What is Operation Gotham Shield?
"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.
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Buzz Aldrin Tweeted ‘We are all in Danger, it is Evil Itself’?
A conspiracy site claimed that the astronaut tweeted — then deleted — a dire warning that humanity was in "danger" from "evil itself" in Antarctica.
DEFCON Warning Level Escalated to 3
Conspiracy-oriented web sites claimed that the U.S. defense readiness alert level was quietly raised to "DEFCON 3" in mid-June 2016.
Hillary Clinton Death Hoax
Conspiracy theory holds that Hillary Clinton was reported dead on 11 September 2016, but the news was subsequently covered up and she was replaced by a body double.
Google News Reported Orlando Pulse Shooting Hours in Advance
A false flag conspiracy about the Orlando shooting held that Google News carried word of the incident several hours before it actually took place.
Paris Under Muslim Siege
An article reporting that Paris was "under siege by Muslims" came from a fearmongering site that only publishes misinformation.
New York ICE Agent Suicide Note
A habitual purveyor of misinformation leveraged the tragic suicide of an ICE agent to make outlandish and false claims about his death.
NASA Reports Magnetosphere Collapse
A conspiracy-oriented web site claimed that that Earth's magnetosphere "COLLAPSED" for two hours, but NASA confirmed the incident was a software glitch — and that such fluctuations aren't doomsday events.
Muslims Open Fire on California Hikers?
A few disreputable web sites falsely claimed that Muslims in San Bernardino County fired on hikers while shouting "Allahu Akbar."
Concerns of ‘Major’ West Coast Earthquake Growing Due to Carbon Monoxide Spike?
A fear mongering article attempted to link an alleged "carbon monoxide spike" with an earthquake prediction.
No, These Photos Don’t All Show the Effects of the Fukushima Disaster on Marine Life
Photos that claim to show the effects of the Fukushima nuclear disaster on marine life are actually cribbed from various unrelated corners of the internet.
Sausage Pest
A claim that the San Bernardino shooting was due to pork served at a Christmas party was fabricated.
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Does a C-SPAN Video Show Joe Biden ‘Confessing to Bribery’?
The U.S. may have pushed for the firing of a Ukrainian prosecutor, but not for the reasons implied in a video clip.
Did Justin Trudeau Stop Teaching at a Vancouver Private School Under the Cloud of a Sex Scandal?
Days before Canada's 2019 federal election, rumors emerged about the future prime minister's 2001 departure from the West Point Grey Academy.
Did Ivanka Trump Say Hunter Biden Benefited from Nepotism?
Two prominent U.S. political families sniped at each other over alleged abuses of influence.
Is a Testicular Blow Exponentially More Painful Than Childbirth?
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