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‘SharpieGate’ conspiracy theory debunked by election officials
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Archived 6 years ago from Business Insider
‘SharpieGate’ conspiracy theory debunked by election officials

A conspiracy theory falsely claims that using a “Sharpie” marker to fill out ballots in Arizona caused votes for President Donald Trump to be invalidated. “Sharpies are just fine to use,” Megan Gilbertson, communications director for the Maricopa County Elections Department, told Reuters. “They do …

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QAnon received earlier boost from Russian accounts on Twitter, archives show
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Archived 6 years ago from Reuters
QAnon received earlier boost from Russian accounts on Twitter, archives show

By Joseph Menn 4 Min Read (Reuters) – Russian government-backed social media accounts nurtured the QAnon conspiracy theory in its infancy, earlier than previously reported, according to interviews with current and former Twitter executives and archives of tweets from suspended accounts. FILE PHOTO: …

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Did Liberal Activist Circulate ‘QAnon’ Anti-Issa Video for Sake of Facebook Drive?
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Archived 6 years ago from Times of San Diego
Did Liberal Activist Circulate ‘QAnon’ Anti-Issa Video for Sake of Facebook Drive?

Share This Article: John Sepulvado, a source for comment on the Facebook takedown of the Defend East County group, has been accused of posting videos used in that effort. Photo via Wikimedia Commons Facebook’s Halloween shutdown of the 22,000-member Defend East County group was cheered on social …

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Misinformation watch on the 2020 election
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Archived 6 years ago from CNN
Misinformation watch on the 2020 election

A misleading video clip of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has been spreading on social media without any warning labels since Saturday after having been promoted by members of President Donald Trump’s inner circle. In the 24-second clip from an interview with the podcast Pod Save …

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Deep State, Deep Church: How QAnon and Trumpism Have Infected the Catholic Church
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Archived 6 years ago from Type Investigations
Deep State, Deep Church: How QAnon and Trumpism Have Infected the Catholic Church

It isn’t yet light when Alexander Tschugguel and his cameraman sneak into Rome’s Santa Maria in Traspontina Church to steal the statues. A lone elderly parishioner sits in the pews as Tschugguel—a young Austrian convert to Catholicism, so neatly dressed he might work there—quickly genuflects, then …

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Facebook stops recommending new groups ahead of U.S. election, limits QAnon content
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Archived 6 years ago from CNBC
Facebook stops recommending new groups ahead of U.S. election, limits QAnon content

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in 2017. KENZO TRIBOUILLARD Facebook announced Friday it is temporarily stopping recommendations of new groups to users ahead of Tuesday’s election. The announcement came a day after CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he was concerned about the elevated risk of disturbances in …

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Social media disinformation campaigns tied to vaccine hesitancy
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Archived 6 years ago from The Guardian
Social media disinformation campaigns tied to vaccine hesitancy

By Lisa Rapaport (Reuters Health) – Social media disinformation campaigns designed to cast doubt on the safety and effectiveness of vaccines are contributing to vaccine hesitancy and a meaningful drop in annual coverage, a new cross-national study suggests. Researchers examined overall Twitter use …

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Social media disinformation campaigns tied to vaccine hesitancy
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Archived 6 years ago from Reuters UK
Social media disinformation campaigns tied to vaccine hesitancy

By Lisa Rapaport 4 Min Read (Reuters Health) – Social media disinformation campaigns designed to cast doubt on the safety and effectiveness of vaccines are contributing to vaccine hesitancy and a meaningful drop in annual coverage, a new cross-national study suggests. FILE PHOTO: A woman holds a …

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The Instagram aesthetic that made QAnon mainstream
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Archived 6 years ago from Vox.com
The Instagram aesthetic that made QAnon mainstream

At first glance, the memes under the hashtag #SaveTheChildren don’t look that different from anything else you’d expect to see on Instagram. With a similar visual language to the social justice infographic slideshows that dominated the social media platform this summer, the posts feature soft …

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QAnon received earlier boost from Russian accounts on Twitter, archives show
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Archived 6 years ago from The Baytown Sun
On Twitter, bots spread conspiracy theories and QAnon talking points

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Emilio Ferrara, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism (THE CONVERSATION) Americans who seek political insight and information on Twitter should know how much of what …

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