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@Shayan86
Jun 10, 2020 • 14 tweets • 12 min read • Read on X
NEW: This week's Disinformation Watch newsletter covers stories about #GeorgeFloyd protests and #coronavirus. It brings together the work of our anti-disinformation team in @BBCMonitoring, @BBCtrending and @BBCRealityCheck.
Read the online version here: trib.al/ht4UCTC Image
First up is a roundup of some of the most widely shared misleading posts, images and videos in relation to #GeorgeFloyd protests in the US. A fake White House image, an old video reshared without context and rumours that the protests were staged
bbc.co.uk/news/52934672
What's up with all the bricks near protests sites? This piece covers the mystery of viral videos of piles of bricks in different US cities plus conspiracy theories about @georgesoros "funding" the protests and claims of Russian interference
bbc.co.uk/news/52877751
@Facebook removed a number of Justice for George Floyd groups after @BBCNews highlighted some, run by accounts seemingly based in Vietnam and Bangladesh, had posted misleading images, while others had previously focused on coronavirus and 5G conspiracies
bbc.co.uk/news/technolog…
Twitter suspended hundreds of accounts for spreading claims about a Washington DC “blackout”. Thousands of tweets with #DCBlackout claimed communications had been blocked in the city to cripple protests, despite there being no evidence of a blackout
bbc.co.uk/news/technolog…
The BBC's anti-disinformation has found links between coronavirus misinformation and assaults, arsons and deaths. Experts say the potential for indirect harm caused by rumours, conspiracy theories and bad health advice could be much bigger
bbc.co.uk/news/stories-5…
As coronavirus cases spread through African countries, misleading information continues to be shared on social media and online. Here are some of the stories that have been widely shared recently
bbc.co.uk/news/world-afr…
Hundreds of fake or hijacked accounts have been pushing pro-Chinese government messages about coronavirus on @Facebook, @Twitter and @YouTube, a BBC investigation has found. The majority of the accounts, pages and channels have now been removed
bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-tre…
Some accuse @BillGates of leading a class of global elites. Others believe he is leading efforts to depopulate the world. Still more accuse him of making vaccines mandatory, or even attempting to implant microchips into people
bbc.co.uk/news/technolog…
Some 649 posts featuring misleading health advice and conspiracy theories about 5G were reported to Facebook and Twitter, but 90% remained visible afterwards without any warnings attached, according to a report from @CCDHate
bbc.co.uk/news/technolog…
Speculation about a future coronavirus vaccine is ramping up and social media posts from anti-vaccination campaigners are gaining more traction online. The BBC's anti-disinformation team debunks a few recent claims
bbc.co.uk/news/52847648
@Twitter accused @realDonaldTrump of making false claims. It refers to a tweet about Mr Trump’s first defence secretary and follows another confrontation which saw Twitter fact-check two of the president’s tweets and label another as glorifying violence
bbc.co.uk/news/technolog…
This newsletter features reporting from the BBC's @JackAGoodman @FloraCarmichael @mariannaspring @O_Rob1nson @alistaircoleman @BenDoBrown @EtutuJoice @MwaiPetrov @janewakefield @ruskin147 @davemolloy @shrutimenon10 @bluu2k @Wanyuan_Song @lauragzzi
You can subscribe to our newsletter by sending a DM to @alistaircoleman, @O_Rob1nson, @BBCMonitoring or me. Our DMs are open. The next edition of our Disinformation Watch newsletter will be published on 23 June.

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Oct 9
While Elon Musk recommends sending around X posts so people can "learn the truth", here's a thread of viral misinformation on X about Hurricane Milton.

Alex Jones baselessly claims hurricanes Milton and Helene were deliberately started by the US government as "weather weapons". Image
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This post by one of X's most prominent conspiracy theorists, viewed 4.8 million times, suggests without any evidence that Hurricane Milton is a result of geo-engineering. Image
Conspiracy theorist Stew Peters claims Hurricane Milton was pre-planned to directly hit Tampa Bay, in a post viewed 4 million times.

Obviously, Hurricane Milton is not pre-planned. No-one can plan to create hurricanes. Image
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Oct 8
A Russia-based disinformation network run by a former Florida cop has published a new fabricated story on a fake news website called "Seattle Tribune".

