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.
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 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Have ‘Advance Knowledge’ of COVID-19? A well-known "natural" blog added to its list of conspiracy theories in a post even it admitted had no proof.
Disinformation Peddlers Push ‘October 16th’ Conspiracy Theory A United States Marine Corps directive led to a fresh tide of online bilge attempting to convince readers to be ready for a nonexistent armed insurrection... again.
Are Scientists ‘Covering Up’ Global Warming Data? Politicians and blogs pushing "natural" medicine have tried to distort actual scientific findings about climate change.
Is Growing Vegetables in Your Own Yard Now Confirmed as a Criminal Offense? In January 2019, the Facebook page “Herbs, Health, and Happiness” shared a Natural News item titled “Growing vegetables in your own yard now confirmed as a criminal offense by Florida courts … INSANITY is now LAW.” The share racked up plenty of engagement, primarily among people chagrined that the government had outlawed gardening in one’s own […]
