Five Movies Worth Watching About Foreign-Policy Conspiracies

August 27, 2021 2020 election, cia, illuminati, nasa

Archived 5 years ago from Council on Foreign Relations
Five Movies Worth Watching About Foreign-Policy Conspiracies

We are posting another installment of our foreign-policy movie recommendations, so that means it’s Friday. Congratulations on making it through the next-to-last week of (unofficial) summer. We hope you have had some time to recharge your batteries—even if only by getting to watch a few films. This …

From election to COVID, 9/11 conspiracies cast a long shadow

9/11

August 26, 2021 2020 election, alex jones, deep state, marjorie taylor greene, moon landing, pizzagate, qanon, roswell, ufos

Archived 5 years ago from The Independent
From election to COVID, 9/11 conspiracies cast a long shadow

Korey Rowe served tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and returned to the U.S. in 2004 traumatized and disillusioned. His experiences overseas and nagging questions about Sept. 11, 2001 convinced him America’s leaders were lying about what happened that day and the wars that followed. The result was …

Capitol Police officers sue Trump, extremists, alleging conspiracy, terrorism on Jan. 6

Elections

August 26, 2021 2020 election, trump

Archived 5 years ago from USA TODAY
Capitol Police officers sue Trump, extremists, alleging conspiracy, terrorism on Jan. 6

Seven officers from the United States Capitol Police are suing former President Donald Trump, his longtime adviser Roger Stone and members of far-right extremist groups, alleging they conspired to use violence Jan. 6 to attempt to prevent Congress from certifying the results of the 2020 …

Voter Fraud, Anti-Vaxx Conspiracy Theory Apologists Blame Media, Ignore Trump

Elections

August 26, 2021 2020 election, alex jones, antivax, deep state, epstein, ivermectin, maga, marjorie taylor greene, qanon, trump

Archived 5 years ago from Business Insider
Voter Fraud, Anti-Vaxx Conspiracy Theory Apologists Blame Media, Ignore Trump

Popular threads blamed “the media” for people believing lies about voter fraud and vaccines. But they conveniently ignore the massive disinformation campaigns by Trump and his allies. And they provide cover for con artists undermining democracy and public health. This is an opinion column. The …

Trump-inspired conspiracies about voter fraud have infiltrated the California recall. And they may cost supporters votes

Elections

August 26, 2021 2020 election, qanon, trump

Archived 5 years ago from San Francisco Chronicle
Trump-inspired conspiracies about voter fraud have infiltrated the California recall. And they may cost supporters votes

The campaign to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom has a conspiracy theory problem, and it just might siphon off votes that could aid its cause. In an illustration of the fallout from Donald Trump’s “Stop the Steal” lie that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him, California recall …

Federal judge sanctions Trump attorneys for spreading false election fraud claims

Elections

August 25, 2021 2020 election, mike lindell, sidney powell, trump

Archived 5 years ago from NBC News
Federal judge sanctions Trump attorneys for spreading false election fraud claims

WASHINGTON — A federal judge Wednesday sanctioned some of former President Donald Trump’s attorneys who unsuccessfully challenged Michigan’s 2020 election results. In a blistering 110-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Linda Parker in Michigan imposed sanctions on Sidney Powell, Lin Wood and other …

Judge refers Sidney Powell, Lin Wood, and other pro-Trump lawyers for possible suspension or disbarment over election claims

Elections

August 25, 2021 2020 election, sidney powell, trump

Archived 5 years ago from TheBlaze
Judge refers Sidney Powell, Lin Wood, and other pro-Trump lawyers for possible suspension or disbarment over election claims

U.S. District Judge Linda Parker referred pro-Trump attorneys including Sidney Powell and Lin Wood for possible suspension or disbarment over their legal efforts to overturn the official results of the 2020 election. “This lawsuit represents a historic and profound abuse of the judicial process,” …

COVID-19

August 25, 2021 2020 election, cdc

Archived 5 years ago from TheBlaze
YouTube says it has taken down more than 1 million videos for COVID-19 misinformation since pandemic began

Since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in February 2020, YouTube has removed more than 1 million videos related to “dangerous coronavirus information,” the company said Wednesday. The removed videos included content that YouTube judged was misinformation about the pandemic, like promotion of a …

Elections

August 25, 2021 2020 election, mike lindell

Archived 5 years ago from WyoFile
Officials face growing pressure to audit Wyo elections

Wyoming officials are facing mounting pressure to audit the 2020 election from pro-Trump activists asserting, without evidence, that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from the former president through wide-spread voter fraud. Activists across the state have flooded state lawmakers’ inboxes …

Elections

August 25, 2021 2020 election, mike lindell

Archived 5 years ago from Missouri Independent
Missouri lawmakers discuss election security in hearing marked by conspiracy theories

The Missouri House Elections Committee convened Tuesday to discuss ways to alter the initiative petition process and improve election security. And over the course of more than three hours, lawmakers heard a parade of debunked conspiracy theories about the 2020 election. “I’m convinced the country …

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