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On Friday, Dominion Voting Systems filed a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit against Fox News over claims that Dominion helped rig the 2020 election. The Associated Press reports that Dominion has argued the right-wing cable news channel targeted the company with a series of misleading or straight-up false claims of election fraud after Trump lost the 2020 election to Biden. […]
A new report sees multiple U.S. intelligence agencies concluding that domestic violent extremists pose an “elevated threat” to the country in 2021. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released an unclassified summary of their joint comprehensive threat assessment on domestic […]
Capitol police are boosting security at the Capitol building this week due to what’s described as “concerning intelligence” in connection with a far-right conspiracy theory centered on the erroneous belief that single-term POTUS Donald J. Trump will resume his presidency. More specifically, the conspiracy theory asserts that March 4—a date which held inaugurations for many years […]
Mike Lindell was shut down, once again. During an interview with Newsmax on Tuesday, the MyPillow CEO and ardent Trump supporter was asked about his recent permanent suspension from Twitter. Lindell, who is known to spew baseless conspiracy theories, immediately began ranting about cancel culture and how he was being targeted for revealing “evidence” of election fraud. “Well, first mine was taken […]
Marjorie Taylor Greene, a newly elected republican representative, repeatedly endorsed calls to execute prominent Democratic politicians before taking office. According to reporting from CNN, Greene frequently used her Facebook to endorse threats of violence against Democrats in 2018 and 2019 as a supporter of the QAnon conspiracy, which falsely accuses politicians and celebrities of participating […]
Joe Rogan has defended his decision to again give a platform to far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. Jones, considered by the Southern Poverty Law Center an “extremist” who is “almost certainly the most prolific conspiracy theorist” in present-day America, was recently a guest on Rogan’s podcast. During the three-hour discussion, which also included conservative-leaning comedian Tim Dillon, Jones […]
Facebook has banned all QAnon accounts from its platforms. The social networking giant announced the move on Tuesday, following mounting pressure to effectively crack down on the far-right conspiracy movement. “Starting today, we will remove Facebook Pages, Groups and Instagram accounts for representing QAnon,” Facebook wrote in a press release. “We’re starting to enforce this updated policy today and are […]
NBA fans have took to social media to bash a ridiculous claim calling LeBron James an “illuminati wizard.” Said theory came from right-wing conspiracy theorist and evangelist Sheila Zilinsky. In an absolutely bizarre video picked up on by Right Wing Watch on Twitter, Zilinsky suggested that LeBron has been “conjuring up demons before every game” through […]
Post Malone‘s four-hour interview with Joe Rogan delivered everything we expected. Just minutes into the podcast episode, the pair turned the conversation toward UFOs and aliens. Host Rogan said he really wanted to believe in extraterrestrials, but questioned the credibility of those who claim to have seen them. Malone then told Rogan he’s had multiple UFO sightings throughout his […]
Hillary Duff is shutting down “garbage” reports involving one of her children. This weekend, the former Disney star found herself trending on Twitter for baseless allegations regarding her participation in child sex trafficking. According to Page Six, the rumors stemmed from a since-deleted Instagram post that showed Duff’s 8-year-old son, Luca Cruz, lying down without any clothes. […]
