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Here Are All the Trump Sycophants Who Got Banned From Social Media After the Capitol Riot
Last week, Donald Trump riled up a mob of his supporters to storm the U.S. Capitol while members of Congress were voting to certify the results of the 2020 elections — a de facto act of sedition that failed to bring about his fantasised coup and resulted in five deaths.
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GoFundMe Takes Down Campaign That Raised More Than $275,56 to Look for Imaginary Voter Fraud
Tech companies of all shapes and sizes are apparently taking note of what happens when you let rampant misinformation, or conspiracy theories, flourish on your platform and don’t do anything about it. This week, GoFundMe quickly pulled the plug on a popular campaign that had raised more than $US200,000 ($275,560) to investigate unsubstantiated claims of…
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Comedian Sued For Creating Fake ‘Antifa’ Events on Facebook
The mayor of Lafayette, Louisiana has filed a lawsuit against a 28-year-old comedian who created three fake events on Facebook that claimed “antifa” was coming to the town. Police responded to one of the fake events in late August with at least 30 squad cars and heavily armed officers, shutting down a shopping mall and…
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GoFundMe Is Shutting Down Campaigns To Spread Anti-Vaxxer Bullshit
The largest crowdfunding platform says it is banning campaigns raising money to promote falsehoods about vaccinations.