Trump’s constant lying has finally caught up with him

October 6, 2020 trump

Archived 6 years ago from Business Insider
Trump’s constant lying has finally caught up with him

When the American public has questions like, “Did the president become so incapacitated by COVID that he needed medical intervention to breathe?” the expectation is that we’ll get something approximating a straight answer. But Trump is a fount of conspiracy theories, disinformation, and childish …

The coverage of Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis was very bad — and very revealing

Conspiracy

October 6, 2020 covid19, deep state, trump

Archived 6 years ago from Vox.com
The coverage of Trump’s coronavirus diagnosis was very bad — and very revealing

Within minutes of President Trump announcing that he and first lady Melania Trump tested positive for the coronavirus, the interwebs were awash in speculation and conspiracy theories. Is Trump faking it so that he can pretend to have recovered and thus prove the virus isn’t dangerous? Or maybe he’s …

Conspiracy

October 6, 2020 china, deep state, trump

Archived 6 years ago from Axios
Conspiracy theories surge around Trump’s COVID diagnosis

Misinformation related to President Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis has swarmed social media and the broader web since Friday, with claims that Trump is faking his illness gaining particular traction, according to data provided to Axios by social intelligence firm Zignal Labs. Why it matters: Moments of …

From COVID-19 to voting: Trump is nation’s single largest spreader of disinformation, studies say

Conspiracy

October 5, 2020 big tech, qanon, trump

Archived 6 years ago from USA TODAY
From COVID-19 to voting: Trump is nation’s single largest spreader of disinformation, studies say

Is President Trump the nation’s chief disinformation officer? Controversial posts concerning COVID-19 on Monday in which the president tells the public “Don’t let it dominate you” and “Don’t be afraid of it” and claims he may have immunity to the deadly virus have heightened public criticism of …

Conspiracy

October 5, 2020 pizzagate, qanon

Archived 6 years ago from Insider
Sex-trafficking survivors say QAnon conspiracy theories cause damage

Christy Croft, a sex-trafficking survivor and activist, was scrolling through social media in July when they came across a debunked conspiracy theory claiming that the furniture company Wayfair was selling kidnapped children. At the time, hundreds of thousands of people on social media were …

Conspiracy

October 5, 2020 china, covid19, qanon, russia, trump

Archived 6 years ago from The Hub at Johns Hopkins
Disinformation 2020: Journalists discuss foreign meddling, conspiracy theories, and Trump

By Katie Pearce / Published Oct 5, 2020 Though Americans may be more savvy about disinformation now than they were in 2016, the influences manipulating our media have become more normalized and rampant, a panel of journalists warned during a Johns Hopkins University event Friday. “Everybody’s at it …

Conspiracy

October 5, 2020 ufos

Archived 2 years ago from YouTube
The Why Files

Conspiracy

October 5, 2020 deep state, qanon

Archived 6 years ago from Public News Service
Experts Warn of Candidates Pushing Conspiracy Theories in Arizona

Experts say groups such as QAnon and others who traffic in false conspiracy theories are becoming increasingly involved in American politics. (Wikimedia Commons) October 5, 2020 TEMPE, Ariz. — As Arizonans head to the polls, experts say that to make an informed choice, they should study and …

From coronavirus to 5G, uncertainty breeds conspiratorial thinking. Here’s how it happens

Conspiracy

October 4, 2020 5g, nasa

Archived 6 years ago from ABC News
From coronavirus to 5G, uncertainty breeds conspiratorial thinking. Here’s how it happens

When are you being sceptical and when are you being conspiratorial? It’s not always easy to tell the difference. Conspiracy theories flourish in moments of disruption — and a pandemic, most likely caused by the seemingly random transmission of a virus from an animal to a human, can be hard to wrap …

Conspiracy

October 4, 2020 antivax, fluoridation, pizzagate, qanon

Archived 6 years ago from Croakey
COVID-19 conspiracy theories and misinformation

The COVID-19 pandemic has been described as a ‘perfect storm’ for the creation and dissemination of disinformation (intentionally misleading), misinformation (unintentionally misleading) and conspiracy theories. The fear and anxiety created by a serious and unexpected health threat, combined with …

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