
The Road To The Capitol Insurrection Was Paved With MAGA Disinformation
The Women for America First cross-country tour spent the weeks before its Jan. 6 event spreading election lies and, on occasion, calling for violence.

Facebook Said It Would Pause US Ads For Gun Accessories And Military Gear After Complaints
But on Sunday, BuzzFeed News continued to find ads for firearm accessories on the social network, more than 22 hours after Facebook announced its temporary suspension.

Following An Insurrection, Lawmakers And State Attorneys General Are Asking Facebook To Halt Ads Of Military Gear
“Whether through negligence or with full knowledge, Facebook is placing profit ahead of our Nation’s democracy.”

Facebook Has Been Showing Military Gear Ads Next To Insurrection Posts
Earlier this week, Facebook employees warned that military product ads were being advertised against news about DC riots. The company did not act.

Using A Pseudonym, This QAnon Believer Raised $40,000 To Send People To The DC Riot
At least one person whom "Thad Williams" helped send to DC bragged about carrying a firearm to the nation's capital.

This Pro-Trump YouTube Network Sprang Up Just After He Lost
A group of channels connected to the Epoch Times is pumping out hoaxes and lies without identifying their connections to the right-wing newspaper.

The FBI Says There's No Evidence Of Antifa Involvement In The Capitol Mob
Some prominent right-wing figures have tried to push the conspiracy that antifa was behind Wednesday’s violent insurrection at the Capitol.

A Facial Recognition Company Says That Viral Washington Times “Antifa” Story Is False
Matt Gaetz had cited the story in Congress as supposed evidence that antifa was involved in the Capitol assault. But the company says it’s “outright false.”

Apologists For Trump’s Mob Have Tried To Falsely Blame The Coup Attempt On Antifa
Right-wing figures have spread baseless claims that antifa was behind Wednesday’s violent insurrection at the Capitol.

After This Student Died Of COVID-19, He Became The First Person In His Family To Graduate From College
Cody Lyster was one of the youngest people in Colorado to die of the novel coronavirus.

Facebook Says It’s Standing Up Against Apple For Small Businesses. Some Of Its Employees Don’t Believe It.
“It feels like we are trying to justify doing a bad thing by hiding behind people with a sympathetic message."

Fake GOP Leaders Are Selling CBD Oil On Parler
Roughly 50 fake accounts exploited the conservative social network to shill Trump coins, Trump hats, and CBD oil.

After The US Election, Key People Are Leaving Facebook And Torching The Company In Departure Notes
A departing Facebook employee said the social network's failure to act on hate speech “makes it embarrassing to work here.”

Facebook Gets Rich Off Of Ads That Rip Off Its Users
Facebook is on track for record ad revenue this year. That’s partly due to its lax approach to stopping scammers, hackers, and disinformation peddlers who buy ads that rip off and manipulate people, say former and current workers.

The US Government Says Facebook Needs To Sell Instagram And WhatsApp
Forty-eight attorneys general and the Federal Trade Commission filed suit against the company Wednesday.

Ads Inc. Shut Down, But The Tools It Used To Trick People On Facebook Have Lived On
“The quantity of these scams is so huge that it's not possible to check them by human labor.”

Facebook Knows That Adding Labels To Trump’s False Claims Does Little To Stop Their Spread
Internal data shows that labels on President Trump’s posts decrease reshares by about 8%. They still account for some of the most engaging posts on the platform.

Facebook Has A Rule To Stop Calls To Arms. Moderators Didn't Enforce It Ahead Of The Kenosha Shootings.
“What we learned after Kenosha is that Facebook’s call to arms policy didn’t just fail. It was never designed to function properly in the first place.”

As Election Misinformation Spreads On Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg Told Employees That Biden Won
Facebook’s CEO also said Steve Bannon’s comments about beheading government officials did not warrant his complete removal from the platform.

Here’s A Running List Of Debunked Postelection Rumors
Watch out for baseless claims of voter fraud.