Twitter bans Rep. Greene’s personal account for COVID claims

January 3, 2022 2020 election, big tech, fauci, marjorie taylor greene, qanon, vaers

Archived 4 years ago from Associated Press
Twitter bans Rep. Greene’s personal account for COVID claims

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter said Sunday it had banned the personal account of far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for multiple violations of the platform’s COVID-19 misinformation policy, the latest strike against the firebrand whose embrace of conspiracy theories has been called “a cancer” for …

Twitter bans personal Greene account for Covid misinformation

COVID-19

January 2, 2022 2020 election, big tech, fauci, marjorie taylor greene, qanon

Archived 5 years ago from POLITICO
Twitter bans personal Greene account for Covid misinformation

“Twitter is an enemy to America and can’t handle the truth,” Greene said. “That’s fine, I’ll show America we don’t need them and it’s time to defeat our enemies.” Twitter had previously suspended Greene’s personal account for periods ranging from 12 hours to a full week. The ban applies to Greene’s …

COVID-19

January 2, 2022 big tech, marjorie taylor greene, qanon

Archived 5 years ago from NPR
Twitter bans Marjorie Taylor Greene for violating COVID-19 misinformation policy

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., joins fellow anti-abortion activists in front of the U.S. Supreme Court as the justices hear hear arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, a case about a Mississippi law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks, on Dec. 1, 2021 in Washington, D.C. Chip …

Anti-vax conspiracy theorists video themselves fighting for ‘combat training and strategy’ meetings

COVID-19

January 1, 2022 antivax, qanon

Archived 5 years ago from Daily Mail
Anti-vax conspiracy theorists video themselves fighting for ‘combat training and strategy’ meetings

Thousands of anti-vaccine conspiracy theorists have joined a group on social media that threatens ‘direct action’ and promotes combat training and mixed martial art sessions. Alpha Men Assemble, an online collective with more than 2,800 followers, has planned meetings to practice ‘training and …

COVID-19

December 23, 2021 2020 election, antivax, big tech, bill gates, ivermectin, qanon, vaers

Archived 5 years ago from USA TODAY
Fact check: COVID-19, election misinformation dominated social media in 2021

Last December, the Food and Drug Administration authorized the first vaccine proven to prevent severe illness and death from COVID-19. Less than a month later, supporters of now-former President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to disrupt the certification of the 2020 election. …

The legacy of ‘JFK’ at 30: Conspiracy Nation

JFK Assassination

December 20, 2021 9/11, cia, george soros, qanon

Archived 5 years ago from Texas Public Radio
The legacy of ‘JFK’ at 30: Conspiracy Nation

The late movie critic Gene Siskel used to describe being a movie critic as “covering the national dream beat.” It’s a terrific description because movies, more than any other art form, get at the hopes, fears, and desires that percolate underneath the surface. Movies as varied as “Bonnie and …

Arizona GOP Senator Wendy Rogers Praises QAnon Podcast Host Pushing Election Fraud Claims

Elections

December 20, 2021 2020 election, qanon, ron watkins

Archived 5 years ago from Newsweek
Arizona GOP Senator Wendy Rogers Praises QAnon Podcast Host Pushing Election Fraud Claims

Republican Arizona State Senator Wendy Rogers praised a QAnon podcast host for continuing to push baseless election fraud claims. Rogers joined Zak Paine on a Saturday live stream on the RedPill78 podcast where they both pushed claims the 2020 Presidential Election was somehow stolen from Donald …

Conspiracy

December 20, 2021 2020 election, 9/11, alex jones, marjorie taylor greene, pizzagate, qanon

Archived 5 years ago from The Fulcrum
How conspiracy theories became more personal, more cruel and more mainstream after the Sandy Hook shootings

Crawford is an assistant professor of journalism at the University of Connecticut. Conspiracy theories are powerful forces in the United States. They have damaged public health amid a global pandemic, shaken faith in the democratic process and helped spark a violent assault on the U.S. Capitol in …

December 20, 2021 antivax, qanon

Archived 1 year ago from ZME Science
Plot twist: Anti-5G bracelet worn by conspiracy theorists is actually radioactive

Undated picture of the “Smiley Kids armband with negative ions” flagged by the Dutch authorities. Image credits: ANVM. If you thought the 5G conspiracy theories went away — well, they kind of haven’t. Among some groups, such as QAnon believers or anti-vaxxers, the belief that 5G caused the pandemic …

Conspiracy

December 17, 2021 big tech, covid19, qanon

Archived 5 years ago from POLITICO
DeSantis shares stage with activist who posted QAnon-related conspiracy theories on social media

Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a press conference. | Joe Raedle/Getty Images) TALLAHASSEE — A Miami activist Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office handpicked to amplify his criticism of critical race theory has espoused views aligned with QAnon conspiracy theories and appears to support those who stormed the …

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