It baselessly claims Ukrainain President Zelensky has secretly purchased a Mercedes 770 used by Hitler. It's nonsense. Image
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The story refers to this doctored picture of a Mercedes 770 near the presidential office in Kyiv, posted on Telegram.

But that Telegram channel has never posted the pic, and the Mercedes in it has been lifted from the image on the right. Note the same reflections on both cars. Image
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As is often the case with the network of fake news websites posing as local news outlets run by Moscow-based John Mark Dougan, the "Seattle Tribune" website was set up only five days ago, specifically to post this fake story.

There's no record of such a news outlet in Seattle. https://whois.domaintools.com/seattle-tribune.com
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Sep 3
Thread: A viral story claims Kamala Harris was involved in a 2011 hit-and-run that left a 13-year-old named Alicia Brown paralyzed.

But the story is fake, and is most likely part of a pro-Kremlin disinformation operation run by an ex-Florida cop we've previously reported on.



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The source of the story is an obscure website called KBSF-San Francisco News. The domain was set up on 20 August.

The website has all the hallmarks of a network of AI-powered fake news websites set up by Moscow-based former Florida cop John Mark Dougan.
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The top image of the massive story, which is supposed to show the crash caused by Harris in San Francisco in 2011, was actually taken in Guam.

A simple reverse search shows the image was originally posted in a news story about a January 2018 crash in Mangilao, Guam.
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Jul 30
Immediately after the Southport attack, baseless rumours began spreading online.

The main source of rumours has been a report by an obscure US "news" website that falsely claims the suspect is an "asylum seeker" named "Ali Al-Shakati", who "arrived in the UK by boat last year". Image
Merseyside Police has confirmed that the suspect was born in Cardiff, and has yet to identify the 17-year-old.

The report also adds that the suspect was "on MI6 watch list", despite the fact that it is MI5, not MI6, that deals with domestic counter-terrorism cases.
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https://www.merseyside.police.uk/news/merseyside/news/2024/july/statement-from-chief-constable-serena-kennedy-following-major-incident-in-southport/
The name "Ali Al-Shakati" has since been widely shared online in misleading posts viewed by millions.

Some other outlets, including Russia's RT news channel, have also reported this name, citing the US-based website.
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Jun 28
THREAD: Fact-checking the Trump-Biden CNN debate

Trump said that Biden "inherited no inflation" when he came into office.

Inflation stood at 1.4% in January 2021. It rose significantly during Biden's presidency, hitting a peak of 9.1% in 2022. It was 3.3% in May. Image
Biden claimed he's the only president in the last decade who doesn’t have "any troops dying anywhere in the world".

Three US troops were killed in a drone attack in Jordan in January.

During the Afghanistan withdrawal in 2021, 13 US troops were killed in a suicide attack.
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On abortion, Trump claimed that Biden wants to kill babies "in the ninth month and even after birth".

Killing a newborn is illegal in every US state.

Less than 1% of US abortions happen after 28 weeks, according to @CDCgov data. 93.5% of abortions happen before 13 weeks. https://www.cdc.gov/reproductive-health/data-statistics/abortion-surveillance-findings-reports.html#:~:text=Nearly%20all%20abortions%20in%202021,at%20%E2%89%A521%20weeks'%20gestation.
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Mar 26
Thread: Baltimore Bridge collapse misinformation

Pro-Kremlin influencers claim the captain of the Dali ship is a Ukrainian.

But online records show a Ukrainian man was the Dali's captain from March to July 2016. The ship that hit the bridge reportedly had an all-Indian crew.


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Claims by influencers such as Alex Jones and Andrew Tate that the Baltimore Bridge collapsed due to a "cyber-attack" have been viewed millions of times.

Maryland Governor Wes Moore has said the early investigation points to an accident, with "no evidence of a terrorist attack".

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https://twitter.com/CBSNews/status/1772645740835131473?t=KyGydetZ7nFm_g9xFbly1w&s=19
This video, viewed 1.4 million times, claims to show evidence of pre-installed explosives causing the Baltimore Bridge collapse.

What the video shows is not explosives, but most likely electrical wires catching sparks. Image
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