A Woman Was Shot in Capitol Riots; ‘Roberta Paulson’ Meme Follows
Authorities confirmed a woman was shot at the Capitol riots, but her name was probably not “Roberta Paulson.”
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Has Vice President Mike Pence Unfollowed President Donald Trump on Twitter?
According to third-party services and Twitter’s “Following,” Pence did not follow Trump on January 6 2021 (but he later re-followed Trump).
4th Precinct ‘Homeless Quilt,’ ‘Panhandler Patrol’ Post Resurfaces on Imgur
A screenshot of a Facebook post showing two uniformed officers posing with a “homeless quilt” and mentioning a “panhandler patrol” was shared to Imgur in January 2021.
Are Georgia Runoff Voters Being Told Voting Machines Are ‘Malfunctioning’?
Georgia’s January 5 2021 runoff elections were greeted with rampant rumors that voting machines were “malfunctioning,” a claim predictably picked up by Donald Trump.
Did Rep. Emanuel Cleaver Say ‘Amen and Awomen’ During a Congressional Prayer?
A January 3 2021 clip of Rep. Cleaver purportedly saying “amen and awomen” has been labeled as a “misguided” attempt at inclusivity.
‘Mad Max is Set in 2021’
A set of related viral memes contain some variant of, “I don’t want to be a pessimist, but Mad Max 2 was set in 2021.”
‘Trump Got 74 Million Votes With 133 Million Registered Voters in the USA … There’s Only 59 Million Votes Left for Biden, How Did He Get 81 Million?’
The claim, despite being completely untrue, was shared nearly half a million times on Facebook, with no intervention detected by the social media platform despite its vows to crack down on disinformation.
Twisted Tea Circle K Fight Video Spreads Virally
On December 24 2020, “Twisted Tea” became a popular trending term in the wake of footage showing an altercation at an Ohio Circle-K. Footage of the incident, which involved racial slurs and a can of Twisted Tea, was shared to r/PublicFreakout alongside a concise but comprehensive title — “Drunk guy yells N Word and gets SMACKED with …
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Far Right News Organizations Issue Statements, Admit ‘No Evidence’ Exists to Support Wall-to-Wall Coverage of Election Fraud
More than six weeks after the 2020 election, fringe news organizations are being legally compelled to air statements about their extensive and baseless “coverage” of purported election fraud.
Is EO 13848 Trump’s ‘Ace in the Hole’ for Election Challenges?
Yet another piece of election-related disinformation is circulating, this one centered on Executive Order 13848 — specifically, claims that it would keep Donald Trump in the White House despite his decisive loss to Joe Biden.