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Alex Kaplan

@AlKapDC

Senior Researcher @mmfa, focusing on social media misinfo/disinfo & online extremism. Statements are mine, not employer's. Send tips to [email protected]

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Meta is currently allowing (& may be making money on) an ad dedicated to 9/11 Trutherism, in violation of its own rule prohibiting ads with content debunked by its own 3rd party fact checkers.

Meta is currently allowing (& may be making money on) an ad dedicated to 9/11 Trutherism, in violation of its own rule prohibiting ads with content debunked by its own 3rd party fact checkers.
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Meta is currently allowing (& may be making money on) an ad dedicated to 9/11 Trutherism, in violation of its own rule prohibiting ads with content debunked by its own 3rd party fact checkers.

Meta is currently allowing (& may be making money on) an ad dedicated to 9/11 Trutherism, in violation of its own rule prohibiting ads with content debunked by its own 3rd party fact checkers.
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This article has been updated with a Rumble 'editor pick' video dedicated in part to a conspiracy theory that Taylor Swift is 'a witch' & that she & her music are 'demonic.'

This article has been updated with a Rumble 'editor pick' video dedicated in part to a conspiracy theory that Taylor Swift is 'a witch' & that she & her music are 'demonic.'
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This article has been updated with a Rumble 'editor pick' video dedicated in part to a conspiracy theory that Taylor Swift is 'a witch' & that she & her music are 'demonic.'

This article has been updated with a Rumble 'editor pick' video dedicated in part to a conspiracy theory that Taylor Swift is 'a witch' & that she & her music are 'demonic.'
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Popular right-wing blog The Gateway Pundit, a prolific promoter of election fraud conspiracy theories, is filing for bankruptcy. washingtonpost.com/style/media/20…

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Scoop:

A QAnon influencer who is a member of Michael Flynn's organization America's Future claimed that he & other QAnon-connected figures in the organization are using their 'connections' to share 'leads' from QAnon supporters with law enforcement.
mediamatters.org/qanon-conspira…

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Far-right figure Laura Loomer, who's become increasingly close with Trump, said in an interview, 'You are an enemy to this country if you do not vote for' Trump, & said Jews supporting Democrats 'might as well just go put yourself in a gas chamber.'
mediamatters.org/laura-loomer/t…

New: Far-right figure Laura Loomer, who's become increasingly close with Trump, said in an interview, 'You are an enemy to this country if you do not vote for' Trump, & said Jews supporting Democrats 'might as well just go put yourself in a gas chamber.' mediamatters.org/laura-loomer/t…
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Scoop:

A QAnon influencer who is a member of Michael Flynn's organization America's Future claimed that he & other QAnon-connected figures in the organization are using their 'connections' to share 'leads' from QAnon supporters with law enforcement.
mediamatters.org/qanon-conspira…

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Andrew Torba, the CEO of Gab, a social media platform known as a haven for white nationalists, has announced that Gab will be launching an 'AI-powered Wikipedia alternative.'

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Truth Social CEO Devin Nunes went on a QAnon show and told it that it was 'the poster child for people who get canceled and get revived by places like Truth Social.'
mediamatters.org/truth-social/t…

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Angela Stanton-King, a former congressional candidate who has promoted QAnon & Pizzagate, is the Black voter engagement director for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign. mediamatters.org/qanon-conspira…

Angela Stanton-King, a former congressional candidate who has promoted QAnon & Pizzagate, is the Black voter engagement director for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential campaign. mediamatters.org/qanon-conspira…
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Hitler speeches, Holocaust denialism.

X is giving Nazi sympathizers a massive platform where they can pay to amplify their content.

Verified pro-Nazi X accounts flourish under Elon Musk, David Ingram reports:

nbcnews.com/tech/social-me… via @nbcnews

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An Infowars host on a white nationalist's podcast said the Holocaust is a “religion” “you can't question” & “the truth” about the Nazis “is somewhere in between” they “never did anything good for anybody ever” & they “never did anything wrong ever.”
mediamatters.org/infowars/infow…

New: An Infowars host on a white nationalist's podcast said the Holocaust is a “religion” “you can't question” & “the truth” about the Nazis “is somewhere in between” they “never did anything good for anybody ever” & they “never did anything wrong ever.” mediamatters.org/infowars/infow…
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Michael Flynn on a QAnon-affiliated podcast a few days ago was asked about the debunked Frazzledrip conspiracy theory about Hillary Clinton, which the host pushed to Flynn as real, & in response Flynn said he did not know but was 'aware of all that.'

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Far-right figure Laura Loomer, who has become increasingly close with Trump, claimed in a new YouTube interview, 'Nationalism keeps you safe. Profiling keeps you safe. Discrimination keeps you safe.'
mediamatters.org/laura-loomer/t…

New: Far-right figure Laura Loomer, who has become increasingly close with Trump, claimed in a new YouTube interview, 'Nationalism keeps you safe. Profiling keeps you safe. Discrimination keeps you safe.' mediamatters.org/laura-loomer/t…
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Her X account with over 100,000 followers is packed full of conspiracy theories about astrology, wellness, anti-vax and alternative medicine, Covid-19, QAnon, and antisemitism with an alarming turn towards doomsday theories in the lead up to the solar eclipse.

Her X account with over 100,000 followers is packed full of conspiracy theories about astrology, wellness, anti-vax and alternative medicine, Covid-19, QAnon, and antisemitism with an alarming turn towards doomsday theories in the lead up to the solar eclipse.
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Michael Flynn over the past couple of days at events for his new movie has been photographed with conspiracy theorist Dom Lucre & QAnon influencer 'Absolute1776.'

Michael Flynn over the past couple of days at events for his new movie has been photographed with conspiracy theorist Dom Lucre & QAnon influencer 'Absolute1776.'
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