Disinformation

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

Anatole France, (1844-1924)

Disinformation
Fox News apologizes to judge for misunderstanding over Rupert Murdochs role that sparked investigation CNN Business    [archive]
RightWing Platform ParlerLinked With Kanye Alex Jones And Jan 6 Sold Shuts Down For Now    [archive]
X to be investigated for allegedly breaking EU laws on hate speech and fake news X The Guardian    [archive]
Trump allies immediately blame Biden Democrats for spurring rally shooting The Washington Post    [archive]
Ben Collins on Twitter Wow. Sandy Hook parents' lawyer is revealing that Alex Jones' lawyers sent him the contents of Jones'    [archive]
Defending Against Neural Fake News    [archive]
Inside Rupert Murdochs Succession Drama Vanity Fair    [archive]
The Truth vs Alex Jones Watch the Movie on HBO HBOcom    [archive]
Why well miss the Deep State when its gone    [archive]
Fox News is in a 'world of hurt' and facing a 'gargantuan verdict' in billion dollar lawsuit   [archive]
X changes AI chatbot after election misinformation warnings    [✚ add]
Smudgy chins, weird hands, dodgy numbers_ seven signs you're watching a deepfake _ Deepfake _ The Guardian    [✚ add]
Former Colorado county clerk Tina Peters sentenced to 9 years for voting data scheme - Watch   [✚ add]

Qanon
Marjorie Taylor Greene penned conspiracy theory that a laser beam from space started deadly 2018 California wildfire Media M    [archive]
#166 Country of Liars Reply All    [archive]
Man pleads guilty to terrorism charge after blocking Hoover Dam bridge with armored truck - ABC News    [archive]
FBI Labels Fringe Conspiracy Theories as Domestic Terrorism Threat    [archive]
Marjorie Taylor Greene shared antisemitic and Islamophobic video - The Jerusalem Post    [archive]
HBO's QAnon Docuseries 'Q Into the Storm' Believes It Has Discovered Q's Identity    [archive]
A 23-Year-Old Coder Kept QAnon and the Far Right Online When No One Else Would - Bloomberg    [archive]
QAnon Is Like a Game-a Most Dangerous Game WIRED    [archive]
Alex Kaplan on Twitter Since Biden was inaugurated, QAnon supporters have pushed false claims of supposed proof that Biden h    [archive]
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene says she regrets 'words of the past,' without specific apology - syracuse.com   [archive]
A Creepy QAnon Chant Rises at Trump's Rally-and He Nods and Smiles The New Republic    [✚ add]
QAnon Conspiracy Endorsed By 'Minecraft' Creator Markus 'Notch' Persson    [✚ add]
Sound of Freedom The culture war controversy over a movie about child trafficking - Vox   [✚ add]

PolitiFact Tucker Carlson feigned ignorance over 'great replacement theory,' despite talking about it often    [archive]
What to Know About Tucker Carlson's Rise - The New York Times    [archive]
Tucker Carlson's 'End of Men' Doc Mocked as Homoerotic 'This is So Gay'    [archive]
How 'Tucker Carlson Tonight' Fuels Extremism and Fear - The New York Times    [archive]
The Legal Defense For Fox's Tucker Carlson He Can't Be Literally Believed NPR   [archive]
Tucker Carlson says Trump administration is using Charlie Kirk's killing to trample First Amendment    [✚ add]
Heritage Foundation defections continue over support for Tucker Carlson    [✚ add]
'Antisemite of the Year' finalists include Tucker Carlson and Ms. Rachel, but not Nick Fuentes    [✚ add]
Divide in Republican Party over Epstein files, Tucker Carlson's Nick Fuentes interview - Watch    [✚ add]
Antisemitic Podcaster Calls Tucker Carlson Too Antisemitic   [✚ add]

A neuroscientist warns Were watching the largest and most dangerous cult in American history Raw Story Celebrating 19 Years of Independent Journalism    [archive]
We call that kind of love a cult Experts on the latest disturbing poll of Trump supporters Saloncom    [archive]
Deprogramming the Cult of the Workplace Personality Test    [archive]
Children of Scientology Life After Growing Up in an Alleged Cult    [archive]
Sunk cost Wikipedia   [archive]
Twitter has suspended 70,000 QAnon accounts since U.S. Capitol riot   [✚ add]

Elon Musks Twitter Takeover FRONTLINE    [archive]
Tesla again threatens to sue Cybertruck buyers who try to resell the cars Ars Technica    [archive]
Tesla is being investigated for securities and wire fraud for selfdriving claims The Verge    [archive]
Musks X revokes paid blue check from United Auto Workers after strike called Ars Technica    [archive]
Elon Musks X Faces EU Privacy Complaints Over AI Data Use Nine EU Countries File Complaints Watch   [archive]
Trump's QAnon followers are a dangerous cult. How to save someone who's been brainwashed    [✚ add]
QAnon US news The Guardian    [✚ add]
Trump praises QAnon conspiracy theorists 'They like me very much' - syracuse.com   [✚ add]

Social Media
Frances Haugen Facebook Informer    [archive]
United States Twitter trending hashtag and topics today trends24in    [archive]
Grandiose delusions Wikipedia    [archive]
35 Gaslighting Phrases That Experts Say Are Unfairly Belittling Your Emotions    [archive]
Why I Stopped Posting Photos of My Kid on Social Media Time   [archive]
YouTube is finally removing child exploitation videos    [✚ add]
'The Anxious Generation' author's No. 1 rule for kids' screentime at home- 'We have to roll that back if we want any hope for    [✚ add]
Are you 'doomscrolling'- New study reveals its negative impacts   [✚ add]