Trump’s false election claims in focus in Va. governor race

October 7, 2021 2020 election, trump

Archived 5 years ago from Associated Press
Trump’s false election claims in focus in Va. governor race

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican Glenn Youngkin has not talked much lately about President Donald Trump’s lies about voter fraud, the insurrection on Jan. 6 or his party’s eroded trust in elections. But when he has, it has not gone smoothly.The GOP nominee for governor of Virginia argued this week …

Cyber Ninjas CEO declines to testify before Congress about Arizona election audit

Elections

October 6, 2021 2020 election, bill gates

Archived 5 years ago from KJZZ
Cyber Ninjas CEO declines to testify before Congress about Arizona election audit

Ben Giles/KJZZ Doug Logan (left), CEO of Cyber Ninjas, and Ken Bennett (center) at the audit site at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix on April 22, 2021. The head of the firm hired to conduct a partisan election review in Maricopa County declined an invitation to testify before the U.S. House …

Trump Propaganda, Covid Conspiracy Theories, and White Supremacy: Brought to You by AT&T

COVID-19

October 6, 2021 2020 election, trump

Archived 5 years ago from Rolling Stone
Trump Propaganda, Covid Conspiracy Theories, and White Supremacy: Brought to You by AT&T

One America News — the Trump-loving cable news network known for peddling conspiracy theories — probably wouldn’t exist if it weren’t for AT&T, according to a new report from Reuters. OAN founder Robert Herring said in a 2019 deposition that back in 2013, the telecom behemoth told him to create a …

Conspiracy

October 6, 2021 2020 election, 5g, covid19, deep state, epstein, qanon

Archived 5 years ago from The Washington Post
Will you fall into the conspiracy theory rabbit hole? Take our quiz and find out.

Who believes in conspiracy theories? Statistically speaking: almost everyone. A team of researchers recently showed several thousand Americans a list of 20 common conspiracy theories and asked if they believed them. These included false conspiracy theories about the John F. Kennedy assassination, …

Conspiracy

October 6, 2021 2020 election, 5g, covid19, deep state, epstein, qanon

Archived 5 years ago from The Washington Post
Opinion | Will you fall into the conspiracy theory rabbit hole? Take our quiz and find out.

Conspiracy

October 6, 2021 2020 election, sidney powell

Archived 5 years ago from Business Insider
Sidney Powell’s Dominion conspiracy theories were bogus: campaign memo

Sidney Powell’s 2020 election conspiracy theories have led to a lot of legal headaches. New court filings from attorneys seeking sanctions against Powell suggest the headaches could’ve been avoided if she’d looked at a memo from her own client. The Trump campaign internal memo showed Powell’s …

Lake County GOP demands Florida election audit, despite Trump’s win

Elections

October 5, 2021 2020 election, trump

Archived 5 years ago from Orlando Sentinel
Lake County GOP demands Florida election audit, despite Trump’s win

In a letter and two resolutions unanimously approved last week and sent to Florida GOP leaders, the Lake County Republican Executive Committee claimed “a majority of citizens doubt that the November 3, 2020, election was conducted openly and fairly” and “doubt the number of legal votes cast for …

Youngkin continues call for ‘audit’ of election machines in Virginia

Elections

October 5, 2021 2020 election

Archived 5 years ago from POLITICO
Youngkin continues call for ‘audit’ of election machines in Virginia

Youngkin’s call for auditing voting machines in Virginia comes amid Republican efforts in other states to launch their own reviews of the 2020 election. His campaign said that he has been clear on where he stands on the 2020 election: He has repeatedly said that he believes President Joe Biden was …

Infowars’ school shooting lies cost Alex Jones and put extremists on alert

Conspiracy

October 5, 2021 2020 election, alex jones, qanon

Archived 5 years ago from MSNBC
Infowars’ school shooting lies cost Alex Jones and put extremists on alert

Last week, the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones lost by default judgment two defamation lawsuits brought by parents of children killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, after he failed to comply with a judge’s demand for information. For years, Jones has repeatedly told his Infowars …

‘I will die free’: On Telegram, opinions guide medical perception on COVID treatment

COVID-19

October 5, 2021 2020 election, antivax, chloroquine, ivermectin

Archived 5 years ago from Greenville News
‘I will die free’: On Telegram, opinions guide medical perception on COVID treatment

Although healthcare systems in the U.S. have not been strangers to public mistrust, researchers who track social media platforms are not surprised by the accusations of medical malpractice related to COVID-19 treatments. On Telegram, a social media platform that has grown in popularity among …

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