Thread by @JaneLytv

Hi. I’m monitoring for false and misleading information around the first presidential #debates.

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Ok let's rock n roll.

1. Articles & memes based on the first of these tweets are spreading a torqued narrative on Joe Biden and an inspection of an earpiece.

Stories are posted across socials, esp Facebook. Biden campaign didn't clarify, called q's "ridiculous."

↪️ Narrative abt the ear piece plays into a long-running narrative from Biden's opponents who focus attacks on former VP's mental fitness.

Biden camp. told reporters on a call: It is completely absurd, of course he's not wearing an earpiece, and we never asked for breaks.

2. As Will points out, another false narrative about Biden getting debate questions ahead of time is making rounds.

Note that discussion topics are public and can be found here: debates.org/2020/09/22/mod… It's not some big mystery.

3. Nah. The document Don Jr. tweeted clearly states, in point one:

"The [Intelligence Community] does not know the accuracy of this allegation or the extent to which the Russian intelligence analysis may reflect exaggeration or fabrication."

📰 Here's the rolling post about debate disinformation. Send it to your boomers on Facebook and your zoomers on TikTok and your millennials on Twitter buzzfeednews.com/article/janely…

4. Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani made baseless health claims about Biden. Giuliani falsely said Biden, who has a speech impediment, has dementia and takes Adderall.

5. This is not accurate. It's a falsehood that has been circulating since late August.

Here's CDC data, showing over 7 million cases and over 200,00 deaths: covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tra…

6. Here's a refutation of Trump's claim of Portland Sheriff support during the debate: