Disinformation

"If 50 million people believe a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing."

Anatole France, (1844-1924)

Disinformation
'We are so divided now' how China controls thought and speech beyond its borders Tibet The Guardian    [archive]
Fired Tucker Carlson producer Abby Grossberg says shed testify against Fox News NPR    [archive]
Meta Allowed Sanctioned Oligarch to Run Pro-Uprising Ads in Moldova AP    [archive]
Tim Marchman on Twitter Please mute this thread_me! I will be taking some notes here on Day 12 of Alex Jones' second defamat    [archive]
Why humans find it so hard to let go of false beliefs Aeon Essays    [archive]
The greatest security threat of the post-truth age - BBC Future    [archive]
Thousands of proTrump bots are attacking DeSantis Haley ABC News    [archive]
Elon Musks Twitter Acquisition May Spread Disinformation TIME    [archive]
Tucker Carlson Being Spotted in Moscow Sparks Frenzied Speculation    [archive]
Ottawa to launch new effort to counter Russian disinformation PM Toronto Sun   [archive]
Fact-checking Donald Trump's RNC speech on immigration, the economy and more    [✚ add]
Marjorie Taylor Greene's Russian Propaganda Post Sparks Backlash    [✚ add]
X changes AI chatbot after election misinformation warnings   [✚ add]

Qanon
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene rebuffs reporter, deputy threatens journalist's arrest over town-hall question - The Washington    [archive]
Q Into the Storm - Wikipedia    [archive]
Texas man among Patriot Front group arrested in Idaho    [archive]
What Can You Do When Someone in Your Family Goes All QAnon    [archive]
Dem's New Bill Aims to Bar QAnon Followers From Security Clearances    [archive]
Why a QAnon book is so popular on Amazon - Vox    [archive]
Trump Just Endorsed a QAnon-Loving Candidate to Run Arizona's Elections    [archive]
What Is QAnon, the Viral Pro-Trump Conspiracy Theory - The New York Times    [archive]
She was a popular yoga guru. Then she embraced QAnon conspiracy theories NPR Illinois    [archive]
Misinformation Monitor August 2022 - NewsGuard   [archive]
FBI Labels Fringe Conspiracy Theories as Domestic Terrorism Threat    [✚ add]
FBI Gate Crash Suspect Loved Trump and Pushed QAnon on Social Media- Report    [✚ add]
'The Quiet Damage' looks at what makes people open to conspiracy theories - Watch   [✚ add]

The Legal Defense For Fox's Tucker Carlson He Can't Be Literally Believed NPR    [archive]
Fox News host Tucker Carlson tells interviewer 'I lie' Fox News The Guardian    [archive]
Tucker Carlson Asked Hunter Biden For Help With His Son's Georgetown Application HuffPost Latest News    [archive]
How Tucker Carlson Stoked White Fear to Conquer Cable - The New York Times    [archive]
Ex-White-Nationalist Says They Get Tips From Tucker Carlson   [archive]

A neuroscientist explains why loyalty to Donald Trump is often unbreakable Alternetorg    [archive]
Japan may seek to dissolve Moonies church in wake of Shinzo Abe killing Japan The Guardian    [archive]
Jesus is their savior Trump is their candidate Expresidents backers say he shares faith values    [archive]
Video Clinton calls for formal deprogramming of MAGA cult members CNN Politics    [archive]
Trump Voters Trust ExPresident More Than Their Family and Friends Poll   [archive]
Q_ Into the Storm (TV Mini Series 2021) - IMDb   [✚ add]

South Korea fines Tesla 22 mln for exaggerating driving range of EVs Reuters    [archive]
Report Elon Musk plans to cut 75 of Twitter workforce AP News    [archive]
Musk defends enabling Turkish censorship on Twitter calling it his choice Updated Ars Technica    [archive]
Elon Musks Wikipedia Obsession Exposed by His Trolling    [archive]
OpenAI publishes Elon Musks emails Were sad that its come to this CNN Business   [archive]
QAnon US news The Guardian    [✚ add]
Q Into the Storm Director Cullen Hoback on Unmasking Q HBO - YouTube    [✚ add]
FBI Labels Fringe Conspiracy Theories as Domestic Terrorism Threat   [✚ add]

Social Media
Why biologists like Carl Bergstrom are warning that social media is a risk to humanity - Vox    [archive]
Facebook Restricts Staff Message Boards to Stop Leaks; Memo Gets Leaked    [archive]
Social media's role in Jan. 6 was left out of the final report NPR    [archive]
Is Sheryl Sandberg's Power Shrinking Ten Years of Facebook Data Offers Clues - WSJ    [archive]
Watch The Antisocial Network Memes to Mayhem Netflix Official Site   [archive]
TikTok's algorithm is highly sensitive - and could send you down a hate-filled rabbit hole before you know it _ TikTok _ The Guardian    [✚ add]
Opinion- Is a US news 'nexit' underway, and how can we stop it-    [✚ add]
Doomscrolling Is Slowly Eroding Your Mental Health   [✚ add]