Facebook glitch showed people QAnon info even on unrelated searches

October 21, 2020 big tech

Archived 6 years ago from Business Insider
Facebook glitch showed people QAnon info even on unrelated searches

Facebook is pausing efforts to redirect people to fact-checks about QAnon after a “glitch” accidentally redirected users who weren’t looking for the conspiracy theory, the company said Wednesday. Facebook said its “redirect initiative” would “direct people to resources that can help inform them of …

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October 21, 2020 5g, antivax, big tech, bill gates, covid19, deep state, russia, trump

Archived 6 years ago from Yahoo Sports
‘Pastel QAnon,’ where pro-Trump conspiracy theories meet New Age spirituality

In March, as the coronavirus pandemic was forcing much of the U.S. into lockdown, Seane Corn, a prominent yoga instructor and social justice activist started to receive messages from friends and fellow teachers about the rapidly spreading virus that, she says, “just felt paranoid.” “What they were …

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October 21, 2020 deep state

Archived 6 years ago from Insider
Vimeo removes some QAnon conspiracy theory videos after YouTube crackdown

Video-sharing platform Vimeo said it does not allow QAnon content and has removed a popular video recruitment video for the conspiracy theory that was identified in a Media Matters for America report. A Vimeo spokesperson said QAnon content violates the platform’s rules against “conspiracy …

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October 21, 2020 deep state

Archived 6 years ago from The Arizona Republic
McCain Institute denounces misinformation spread by QAnon about sex trafficking; claims political motive

The McCain Institute has joined with more than 75 other organizations nationwide that work to combat human trafficking in signing a letter decrying misinformation spread by the QAnon conspiracy theory. The letter, released Wednesday, says falsehoods about Democratic politicians are being spread, …

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October 21, 2020 pizzagate

Archived 6 years ago from Axios
QAnon conspiracy theory explodes ahead of the election

The QAnon conspiracy theory is growing — and being weaponized to boost President Trump ahead of the election. Why it matters: What began as a single conspiracy theory linking Hillary Clinton to child trafficking four years ago is now part of a convoluted web of falsehoods being spread to undermine …

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October 21, 2020

Archived 6 years ago from Axios
Poll: One-third of Americans are open to QAnon conspiracy theories

More than one-third of Americans think it’s possible that elites in Hollywood, government and the media “are secretly engaging in large scale child trafficking and abuse,” according to new polling for a U.K.-based anti-racism advocacy group reviewed by Axios. The big picture: New findings by the …

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October 21, 2020

Archived 4 years ago from Reuters
U.S. lawmakers urged to denounce QAnon child sex trafficking conspiracy

By Christine Murray, Thomson Reuters Foundation 4 Min Read Oct 21 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – U.S. lawmakers and candidates must denounce the QAnon conspiracy theory movement as it spreads disinformation about child sex trafficking ahead of the November election, dozens of anti-slavery and …

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October 20, 2020

Archived 6 years ago from KCRW
QAnon followers attack California State Senator Scott Wiener

Followers of the QAnon conspiracy theory are targeting incumbent lawmakers with vicious online attacks and death threats. California State Senator Scott Wiener is one of those lawmakers. He talks to KCRW about his op-ed titled “What I Learned When QAnon Came for Me.”

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October 20, 2020 deep state

Archived 6 years ago from Business Insider
QAnon Halloween costumes are still available on Amazon

Amazon continues to host products from third-party sellers that are related to the QAnon conspiracy theory — including Halloween costumes for kids. One of the QAnon costumes, which were first reported by The New York Post, is a black cloak with an image of Trump’s face surrounded by a “Q.” Tech …

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October 20, 2020 epstein

Archived 6 years ago from USA TODAY
These Arizona anti-trafficking groups say QAnon misinformation is derailing their efforts

PHOENIX – On a sweltering August day, hundreds of people gathered in a concrete plaza near the Arizona Capitol united by the seemingly noble cause of wanting to “Save the Children.” Though, scattered in the crowd were signs reading “Q Sent Me” and “WWG1WGA” and paper cutouts of Jeffrey Epstein and …

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