California recall vote shows Trump’s big lie is now Republican playbook

September 19, 2021 2020 election, qanon, trump

Archived 5 years ago from The Guardian
California recall vote shows Trump’s big lie is now Republican playbook

It was a pre-emptive strike against truth by some of the biggest names on the American right wing. Former president Donald Trump warned that the ballot would be “rigged”. The Republican candidate Larry Elder predicted “shenanigans”. The conservative media star Tomi Lahren suggested that “voter …

From 9/11 Truth to Covid Truth. Victories and Failures Twenty Years Later

9/11

September 18, 2021 cia, covid19, deep state, qanon

Archived 5 years ago from Global Research
From 9/11 Truth to Covid Truth. Victories and Failures Twenty Years Later

“That to me contextualizes what 9/11 was about, which was the institution of this new form of governance, the “Security State” which enabled all sorts of legislation and other things that gave more, centralized more power in the hands of the executive. Well now we’re seeing the complete take-over …

Mesa County Clerk Fights to Keep Her Job in New Court Filing

Elections

September 18, 2021 2020 election, qanon

Archived 5 years ago from Colorado Public Radio
Mesa County Clerk Fights to Keep Her Job in New Court Filing

Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters, who is embroiled in an election security scandal, has denied wrongdoing and requested to remain in her role overseeing elections this fall. Her attorney said Peters was well within her legal right to share information about the county’s Dominion Voting …

Social workers at risk over sex-ring conspiracy claims

QAnon

September 17, 2021 qanon

Archived 5 years ago from The Times
Social workers at risk over sex-ring conspiracy claims

Social workers are being put at risk by having their names and photographs shared in social media groups frequented by conspiracy theorists. It is claimed by the conspiracy theorists that looked-after children are being “stolen” for profit. Parents who appear to have had contact with children’s …

‘Might just be me and a bullhorn’: Meet the unlikely organizer of the Justice for J6 rally in DC

Elections

September 17, 2021 qanon, ron watkins

Archived 5 years ago from USA TODAY
‘Might just be me and a bullhorn’: Meet the unlikely organizer of the Justice for J6 rally in DC

WASHINGTON – The organizer of Saturday’s rally, aimed at recasting Jan. 6 as something other than the violent insurrection it was, immediately appears as an unlikely messenger for the Republican far-right. Until Matt Braynard emerged as the face of a demonstration, staged to support hundreds …

Another Anti-Vaccine Radio Host Is Killed By Covid—Adding To A Growing List

COVID-19

September 16, 2021 antivax, fauci, ivermectin, qanon

Archived 5 years ago from Forbes
Another Anti-Vaccine Radio Host Is Killed By Covid—Adding To A Growing List

Topline Bob Enyart, a conservative radio talk show host in Denver who urged listeners to boycott Covid-19 vaccines and vowed never to get a shot, has lost his life after contracting the virus, one of his co-hosts announced earlier this week, in what is but the latest instance of a right-wing radio …

Some Christian nationalists are fueling their movement with opposition to coronavirus vaccines and mask mandates

COVID-19

September 14, 2021 antivax, mike lindell, qanon, sherri tenpenny

Archived 5 years ago from The Washington Post
Some Christian nationalists are fueling their movement with opposition to coronavirus vaccines and mask mandates

By Jack Jenkins, Mark Felix AFP/Getty Images In this photo taken on June 26, 2021 anti-vaccine rally protesters hold signs outside of Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston. Some Christian nationalists are finding a base of support among people who oppose vaccines and mask mandates. About midway …

Conspiracy

September 14, 2021 5g, adrenochrome, antivax, china, marjorie taylor greene, qanon, rfk jr

Archived 5 years ago from The London School of Economics and Political Science
How to stop the spread of conspiracy theories and build societal resilience against fake news |

The pandemic and associated lockdowns have given rise to an acceleration in ‘fake news’ around the world over the last year. The phenomenon of mis- and disinformation takes root, evolves and proliferates and can cause real world harm. In this blog post, Pratik Dattani, of consulting group Economic …

Mark Finchem, election conspiracy promoter, gets Trump’s endorsement for secretary of state

Elections

September 13, 2021 2020 election, qanon, trump

Archived 5 years ago from The Arizona Republic
Mark Finchem, election conspiracy promoter, gets Trump’s endorsement for secretary of state

Former President Donald Trump endorsed state Rep. Mark Finchem for Arizona secretary of state on Monday, throwing his support behind a candidate who maintains last year’s election was stolen from Trump. In a statement announcing the endorsement, his first for an Arizona candidate in the 2022 …

Germany Braces for Election Disinformation on Social Media

Conspiracy

September 13, 2021 great reset, qanon

Archived 5 years ago from Foreign Policy
Germany Braces for Election Disinformation on Social Media

BERLIN—One Saturday last month, thousands of anti-lockdown protesters stormed my quiet neighborhood, crashing into the weekly farmers’ market with signs discouraging vaccinations against COVID-19. But their concerns appeared to go beyond supposedly overreaching public health measures. One …

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