#Facebook bans hashtag searches for #StopTheSteal and #SharpieGate conspiracy theories

#Facebook bans hashtag searches for #StopTheSteal and #SharpieGate conspiracy theories

“#Facebook bans hashtag searches for #StopTheSteal and #SharpieGate conspiracy theories” Searches for right wing conspiracies #StopTheSteal and #SharpieGate are now being blocked on Facebook. Image: Spencer Platt/Getty Images is a right-wing conspiracy theory claiming that the Democratic Party is trying to steal the election from Donald Trump by, well, counting valid votes. is another conspiracy…

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##SharpieGate: Debunked conspiracy theory leads to scary situation in Arizona

##SharpieGate: Debunked conspiracy theory leads to scary situation in Arizona

“##SharpieGate: Debunked conspiracy theory leads to scary situation in Arizona” Trump supporters are protesting the Arizona election count due to an online conspiracy known as #SharpieGate. Image: Courtney Pedroza/Getty Images Donald Trump’s supporters are spreading a conspiracy theory involving Sharpies in an attempt to stop votes for Joe Biden from being counted. As the Democratic…

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#Trump campaign prematurely claims victory in Pennsylvania, forcing Twitter and Facebook to take action

#Trump campaign prematurely claims victory in Pennsylvania, forcing Twitter and Facebook to take action

“#Trump campaign prematurely claims victory in Pennsylvania, forcing Twitter and Facebook to take action” The Trump campaign continues to spread misinformation about the 2020 presidential election results on social media. Image: MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images With the latest results from Tuesday’s election handing some big wins to Joe Biden, the Trump campaign decided to…

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#Twitter continues to label Trump’s misinformation about vote count

#Twitter continues to label Trump’s misinformation about vote count

“#Twitter continues to label Trump’s misinformation about vote count” Twitter is still applying warning labels to President Trump’s election result misinformation. Image: Omar Marques/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The 2020 U.S. presidential election is still too close to call. With the results still out in key states like Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona, Georgia, and Nevada,…

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#Internet Archive rolls out fact-checking on archived webpages

#Internet Archive rolls out fact-checking on archived webpages

“#Internet Archive rolls out fact-checking on archived webpages” The Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine will now annotate certain archived pages with fact-checks. Image: Internet Archive Even the Wayback Machine is getting into now. In a on its website, the Internet Archive announced it was rolling out fact-checking annotations on certain webpages archives by its Wayback Machine….

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