Sure, there’s some on the left but like political violence, this is mostly a right-wing issue.
Several states run by Democrats are pushing for stiffer rules on the spread of false information, while Republican-run states are pushing for fewer rules. In this deeply polarized era, even the fight for truth breaks along partisan lines. https://t.co/AkSl6ATt20
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 11, 2022
New: Conservative personalities and politicians spent the day before and the day of the Dobbs decision attempting to stoke fears that pro-choice groups would unleash a wave of mass violence. A familiar playbook, ripped off the 2020 “Antifa” disinfo wave. https://t.co/wN4qDsG9ST
— Jared Holt (@jaredlholt) June 25, 2022
As the Russia-Ukraine war rages on, a new report finds that YouTube and Twitter are ignoring requests to take down hate and disinformation targeting Ukrainians. https://t.co/7QBvUww0sS
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 14, 2022
A state of perpetual disbelief: A growing number of people in Western nations have lost faith in democratic governance, science and a free press, turning instead to conspiracy theories, dark plots and secret explanations. https://t.co/7yMEn8NgbJ
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 9, 2022
They even turned on one of their own by spreading lies:
Ray Epps was taped before Jan. 6 urging people to go to the Capitol. Then he became the face of a conspiracy theory by pro-Trump forces that the FBI was behind the riot. Since then, he has been forced to sell his home and his business — and go into hiding. https://t.co/2IQEwLJh0O
— The New York Times (@nytimes) July 14, 2022
Sad! 