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Patriot Front: Behind Conspiracist Claims That the Far-Right Group Are 'Feds'

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
May 22, 2023 Just because they may look silly and have poor operational security doesn't mean neo-fascist Pat ...
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Do Memes Show Same 'Crisis Actor' at Multiple Shooting Events?

Do Memes Show Same 'Crisis Actor' at Multiple Shooting Events?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Oct. 25, 2015 Social media rumors claim the same girl, a "crisis actor," was seen crying at tragedies in Bosto ...
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Was the Manchester Terror Attack a 'False Flag'?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
May 24, 2017 A viral conspiracy video has emerged spreading a false rumor that a suicide bombing attack at an ...
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In Uvalde, Texas, 19 children and two adults were killed in a mass shooting at Robb Elementary School.

No, Uvalde Shooting Victim's 2 Fathers Were Not Proof of a 'False Flag'

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
June 2, 2022 Conspiracy theorists reached unimaginable new lows in response to the grief of parents whose chi ...
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Label, Text, Symbol

Snopestionary: What Does 'False Flag' Mean?

Written by:
Bond Huberman
July 9, 2021 Originally, the term "false flag" referred to a ship "sailing under false colors," or flying the ...
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Tattered Syrian Arab Republic flag.

Disinformation and Conspiracy Trolling in the Wake of the Syrian Chemical Attack

Written by:
Bethania Palma
April 12, 2018 Kremlin propaganda led to questions and charges that an attack in the city of Douma that killed ...
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Did David Hogg Attend a California High School?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
March 26, 2018 The Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting survivor turned gun-control activist has been ...
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A pair of handcuffs on a keyboard.

Conspiracy Theorists Arrested for Harassing Sutherland Springs Church Have Been Released

Written by:
Bethania Palma
March 7, 2018 Robert Ussery and Jodi Mann have been stalking mass shooting victims and survivors for months.
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First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs

Conspiracy Theorists Arrested After Harassing Sutherland Springs Pastor

Written by:
Bethania Palma
March 6, 2018 The pair have spent months stalking families of victims and their communities in a failed attemp ...
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Are Parkland School Shooting Survivors Receiving Death Threats from NRA Members?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Feb. 27, 2018 Although we don't know if people using social media to harass massacre survivors are all NRA mem ...
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Charlie Kelly, conspiracy theorist.

Conspiracy Theories About Mass and School Shootings, Explained

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Feb. 21, 2018 Why do the same sets of shooting conspiracy theories and tropes appear every time there is a hor ...
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Did an American Actor Take Part in a London Bomb Attack 'Hoax'?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Sept. 22, 2017 A bizarre false flag conspiracy theory falsely links an actor from NBC's 'The Office' to the Par ...
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New Jersey skyline during blue hour

What is Operation Gotham Shield?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
April 20, 2017 "Operation Gotham Shield" led to a predictable uptick in false flag and nuclear apocalypse rumor ...
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Daily Mail headline on deleted Syria story

Did the Daily Mail Delete a Story Reporting the U.S. Planned to Blame Assad for 'False Flag' Chemical Attacks?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
April 12, 2017 The British tabloid did delete the 2013 story, but only because they were forced to admit it was ...
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Did CNN Use the Same Girl in Three Different Refugee Crisis Pictures?

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Dec. 25, 2016 A variation on the 'crisis actor' conspiracy theory holds that CNN used photographs of the same ...
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U.S. Caught Repainting Fighter Jets to Russian Colors?

Written by:
David Emery
Oct. 10, 2016 A rumor circulating among conspiracy theorists holds that the U.S. repainted some of its fighter ...
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New York Television Station Broadcasts Bizarre Warning Before Hoboken Train Crash

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Oct. 3, 2016 WKTV participated in a nationwide planned Emergency Alert System test, but a bizarre and unplann ...
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Google News Reported Orlando Pulse Shooting Hours in Advance

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
June 17, 2016 A false flag conspiracy about the Orlando shooting held that Google News carried word of the inc ...
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Patience Carter Is a Victim, Not a Crisis Actor

Written by:
Dan Evon
June 16, 2016 A baseless claim asserting that Orlando shooting victim Patience Carter was a "crisis actor" was ...
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Newt Gingrich Tweeted About San Bernardino Attack in November

Written by:
Kim LaCapria
Dec. 18, 2015 Newt Gingrich almost certainly wasn't referencing the San Bernardino shooting in a 13 November 2 ...
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