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‘Are you trying to use this conflict to your own advantage again?’: Creator of COVID tracker, Ukrainian refugee service accused of profiting from stolen work

Redditors say he copied the group's work.

On Apr 13, 2022 by Jacob Seitz

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‘Lmao you never needed this’: Stanford professor ridiculed after claiming he carried ‘papers’ allowing him to work during the pandemic

Even his fellow doctors are mocking him.

On Apr 11, 2022 by Claire Goforth

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Anti-vaxxers will host a simulated ‘grand jury trial’ of Dr. Fauci for 5 days. For $10,000, you can be a ‘VIP juror’

The event will be a who's who of misinformation peddlers.

On Apr 7, 2022 by Claire Goforth

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‘It was too easy’: How a spy from the Ram Ranch resistance infiltrated and seized anti-vax trucker chat rooms

Teagan McLean said it took him five days to take over.

On Feb 14, 2022 by Claire Goforth

A screenshot from a Facebook post that was pushing a conspiracy theory about a COVID crisis actor.

Conspiracy theorists think they caught a COVID crisis actor—they didn’t 

Here's this week's 'One Dumb Conspiracy' newsletter.

On Feb 14, 2022 by Mikael Thalen

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TikToker says her family was kicked out of homeless shelter over positive COVID test, sparking debate

'They definitely should've found some sort of self-isolating place for you to stay.'

On Feb 2, 2022 by Clara Wang

A screenshot of a TikTok spreading a COVID-19 vaccine conspiracy next to a screenshot from the actual video they edited.

Conspiracy theorists think a heavily edited video shows vaccine whistleblower

Here's this week's 'One Dumb Conspiracy' newsletter.

On Jan 24, 2022 by Mikael Thalen

The COVID-19 vaccine being put into a syringe.

Conspiracy blog spreads comedy video as proof that NY Times editor died from booster

Here's this week's 'One Dumb Conspiracy' newsletter.

On Jan 17, 2022 by Mikael Thalen

President Joe Biden giving a COVID-19 briefing on Thursday.

Biden urges social media companies to ‘stop’ COVID misinformation

This isn't the first time Biden has called out social media for COVID misinformation.

On Jan 13, 2022 by Andrew Wyrich

Child being placed in room through window with caption 'I told her I got covid I can't get my kids... look what she did'

‘She probably know he lying’: Viral TikTok of woman sneaking child in through window after dad says he has COVID and can’t take care of them sparks debate

'I told her I got COVID and can't get my kid... look what she did.'

On Jan 13, 2022 by Elizabeth Rose

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‘God’s given us everything we need’: Anti-vaxxer says drinking your own urine cures COVID vaccine side effects

Christopher Key says he drinks his pee, too.

On Jan 10, 2022 by Claire Goforth

A screenshot of a TikTok claiming he had to wear a mask during a Zoom call. In the background, a disposable face mask is seen.

TikTok video fools users into believing company requires masks for Zoom calls

Here's this week's 'One Dumb Conspiracy' newsletter.

On Jan 10, 2022 by Mikael Thalen

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‘I know that Omicron is here’: Viral TikTok shows how Starbucks sold out of medicine ball teas

'More people are getting COVID in my area because the Starbucks near my house has been out of medicine ball teas.'

On Jan 7, 2022 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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‘I told you to stay home and recover sis’: Healthcare worker runs into patient in line at Ross after they tested positive for COVID

'And this is why it will NEVER GO AWAY.'

On Jan 4, 2022 by Alexandra Samuels

Joe Rogan Experience with Dr. Robert Malone

Conservatives think the U.S. is experiencing a ‘mass formation psychosis’ because an anti-vaxxer doctor told Joe Rogan so

One comment he made in the 3-hour interview captured the far-right's fancy.

On Jan 1, 2022 by Claire Goforth