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17 Mar, 10 tweets, 5 min read
A video of President Biden answering a few questions from reporters has set into motion an explosion of old or existing conspiracy theories ranging from "green screen video" to "CGI" to "Biden isn't real" to "Biden is dead" to "Biden body double".
Here are a few examples of the vareity of false claims being made about the video, sometimes by well-known, mainstream, blue tick accounts.
That large, grey microphone is actually further to the right of Biden's hands, not in front of them.

There are multiple videos of the exchange taken from other angles as well as images.

Obviously, there's no green screen or CGI at play.

And, yes, Biden is alive and real...
And here's @W7VOA, the reporter who actually held that microphone 👇
And here are a few more examples how far and wide this obviously false claim has been spreading since last night 👇
And finally, for those who are still wondering what happens to those two mics in the original video, we'd all be better off if we familiarised ourselves more with the concept of optical illusions as well as how and why they happen. bbc.com/future/bespoke…
One last thing, this is by no means the first time false "green screen" or "CGI" claims have been made about videos of US presidents and won't be the last time either.

Remember this video of Trump from October?
Okay. Last tweet, I promise.

This excellent @MickWest video very clearly explains what's going on in the Biden video, how the illusion happens and why it's magnified by social media video compression.

Again, it is an illusion, not CGI or green screen.
Oh, hello...
This one has got so bad even Twitter has had to intervene with an event.
twitter.com/i/events/13725…

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17 Mar
There's a Facebook post allegedly written by the main suspect in Atlanta shootings, in which he calls on Americans to "fight back" against China because they "covered up" Covid.

It's a good idea not to share that post as it's not clear if it's genuine. It could well be a fake.
There are a few things about the profile photo in that post that seem suspicious to say the least.

Also, if someone was quick to screenshot his Facebook profile before it was possibly removed - supposing he did have one - why is that the only screenshot making the rounds?
My colleague Marianna has confirmed the screenshot of a Facebook post about China and Covid attributed to Robert Aaron Long is indeed fake 👇
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16 Mar
According to this report, the HBO documentary about QAnon, made by @CullenHoback, is going to claim Ron Watkins is the current Q.
news.yahoo.com/hbo-qanon-docu…
It's worth mentioning that in this rare interview from December 2020, Ron basically says he knows the identity of Q and would be willing to reveal it.

"Some day I'll probably be called under oath to talk about it and then certainly I'll say..."
buzzsprout.com/1249451/7042393
Also bear in mind that even if this claim is made and is proven to be right, we would still not have an answer for the identity of the person or persons who first began posting as Q on 4chan in October 2017, before Q migrated to 8chan a month later.
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15 Mar
Today marks the second anniversary of the Christchurch shootings.

I've had to watch quite a lot of horrible footage in the years I've been doing this job. To this date, I rank that awful video as the most horrifying piece of content I've ever witnessed.
monitoring.bbc.co.uk/product/c200or…
When I arrived at work that morning, the 8chan thread on which Brenton Tarrant had posted his manifesto and a link to the Facebook live video of his massacre had been removed.

But archived versions of the thread, the video and Tarrant's mainfesto were all over the internet.
I spent the entire day watching the footage and reading the manifesto, which was filled with far-right trolling phrases and numerous 8chan memes.

I read the entire thread, and despaired at how fellow 8chan anons cheered on Tarrant as he carried out the horrific attack.
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14 Mar
Conspiracy theories are spreading about last night's vigil for Sarah Everard.

One false claim is that Patsy Stevenson, whose arrest went viral last night, is a "crisis actor".

QAnon promoter Charlie Ward and a numbe of Covid sceptic channels on Telegram have shared the claim. Image
Different versions of that false claim about Ms Stevenson are now being shared on Twitter and Facebook. ImageImageImage
Another conspiracy spreading on Telegram suggests there might be some shadowy plot by the state involved in the deaths of Captain Sir Tom Moore and Sarah Everard. Image
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6 Mar
An event called "For God & Country Patriot Roundup", scheduled to be held over the Memorial Weekend in Dallas, is basically a QAnon get together.

Keynote speakers are Michael Flynn and Sidney Powell.

QAnon influencers IET and RedPill78 are also on the list of featured speakers. ImageImageImage
Another keynote speaker is Gene Ho, official photograoher of President Trump's 2016 campaign and a QAnon promoter.

JT Wilde, a musician who writes songs in praise of QAnon, is on the event's list of entertainers. ImageImage
According to the three-day event's website, attendees will have the chance to "to hear from some of your favorite Patriots and Digital Soldiers in both keynote speeches and panel forums". Image
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5 Mar
The media did not create the 4 March inauguration conspiracy. We reported it because it was widely promoted by QAnon followers after inauguration day.

When QAnon influencers began pushing back against the idea and told the rank and file not to believe it, we reported that, too.
Here's a snapshot of what QAnon followers were discussing after Biden's inauguration all the way to mid-February.

In fact, some supporters were so hopeful that they issued open threats about "civil war" and "going rogue" if the 4 March theory didn't materialise.
As soon as we noticed the pushback by major influencers, we reported it.

But there's a reason some influencers were among the promoters of the theory after Biden took office, only to reverse course later.

They do not want to see a repeat of the events after the Capitol riots.
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