In a Friday News Dump, YouTube Announces Election Disinformation Policy Changes
In June 2023, YouTube issued a policy statement on 2020 election “misinformation,” what it calls disinformation.
medical disinformation
‘Myth vs. Fact: SCOTUS Dobbs Decision and America’s Attitude on Abortion’ Heritage Blog Post
Heritage Action for America is circulating a “myth v. fact” blog posting containing heavy anti-abortion disinformation.
Ectopic Pregnancy and Abortion Bans
Despite widespread claims to the contrary, Dobbs v. Jackson does not include provisions for treatment of ectopic pregnancy.
Are Birth Control Pills 1000 Times More Likely To Cause Blood Clots Than The J&J Vaccine?
Administration of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine was halted on April 13 2021, leading to a ‘perfect storm’ of medical disinformation.
Does This ‘Petri Dish Full of Bacteria Swabbed from a Child’s Mask’ Reveal the Risks of Wearing Masks?
A gross-out image of a petri dish that is purportedly full of bacteria swabbed from a mask is circulating on social media.
Do 800,000 Children Go Missing Each Year in the United States?
Dubious and dated stats about missing children spread in August 2020, among them that 2,000 children go missing in the United States every day.
How COVID-19 Triggered a #SaveTheChildren Child Trafficking Panic
A surge of interest in child trafficking and the restricted #savethechildren hashtag isn’t organic — it was a subset of COVID-19 conspiracy theories in the summer of 2020.
Did Colorado Revise its COVID-19 Death Count from 1150 to 878 — and ‘Admit’ They Were Counting Deaths from Other Causes?
Ongoing rumors that death rates were being inflated during a pandemic crested when Colorado revised state data, but it’s not as sinister as circulating claims suggest.
Did the CDC Order All Deaths Be Recorded as a Result of COVID-19 — Even Heart Attacks and Accidents?
A spiraling conspiracy theory about exaggerated coronavirus mortality holds that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ordered every death in the United States be attributed to COVID-19 — even getting “hit by a bus.”