Rep. Liz Cheney ‘Message to Trump’ Tweet A tweet directed at Donald Trump and attributed to the Wyoming Republican circulated as a screenshot in September 2022.
Fifth January 6 Hearing Shows Scope of Attempts to Undermine Democracy Weaponized disinformation and propaganda narratives were used to attempt to degrade the American public's faith in democracy in tandem with a private pressure campaign.
Jan. 6 Hearings: Disinformation Powered Trump’s Push to Overturn Election The June 21 2022 hearings focused on a pressure and disinformation campaign that was used to attack state officials and election workers.
Third January 6 Hearings Looks at Pressure, Disinformation Campaigns to Overturn Election The June 16 2022 hearing covered Donald Trump's attempts to strongarm former vice president Mike Pence to call the election in his favor.
‘Should the Department of Justice Bring Legal Action Against Elected Officials Who Have Attempted to Overturn the Results of an American Election’ Poll A popular tweet from former Labor Secretary Robert Reich held that a majority of Americans polled in June 2022 supported legal action against elected officials who worked to overturn an American election.
Disinformation Takes Center Stage at January 6 Committee Hearings The second set of House hearings focused on the role of false narratives in motivating the United States Capitol insurrection in January 2021.
Newt Gingrich Floats ‘Jail Time’ for January 6th Committee Members During a January 2022 Fox News appearance, Newt Gingrich claimed that members of the January 6th Committee could be jailed under future Republican leadership.
Fake Electors An unprecedented avalanche of disinformation followed the 2020 general election, enabling truly weird elements like "fake electors" to fade into the background of an increasingly bizarre chain of events.
