Do These Photographs Show a Protester Paid to Disrupt the Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearings?
3 October 2018 - Viral 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 2018 - As 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?
17 November 2016 - 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 2016 - Social 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 2016 - Craigslist ads for legitimate canvassing jobs were mistaken by some conspiracists as seeking to recruit paid protesters to swarm Donald Trump rallies.
