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Claim: Sales of Corona beer dropped sharply in early 2020 because consumers mistakenly associated the brand name with the new coronavirus. In February 2020, as fears of a world-wide COVID-19 pandemic caused by a new coronavirus from China spread across the globe, many Western news outlets began …
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Advertisment: Claim: “The Simpsons” TV show predicted the 2020 new coronavirus outbreak in a 1993 episode. In January 2020, a rumor started circulating on social media that the long-running sitcom “The Simpsons” had “predicted” the outbreak of the new coronavirus: The first three panels of this …
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Claim: Videos show people collapsing on the street due to coronavirus. In January 2020, videos supposedly showing people collapsing on the street due to “coronavirus” started to circulate on social media. One example that garnered more than 1.2 million views (since removed) is viewable on the …
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Advertisment: Claim: Musician Jimi Hendrix faked his death and is now living as actor Morgan Freeman. A bizarre conspiracy theory holding that U.S. musician Jimi Hendrix faked his death in 1970 and is now living as renowned actor Morgan Freeman is frequently shared on social media. For instance, …
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Claim: George Soros was arrested in Switzerland in February 2019. George Soros, perhaps the most maligned and lied-about public figure alive, was once again the target of another garbled and malicious rumor in February 2019, when conspiracy theory websites reported the “breaking news” that he had …
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Advertisment: Claim: President John F. Kennedy said: “There’s a plot in this country to enslave every man, woman and child. Before I leave this high and noble office, I intend to expose this plot.” “There’s a plot in this country to enslave every man, woman and child. Before I leave this high and …
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Claim: A Star of David on a vehicle traveling with the migrant caravan proves George Soros is behind it. Just days before 11 Jewish congregants were gunned down inside the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, junk news sites posted propaganda stories falsely reporting that prominent …
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Claim: Cesar Sayoc, the man accused of mailing bombs to prominent Democratic lawmakers and media organizations critical of President Trump, used to be a stripper and was “long known to support Obama.” What’s True Casar Sayoc has been employed as a stripper in the past and more recently has managed …
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Claim: The FBI confirmed in October 2018 that billionaire Goerge Soros was funding a migrant caravan. Billionaire George Soros is a frequent target of alt-right conspiracy theories, and in October 2018 pundits, politicians, and online trolls alike began a concerted effort to tie the liberal …
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Claim: Thomas Jefferson said “When the speech condemns a free press, you are hearing the words of a tyrant.” The premise that a free press is essential to maintaining a free and democratic society is enshrined in the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, which states that “Congress …
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