Lincoln Project Reveals It Staged Tiki Torch Stunt at Right-Wing Republican Rally The incident directly referenced the white nationalist gathering in Virginia in 2017 that culminated in Heather Heyer's death.
Right-Wing Senator’s Claim of ‘Antifa’ Attack Debunked by Protesters’ Video Josh Hawley of Missouri falsely accused demonstrators of "terrorizing neighbors" and trying to enter his home.
Virginia Voter Registration Disrupted on Deadline Day Due to ‘Accidentally’ Cut Cable "Accidentally" trended on Twitter following news a cut cable crashed Virginia's voter registration site on the last day to register before the 2020 election.
The Viral Death of Kat Restin Segments of Twitter are alight with rumors surrounding the April 2020 death of Virginia teenager Kat Restin and the alleged circumstances regarding her demise. An obituary for Restin, 19, was published on April 23 2020. Restin’s Obituary In that obituary, Restin’s name is given as “Katelynn Anne ‘Kat’ Restin,” and no specific cause of death […]
Did 41 Democrats Vote Against ‘Protecting Already Born Babies’? Pundits and blogs expressed outrage about a late-term abortion bill getting voted down.
Is the Equal Rights Amendment Now Law? A vote to ratify the ERA amendment in Virginia could start still more legal battles.
Did Virginia Declare a State of Emergency Due to Armed Militias? Social media posts about a state of emergency declaration in Virginia were not misleading per se, but context helped.
Did a 38-Year-Old White Active Duty Naval Officer Assault a Black Middle School Student? On January 23 2019, a Facebook user shared what appeared to be a screenshot of an unlinked Facebook post, alleging that a man named Jordan Lee Grinnell assaulted an unnamed black middle school student: Above three images (a handcuffed man sitting on steps, presumably the same man in an unrelated photograph, and what looked to […]
