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PetSmart staff refuse to take down pride flag after protest from anti-LGBTQ Kari Lake supporter
Ethan Schmidt-Crockett was told to leave a PetSmart store as he filmed himself claiming to be "very…
Ryan Hogg
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False claim the Texas school shooter was trans spread from 4chan and was quickly pushed by GOP influencers
The false claim the Uvalde shooter was trans spread from messaging board 4Chan to the social media …
Tom Porter
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Drag shows are the latest battleground in the right wing anti-gay disinformation campaign about 'grooming'
Hate and harassment targeting drag performers have escalated in recent weeks as events to celebrate…
Connor Perrett
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Nina Jankowicz resigns from the DHS after Disinformation Governance Board is put on 'pause' following right-wing backlash
Right-wing critics began attacking Nina Jankowicz immediately after the Disinformation Governance B…
Kieran Press-Reynolds
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Elon Musk amplified attacks on Twitter executives by right-wing activists soon after agreeing to buy the platform
Musk's takeover of Twitter has prompted concerns that he could roll back policies that have been us…
Tom Porter
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Right-wing and anti-vax influencers are using Instagram's 'link sticker' to 'monetize their misinformation,' watchdog group says
Instagram is "taking no steps or precautions to protect against" the abuse of the feature, a Media …
Kieran Press-Reynolds
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Russia's wild theories about secret bio-labs and 'crisis actors' in Ukraine are crafted to appeal to US conspiracists, experts say
Russia is refining its disinformation playbook by pushing conspiracy theories that the victims of a…
Tom Porter
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene teased that she may run for president, delighting Infowars host Alex Jones
"In the future we'll definitely see what happens, we'll see what the people think about something l…
Tom Porter
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Parts of Trump's base are turning on him, fueled by discontent with stances on vaccines and the Capitol riot
Trump's decision to cancel a speech on the anniversary of the riot, and to champion vaccination, ha…
Tom Porter
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Drag Queen Story Hours in the UK are now being targeted by far-right protestors as anti-gay disinformation spreads
The protest in Bristol is one of several incidents in recent months where far-right groups have tar…
Connor Perrett
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'Real Catholics can't be Democrats': Right-wing disinformation campaigns are targeting Latinos in Spanish Facebook and WhatsApp groups
Spanish-language Facebook and Whatsapp group users have reported seeing false claims about 2020 pre…
Allana Akhtar
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US Postal Service 'whistleblower,' cited by Republicans and right-wing activists as evidence of election tampering, retracts his claims, officials say
The original claim had been cited by Sen. Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, who cal…
Charles Davis
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'Free speech opportunist' Elon Musk caved to government pressure to censor tweets ahead of the Turkish election. Critics argue SpaceX dealings with the country's right-wing leader may have caused the reversal.
One day ahead of Turkey's closely contested presidential election, Twitter restricted accounts belo…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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Right-wing activists accused of multiple felonies in connection with voter-intimidation efforts, disinformation about mail-in ballots
Jacob Wohl and another man are accused of spreading disinformation about mail-in ballots to intimid…
Charles Davis
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Misinformation and baseless rumors about Amber Heard rack up millions in views during Depp defamation trial
False and misleading claims about the trial have run rampant as traditional news outlets, tabloids,…
Connor Perrett,Charissa Cheong
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Elon Musk suggests Dr. Fauci should be prosecuted and mocks gender pronouns in controversial tweet — the latest in a series of statements fueling right-wing viewpoints
"My pronouns are Prosecute/Fauci," Musk wrote on Sunday, as Fauci prepares to step down as director…
Bethany Biron
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Biden's Disinformation Governance Board faces conservative attacks after messy rollout, but experts say it's no 'Ministry of Truth'
Right-wing pundits have especially targeted Nina Jankowicz, the researcher and author appointed to …
Kieran Press-Reynolds
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Facebook is facing a much more black-and-white content battle against Russian misinformation than it has with the pandemic and 2020 US presidential election, expert says
Facebook won't field as many cries of censorship during Russia's war on Ukraine as the unprovoked a…
Katie Canales
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Pro-Trump network Newsmax airs 2-minute video admitting it has 'no evidence' of outlandish fraud claims against 2 voting-machine companies
Newsmax, Fox News, One America News Network could face defamation lawsuits from a pair of voting-sy…
Eliza Relman,Jake Lahut
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The GOP's claim that antifa is infiltrating George Floyd protests is a right-wing 'bogeyman' that bears all the hallmarks of a domestic disinformation campaign
Law enforcement veterans and experts in disinformation say allegations against antifa are more of a…