Calls for violence surged after the search of Mar-a-Lago this week, but other posters saw them as evidence of a federal plot to smear the right and confiscate guns.
Tag: Rumors and Misinformation
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Alex Jones and the Wellness-Conspiracy Industrial Complex
The Sandy Hook defamation trial showed how bogus health products have turned misinformation into big business.
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Are Democrats Bungling Their Outreach to Voters?
Readers react to a guest essay critical of email fund-raising appeals with a desperate tone. Also: The raid at Mar-a-Lago; the Alex Jones case.
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Hunting for Voter Fraud, Conspiracy Theorists Organize ‘Stakeouts’
A nascent effort to surveil drop boxes for potential fraud is taking shape in at least 10 states, worrying election officials and law enforcement.
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Wisconsin Republicans Embrace Trump in a Race Defined by 2020 Grievances
Tim Michels, the former president’s choice in the primary for governor, beat an establishment-backed rival to set up a closely watched November race against Gov. Tony Evers, a Democrat.