"The war in Ukraine is totally fake because there's no footage of it anywhere. I'm very smart and see right through things."
Exhibit 2.0
"The war in Ukraine is totally fake because a partially destroyed apartment block in Kyiv cannot be repaired 11 months after Russian troops retreated from the city. I'm very smart and see right through things."
Look at the engagement these utterly ludicrous tweets get. 15,000 retweets and 34,000 likes for thise one.
Stew Peters is a far-right conspiracy theorist and anti-vaxxer who just a few weeks ago was posting about how the NFL's Damar Hamlin was dead and replaced by a body double.
A seal of approval for the "Ukraine war is fake" narrative from none other than former US national security adviser General Michael Flynn.
The widely shared claim that the Iranian regime has committed to executing 15,000 detained protesters is not true. Please stop sharing it. The Iranian regime is horrific, brutal and ruthless as it actually is. There's no need to make up stories.
This is what happens when reputable sources like Newsweek publish stories that lack basic context and facts. Even Candian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tweeted the inaccurate claim.
The Iranian regime is horrible as it actually is. Report the facts on what it's doing.
Here are the facts:
Rights groups estimate 344 protesters, including 52 children, have so far been killed and 15,820 arrested by the Iranian regime.
The regime is well-known for beating up and torturing protesters and political activists in its notorious prisons.
With days to go before #Election2022 I'll be updating this thread with viral false or misleading claims from across the political spectrum about the US midterms vote.
If you see any suspicious claims online, please DM or email me and we'll investigate.
A manipulated video of former President Barack Obama at a recent rally in Michigan has been viewed 2 million times, claiming he was cut off by the crowd's "f*** Joe Biden" chants.
In fact, he was heckled by one individual, and there were no "f*** Joe Biden chants".
A fake image claiming to show Republican campaign pledges to cut Social Security, raise the eligibility age for Medicare and tax veterans has been widely shared.
The real Republican campaign website, dubbed "commitment to America", features no such pledges.
Iranians are marking 40 days since the death of #MahsaAmini today, which sparked ongoing anti-regime protests.
In Mahsa's hometown of Saqez, a young woman without a hijab stands on a car as a huge crowd walks towards Aichi cemetery to visit Mahsa's grave. #مهسا_امینی
A massive crowd of protesters marches towards Mahsa Amini's grave today in her hometown of Saqez, Kurdistan province, to mark 40 days since her death, a landmark in Iranian culture. #مهسا_امینی #MahsaAmini
A sea of people heads towards Aichi cemetery in Saqez, Kurdistan province, to visit the grave of #MahsaAmini, marking 40 days since her death.
The crowd chants "woman, life, freedom". #مهسا_امینی
It's 5am in Iran and yet a sizeable crowd has gathered at Tehran's Imam Khomeini Airport to welcome Elnaz Rekabi, a female climber who competed without a hijab in Seoul and was subsequently censured and forced into an apology by Iranian authorities.
📸 @Hkh_Hossein #مهسا_امینی
The crowd cheers as Elnaz Rekabi, a female climber who competed without a hijab in Seoul and was later censured and forced into an apology by Iranian authorities, arrives at Tehran's Imam Khomeini Airport in the early hours of the morning. #مهسا_امینی
At Tehran's Imam Khomeini Airport, a crowd chants "Elnaz is a heroine" upon the arrival of Elnaz Rekabi, a female climber who competed without a hijab in Seoul and was later censured and forced into an apology by the Iranian authorities. #مهسا_امینی
Holding a rally at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences today, male students chant "woman, life, liberty" and female students respond "man, homeland, prosperity" on day 13 of protests in Iran over the death of #MahsaAmini in police custody. #مهسا_امینی
Mahsa Amini, 22, was arrested by Iran's morality police for so-called "inappropriate hijab". She fell into a coma at a police station and sadly died at a hospital today. Morality police claim she had a "sudden heart attack". Her mother says Mahsa was murdered by the authorities.
Members of the public have started gathering in protest outside the hospital where Mahsa Amini sadly passed away after being detained by morality police.
The video shows the main entrance to Tehran's Kasra Hospital this afternoon (35.739372,51.4147088)