Did Ulysses S. Grant Say a Second Civil War Could be Waged Over Intelligence Vs. Superstition?
After Donald Trump referenced a civil war on Twitter, a quote attributed to the eighteenth United States president circulated on social media.
Vietnam Veterans Group: ‘Foreign Criminals’ Targeting Servicemembers for Online Exploitation
The group called on the Trump administration to “take swift, coordinated actions” to protect veterans.
Did Trump Share a Logo Identical to One Used by a White Nationalist Group?
The use of lion-related iconography has a long history among fascists and their supporters.
Did the Text on this Tote Bag Say It Was There to ‘Terrify Those Afraid of Arabic’?
A satirical message created by two Palestinian graphic designers has been making the rounds for several years.
Is Donald Trump Deleting Anti-Immigrant Tweets?
In the hours after a mass shooter at a mall in El Paso, Texas left at least 22 people dead, rumors flew that the President of the United States was deleting relevant tweets.
Did Protesters Throw ‘Concrete Milkshakes’?
Dueling protests became dueling narratives in Portland, Oregon on June 29 2019 when clashes erupted between Proud Boys attendees and anti-fascist demonstrators, quickly devolving into rumors that milkshakes thrown at one person contained one or more damaging or caustic substances — including quick-dry concrete, quicklime, and caustic chemicals. Rumors to that effect were spread by the verified Portland …
Did Donald Trump Send Six Tweets Warning President Barack Obama Would Attack Iran as a Diversion?
As tensions between the United States and Iran escalated in June 2019, a number of memes circulated that purportedly depicted tweets sent by Donald Trump between 2011 and 2013 — predicting that former United States President Barack Obama would fabricate a reason to attack Iran to divert attention from his administration. At least two versions …
Is Twitter Withholding a ‘Nazi-Hunting’ Algorithm for Fear of Inadvertently Banning Republican Lawmakers?
On April 25 2019, a Twitter user posted a claim that the social media platform possessed a “Nazi-hunting” algorithm, but opted not to employ it specifically because it would also filter the tweets or accounts of some Republican lawmakers: In a subsequent tweet, Allen cited Jewish Daily Forward as a source for the information, but the …
Tommy Robinson Banned from Facebook, Instagram
On February 26 2019, British professional provocateur and far-right activist Tommy Robinson (née Steven Yaxley-Lennon) — perhaps best known for his involvement with disinformation purveyors such as political party (and Brexit architects) UKIP and the anti-Islam English Defence League — was widely rumored to have been banned from social media sites Facebook and Instagram. News organizations …
Did a Twitter User Claim a Border Wall GoFundMe Campaign Got ‘Almost Halfway’ to a Billion Dollars?
In late December 2018, a screenshot of a tweet attributed to a Twitter user who goes by “@MAGA_diane” began circulating on social media: The tweet appeared with a link to a GoFundMe campaign to fund a border wall between the United States and Mexico (created and pushed by Brian Kolfage, who has a history of …