Facebook removes Trump campaign ads with misleading claims about refugees

September 30, 2020 2020 election, big tech, china, covid19, nazi, trump

Archived 6 years ago from The Guardian
Facebook removes Trump campaign ads with misleading claims about refugees

Facebook has removed a number of ads from the Trump campaign for making misleading and inaccurate claims about Covid-19 and immigration. On Wednesday the social media platform took down the Trump-sponsored advertisements which claimed, without evidence, that accepting refugees would increase …

Misinformation thrives on social media ahead of presidential debate

Conspiracy

September 29, 2020 big tech, covid19

Archived 6 years ago from Axios
Misinformation thrives on social media ahead of presidential debate

A baseless conspiracy theory that Joe Biden would wear an electronic device in his ear during the first presidential debate on Tuesday went viral on social media hours before the event. Why it matters: The conspiracy originated on social media before appearing in a text message sent by President …

Election Misinformation Comes From Inside And Outside US

Conspiracy

September 29, 2020 big tech, china, cia, covid19, qanon, russia

Archived 6 years ago from NPR
Election Misinformation Comes From Inside And Outside US

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (left) and Detroit Pistons Vice Chairman Arn Tellem talk about voting last Thursday, when balloting began in the state. The Pistons are allowing their arena to be used as a polling station. Paul Sancya/AP hide caption toggle caption Paul Sancya/AP Michigan …

QAnon

September 29, 2020 5g, adrenochrome, antivax, big tech, covid19, deep state, pizzagate

Archived 6 years ago from The Ferret
QAnon: Scottish child abuse protests linked to US conspiracy cult

Protests against child trafficking in Scottish cities have links to a far-right conspiracy cult from America called QAnon that believes President Trump is fighting a secret war against an international cabal of Satan-worshippers. The Ferret has found that demonstrations organised through Facebook, …

Facebook removes Trump ads tying refugees to COVID-19

Vaccines

September 29, 2020 big tech, covid19, trump

Archived 6 years ago from Axios
Facebook removes Trump ads tying refugees to COVID-19

Facebook said Wednesday that it was removing a series of ads from President Trump’s campaign that linked American acceptance of refugees with increased coronavirus risk, a connection Facebook says is without merit. Why it matters: The ads were pulled after they received thousands of impressions and …

QAnon

September 28, 2020 big tech, china

Archived 6 years ago from Wired.co.uk
As the election looms, QAnon is seeping into local Facebook groups

Getty Images / WIRED Arguments about the upcoming US presidential election are getting heated in Canton, the county seat of Stark County in the swing state of Ohio. Stark County is an emblematic patch of America in northeastern Ohio, with a population of over 370,00; it voted for Obama twice before …

QAnon

September 28, 2020 big tech, deep state, epstein, pizzagate

Archived 6 years ago from USA TODAY
Save the Children? Extremist conspiracy movement QAnon fabricates pedophile claims against Biden as election looms

Hijacking #SaveTheChildren on social media is exposing unsuspecting Americans to QAnon ideology. Crimes against kids are foundational to many conspiracy theories as they’re universally horrifying. Viral spread of QAnon groups trigger a crackdown over the summer on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. …

QAnon

September 28, 2020 big tech, deep state, pizzagate

Archived 6 years ago from Insider
How QAnon is hooking Americans with its ‘save the children’ anti-pedophilia rhetoric

The QAnon conspiracy theory movement has adopted a “Save the Children” battle cry, stoking fear and paranoia around human trafficking and pedophilia rings that don’t exist. The message is easier to digest and spread than QAnon’s core belief, that a deep-state cabal of elite figures is involved in …

QAnon

September 28, 2020 5g, 9/11, antivax, big tech, chemtrails, chloroquine, cia, deep state, epstein, george soros, jim watkins, maga, marjorie taylor greene, nazi, pizzagate

Archived 6 years ago from New York Magazine
QAnon Goes to Washington

Illustration: Zohar Lazar for New York Magazine This article was featured in One Great Story, New York’s reading recommendation newsletter. Sign up here to get it nightly. Late 2017. Marjorie Taylor Greene,the 43-year-old founder of a CrossFit gym in a wealthy Atlanta suburb, hops onto Facebook …

QAnon

September 28, 2020 big tech, deep state, pizzagate, trump

Archived 6 years ago from Insider
Trump’s description of QAnon follows takeover of ‘Save the children’

The QAnon conspiracy theory movement has adopted a “Save the Children” battle cry, stoking fear and paranoia around human trafficking and pedophilia rings that don’t exist. On Thursday night, Trump echoed this misleading sentiment, characterizing QAnon as simply being “strongly against …

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