New from me: A 4chan hoax about Chief Justice John Roberts tricked a presidential elector, went viral on social media, & was amplified in multiple Newsmax segments. mediamatters.org/4chan/viral-4c…
The hoax, which originated from a 4chan post, was copied by a white nationalist's site & later invoked in a speech by a Texas presidential elector. Via that speech, the hoax has earned millions of combined views on Facebook & Twitter. It also wound up trending on Twitter. 
Given its reach, this might be one of the most successful 4chan "insider" hoaxes in a while (at least since QAnon began on 4chan in 2017).
Also, h/t again to @GregoryDavisHNH for catching this.
https://twitter.com/GregoryDavisHNH/status/1339705697433493506
The Epoch Times (which has a history of spreading misinformation) claims it contacted the Supreme Court about the 4chan hoax, which it called a "report," & that a Supreme Court spokesperson was forced to rebut the hoax.
One America News Network's Chanel Rion has now not only pushed the 4chan hoax on air (which she called "reports"), but she asked Rudy Giuliani, Trump's personal lawyer, about it. Giuliani in response to the 4chan hoax called for John Roberts to resign.
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