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Jan 04 2021
Fact Check
Trump Repeats Debunked Election Claims in Call With Georgia Official
President Trump, in an hourlong telephone call with Georgia’s Republican secretary of state, repeated a number of false and misleading claims about election results in the state that have been circulating on social media. Here’s a fact check.
WHAT MR. TRUMP SAID: “Then it was stuffed with votes. They weren’t in an official voter box, they were in what looked to be suitcases or trunks,
New York Times (News)Aug 11 2021
Analysis
It Sure Looks Like Marjorie Taylor Greene Is About to Get Permanently Banned From Twitter
Twitter has suspended Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for one week after the first-term representative from Georgia falsely claimed COVID-19 vaccines were “failing” and ineffective at stopping the spread of the virus, violating the company’s rules on spreading COVID misinformation.
This marks Greene’s fourth strike from the platform since she arrived in Congress, an impressive feat built
Mother JonesAug 03 2020
Background
The Internet, Political Polarization, and the 2016 Election
In a postelection interview with the New Yorker, former president Barack Obama opined on the negative effects of social media in the 2016 election, stating that “the capacity to disseminate misinformation, wild conspiracy theories, to paint the opposition in wildly negative light without any rebuttal — that has accelerated in ways that much more sharply polarize the electorate and make it very
Cato InstituteDec 12 2018
News
Conservative Party calls for vote of no confidence to oust Prime Minister Theresa May
Lawmakers in Britain’s Conservative Party on Wednesday triggered a “no confidence” vote against Prime Minister Theresa May, threatening her leadership as she struggles to secure a deal for Britain to leave the European Union.
Washington PostJan 15 2021
News
Arizona GOP Chair Urged Violence at the Capitol. The Mercers Spent $1.5 Million Supporting Her.
THE STORMING OF the U.S. Capitol on January 6 has brought to the fore a host of activists on the extreme right whose violent rhetoric helped to create the conditions for an assault that left five dead. One of the most prominent of those activists is Arizona Republican Party Chair Kelli Ward.
On December 19, Ward fired off a tweet urging President Donald Trump to “cross the Rubicon,”
The InterceptJul 04 2020
News
Frederick Douglass' descendants recite his famous speech about July 4th
(CNN)For the Fourth of July, Frederick Douglass' descendants read excerpts of his famous speech, "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?"
Douglass, an abolitionist who fought for social reform in the 1800s, delivered the speech on July 5, 1852 at an Independence Day celebration, pointing out the hypocrisy in the holiday and in the Founding Fathers' ideals.
On Saturday, five of
CNN DigitalNov 20 2018
News
New Muslim congresswoman will seek to allow religious headwear in the House
Last week, Democrats announced a proposal to end a rule that bans headwear on the House floor. Rep.-elect Ilhan Omar, one of the first two Muslim congresswomen, vocally supported the move on social media this weekend.
CNN DigitalJun 13 2018
News
Trump Kim summit: Pentagon remains 'ironclad' after war games cancelled
The Pentagon has reassured allies of its "ironclad" security commitments, after President Donald Trump cancelled its Korean military exercises.
BBC NewsOct 30 2020
News
Hackers Steal Millions Of Dollars Out From Wisconsin Republican Party In Final Days Of Election: Party Chairman
Hackers have stolen $2.3 million from the Wisconsin Republican Party in the final days of the election as President Donald Trump looks to secure re-election by winning the swing state, according to the party’s chairman.
“The alleged hack was discovered less than two weeks before Election Day, as Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden made their final push to win Wisconsin and its 10
The Daily WireJul 24 2020
Analysis
Why Trump Chose Portland
Violent, reckless federal forces have a friend in the city’s police.
For more than three weeks, federal security forces have been terrorizing protesters in Portland, Oregon. Unidentified agents in unmarked minivans are kidnapping demonstrators without warrants, assaulting journalists, and beating people in the streets. The militarized forces, which have battered crowds with tear gas and
Slate