Meta Layoffs Grease the Skids for Election Disinformation
The tech company Meta has quietly laid off workers specializing in identifying disinformation on its lead platform Facebook, CNN reported on July 11 2023. According to the news network: Fact Check...
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Republican Congressman’s Hitler Newsletter Controversy
On July 25 2023, a Reddit account shared a post about Rep. Paul Gosar’s (R-Arizona) newsletter (featuring Adolf Hitler) to r/politics: The central claim (“Paul Gosar’s Newsletter Features Website That...
View ArticleMassachusetts Millionaires’ Tax and Free School Lunches
On August 13 2023, a post about a Massachusetts “millionaire tax” funding school lunches appeared on Reddit’s r/politics: On Twitter, several tweets made similar claims about Massachusetts’...
View Article‘Your Policies Caused This’: DeSantis Heckled Trying to Appeal to Black...
The initial attempt by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) to reach out to Black residents in the wake of a racist shooting attack was met with derision and criticism for the contrast to his...
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‘It’s Disability Pride Month,’ Disabled Americans Can’t ‘Have More Than...
On August 29 2023, a tweet about disabled people and Medicaid-related laws about cash and assets was shared to Reddit’s r/facepalm: The Post and the Original Tweet A screenshot of a tweet appeared...
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Oklahoma Education Head Says State Will Not Back Away From Tulsa Race Massacre
The head of Oklahoma’s state Department of Education drew local and national criticism after a July 6 2023 meeting for a seemingly evasive answer to a question about the infamous 1921 attack on...
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FDR and the Business Plot of 1933
On July 6 2023, a post to Reddit’s r/todayilearned subreddit shared a post about United States President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) and “The Business Plot” of 1933: FDR and the Business Plot on...
View ArticleWill Florida Refuse to Recognize Driver’s Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants?
Amid ongoing criticism for his targeting of undocumented immigrants, right-wing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) announced that as of July 1 2023, state authorities would no longer recognize driver’s...
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Homelessness in US Cities
The conversation around homelessness in America's cities is often charged with political undertones, yet at its core, it's a human issue that transcends party lines. This discussion seeks to shed...
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Trump IQ Debate
IQ Claims and Controversies Claims about Donald Trump’s IQ vary dramatically. On one end, some suggest he boasts an IQ of 156, placing him in the “genius” category. This figure is supposedly based on...
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