Do These Photographs Show a Protester Paid to Disrupt the Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearings?
2 October 2018Viral images shared with misleading information about protesters resulted in harassment and death threats.
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Did George Soros Pay ‘March for Our Lives’ Protesters $300 Each?
26 March 2018As hundreds of thousands of students and supporters took to the streets to protest gun violence, conspiracy theorists blamed a familiar bogeyman.
Most Trump Protesters Didn’t Vote?
Articles and rumors claimed that a majority of anti-Trump demonstrators did not vote in the very election they protested.
Sanders Campaign Busing Youths to Caucuses and Primaries
28 March 2016Social media rumors claimed Bernie Sanders bused youthful disruptors to rallies, caucuses, and primaries in order to crowd out rival "legitimate" voters and participants.
Craigslist Ads Recruit Paid Protesters for Trump Rallies
14 March 2016Craigslist ads for legitimate canvassing jobs were mistaken by some conspiracists as seeking to recruit paid protesters to swarm Donald Trump rallies.
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Did U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar Marry Her Brother?
15 February 2019Rep. Ilhan Omar has been the subject of recurrent controversies, including ones regarding her marriages and family immigration history.
Is U.S. Actor Sam Elliott Really Dead?
15 July 2019A frequent producer of junk news managed to trick some readers into believing that the popular actor had died in July 2019.
Did U.S. Women’s Soccer Player Give Nazi Salute Outside Holocaust Museum?
15 July 2019The photo was shared by the Museum of Jewish Heritage in Manhattan with a message congratulating the team for its World Cup win.
Did Rep. Ilhan Omar Say ‘White Men Should Be Put in Chains’?
19 November 2018A widely-shared meme offered a malicious quotation attributed to the Minnesota Democrat.
Will Posting This Notice Stop Facebook from Making Your Posts Public?
4 June 2012"WARNING: Everything you’ve ever posted becomes public from tomorrow!"