Michael Hayden said Greg Abbott's response to the "Jade Helm" conspiracy theory may have encouraged Russian actors to expand their "fake news" strategy in 2016.
"Operation Gotham Shield" led to a predictable uptick in false flag and nuclear apocalypse rumors, but the long-planned preparedness training was neither secret nor suspicious.
The topics buzzed about in the online rumor mill in 2015 included some major recurring themes.
A 1974 report co-authored by Ruth Bader Ginsburg about sex bias in U.S. law has been grossly misinterpreted.
Nothing attracts curiosity like a lurid combination of Nazis and sex.
Did a black woman named Amelia Bassano really write all of the plays attributed to William Shakespeare? Unlikely.
The Democratic vice-presidential candidate's pro-abortion-rights record has come under scrutiny from conservatives.
Most of the whistleblower complaint dealt with general medical negligence at a Georgia facility, particularly around COVID-19.