Disinfo Dispatch
Facebook Is Letting COVID Deniers Promote Mask-Burning Events and Marches
Facebook has a ban on posts that discourage good health practices like mask wearing, but the platform’s doing nothing to shut these events down.
A Huge QAnon Conference Is Happening in a Dallas Hotel Owned by the City
The event will feature Texas congressman Louie Gohmert and the chair of the Texas GOP, as well as several QAnon “celebrities.”
Facebook Says It’s Your Fault That Hackers Got Half a Billion User Phone Numbers
A database containing the stolen phone numbers of more than half a billion Facebook users is being freely traded online.
Q Accidentally Outed Himself, But QAnon Followers Don’t Care
In a new documentary, the administrator of 8kun all but admits to being Q, but followers insist their leader is a government insider with ties to the Trump administration.
Alex Jones Incited the Capitol Riot on Facebook Even Though He Was Banned 2 Years Ago
Hundreds of thousands of Facebook users saw Jones' lies about a stolen election, even though Jones himself has been banned from Facebook.
QAnon Thinks Matt Gaetz Being Investigated for Sex Trafficking Is All Part of the Plan
The alleged existence of a vast ring of elite child abusers lies at the center of the entire QAnon belief system.
TikTok Is Boosting QAnon And Oath Keeper Accounts
How TikTok users are pulled down the extremist rabbit hole, all with the help of the app’s “For You” page.
QAnon’s Suez Canal Dick Ship Conspiracies Are Getting Wilder and Wilder
The Ever Given cargo ship is blocking one of the world’s busiest trade routes, and conspiracy theorists have a lot of thoughts.
There’s a 7-Foot Cutout of Mark Zuckerberg Dressed as the QAnon Shaman in Front of Congress
Zuckerberg is testifying before Congress today, and faces questions about the role Facebook played in the Capitol insurrection.
Why QAnon Followers Are Suddenly Saying There’s No Such Thing as QAnon
A lot of recent negative media attention has led to some backpedaling.
Someone Livestreamed the Boulder Shooting. YouTube Isn’t Taking It Down.
Dean Schiller, who describes himself as a citizen journalist, has been criticized for showing dead bodies and revealing police tactics.
Not Even Trump Fans Care About Trump’s Social Network
The former president's advisor Jason Miller said Sunday that Trump would have his own platform in a few months.