In the weeks before and after the 2020 US election, Facebook content from far-right sources of news and misinformation received more engagement than other sources elsewhere on the political spectrum, …
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Roque Planas contributed reporting. The message popped up on Katya Brock’s phone just after 10 a.m. one morning in September: “Do the right thing and kill yourself already.” She was …
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Outside of that ploy, Mackey tried to influence the election in other ways. At one point, he had more than 58,000 followers on Twitter, and the MIT Media Lab found …
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US Capitol siege: Two men, including organiser of far-right extremist group ‘Proud Boys’, arrested in Florida – World News , Firstpost
Joseph Biggs, a self-styled organiser for the ‘Proud Boys’, was arrested in central Florida and is facing charges of obstructing an official proceeding before Congress, entering a restricted area on …
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US Army removes two National Guard members with ties to far-right groups from Joe Biden’s presidential inauguration – World News , Firstpost
An Army official and a US intelligence official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, however, did not say what fringe group the National Guard members belonged to or what unit …
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — War-like imagery has begun spreading in Republican circles after the attack on the U.S. Capitol by a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters, with some elected …
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Authorities in Washington, D.C., and state capitals around the nation are battening down the hatches in anticipation of President Donald Trump’s departure from ― and President-elect Joe Biden’s arrival to …
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Lucy Lawless Condemns Former Xena Costar Kevin Sorbo for Spreading Far-Right Conspiracy Theory
Xena: Warrior Princess star Lucy Lawless is speaking out against her former costar Kevin Sorbo after he endorsed an unfounded far-right conspiracy theory on Twitter. Sorbo, an outspoken supporter of …
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OFFENBACH, Germany — At the height of Europe’s migrant crisis, a bearded man in sweatpants walked into a police station. His pockets were empty except for an old cellphone and …