley Babbitt Fundraiser Controversy
The story only appeared in one publication that is well known for its disinformation and shoddy reporting.
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‘Amazon Banned Parler, But Allowed People to Buy This Shirt from Their Website.’
After Amazon Web Services cut hosting to Parler, a purported Amazon listing for a shirt appearing to advocate for violence against Republicans went viral after it was pointed out by right-wing pundits.
Special Forces Did Not Raid a ‘CIA Server Farm’ in Frankfurt to Seize Dominion Servers
As election conspiracy theories strayed far afield, a wild and baseless rumor that U.S. Army Special Forces (“the Kraken”) raided a “CIA server farm” in Frankfurt, Germany spread from social media corners into the national discourse.
Did Twitter Suspend Bobby Piton, an ‘Election Whistleblower,’ to Prevent People ‘Understanding His Testimony’?
Bobby Piton came to widespread attention on sites like Parler and Twitter, the latter of which allegedly suspended his account after his “testimony” at an Arizona Hyatt.
Did Kyle Rittenhouse’s Lawyer Tweet That His Client Started a ‘Second American Revolution’?
A viral screenshot purportedly showed commentary from one of the lawyers defending a teenager charged with killing two protesters and wounding a third in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Did Black Lives Matter Members Attack a Man While Protesting a Statue of Louis IX?
Far-right disinformation purveyors tried to associate the movement with an incident at a St. Louis protest.
Woodland Hills ‘Sharia Law’ Poster
On March 24 2019, a Facebook post in the group “Political Liars” (archived here) attributed a poster that apparently appeared in Woodland Hills, California to the Council on American-Islamic Relations, also known as CAIR: A status update true to the page’s name stated: US Rep Omar helped CAIR at their March 23rd [2019] fundraiser. This poster …
Is Nancy Pelosi Refusing to Meet with Any U.S. Citizen Who Had a Family Member Murdered by ‘an Illegal’?
In January 2019, a Facebook user posted a status update that has since become virally popular. It said: IMAGINE THAT NANCY PELOSI IS REFUSING TO MEET WITH ANY U.S. CITIZEN WHO HAD A FAMILY MEMBER MURDERED BY AN ILLEGAL. The post appeared on its own with no citations or other information to contextualize its claims. However, we …
Were Photographs Showing the United States Firing Teargas at a Crowd in Mexico ‘Staged’?
On November 25th, 2018, at the tail end of the long Thanksgiving weekend in the United States, the United States government closed down the San Ysidro port of entry — one of the busiest land crossings in the world — into and out of Mexico. When a group of people ran to the border crossing, …
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Special Counsel’s Office Asks FBI to Investigate Smear Scheme
Special Counsel Robert Mueller has referred a possible scam to the Federal Bureau of Investigation after a number of reporters were contacted by someone apparently shopping a story about him sexually assaulting unidentified women: 13 days ago I received this tip alleging an attempt to pay off women to make up accusations of sexual misconduct …
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