misinformation
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Law Enforcement Training Association Promotes Documents That Falsely Call BLM a Terrorist Group
It’s no secret that there are plenty of people in America who have a lot of contempt for the Black Lives Matter movement. And that’s fine; those people are well within their rights to be loud, wrong and racist, just as I am within my rights to call them boot-licking beyotches who don’t know what…
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Spam Accounts Linked to Turning Point USA Offshoot Removed by Twitter and Facebook
I feel like lying is the GOP’s hobby of choice, only slightly behind telling Black people that we are the real racists. Turning Point Action, a spinoff of Turning Point USA, enjoys lying so much they paid a group of teenagers to do it for them on social media. CNN reports both Facebook and Twitter…
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Racist Letter With Coronavirus Misinformation Found Taped to Homes in Long Island
In recent months it’s felt like racists have been on a letter-writing campaign. If it’s not sending anonymous letters to families with Black Lives Matter signs in front of their homes, it’s spreading coronavirus misinformation. NBC News reports that multiple residents of the North Shore neighborhood in Long Island have reported finding letters taped to…
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Lies Detected: Twitter Fact Checks Trump Tweet For The First Time
Over the last four years, the current president has displayed what seems to be a severe allergy to the truth. If he’s not lying about winning non-existent awards, he’s falsely accusing people of murder. There have been frequent calls for social media platforms to regulate the president’s penchant for misinformation, calls that are usually met…
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Rep. Bobby Rush Isn't Here For Race-Based Coronavirus Misinformation
Congressman Rep. Bobby Rush is not here for the spreading of misinformation regarding the coronavirus crisis—particularly, race-based misinformation. CNBC reported that Rush lashed out at the CEOs of Facebook and Twitter on Friday for allowing their digital spaces to be used as propaganda hubs for false and often racist information mentioning, specifically, the debunked claim…
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Police Departments Spreading Disinformation By Falsely Claiming Meth Is Being Laced With Coronavirus
As the U.S. prepares for a coronavirus outbreak that appears all but inevitable, the onus is on government officials at all levels to spread accurate information that relays the seriousness of the situation while also allaying unfounded fears or panic. Apparently, someone forgot to tell the cops this. Police departments across the country have been…
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Twitter Says Edited Biden Clip Implying White Nationalism Doesn't Violate Terms of Service
The future is trash. At least that’s the message 2020 is sending me so far between the warmongering, violent racism and now blatant misinformation. The Hill reports that Twitter is refusing to delete a misleading clip of Democratic candidate Joe Biden at a town hall. The initial clip has Biden talking about changing domestic and…