The 2016 Trump campaign tried to suppress black votes

I assume they’re doing it again.

Analysis: What we know about efforts by Trump’s 2016 campaign to suppress black votes https://t.co/4MdpEZ8WuK
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 29, 2020

Cambridge Analytica database identified Black voters as ripe for “deterrence,” British broadcaster says https://t.co/iH21M6toxO
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) September 29, 2020

Channel 4 in Britain is now distributing its film which shows, in detail, how Donald Trump and Russian intelligence worked to keep Black Americans from voting.

A historic scandal – and an act of war. https://t.co/fe0tQhxEdq
— Eric Garland (@ericgarland) September 28, 2020

BREAKING: UK’s Channel 4 has obtained a huge data leak from Trump’s 2016 campaign. The leak reveals personal data of almost 200 million voters used by Trump’s campaign, which manipulated algorithms to deter millions of Black Americans from voting. pic.twitter.com/eT7ssKFiQC
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) September 28, 2020

NEW: Over 3 million Black voters in key states were identified by Trump’s 2016 campaign as people they had to persuade to stay at home on Election Day to help him reach the White Househttps://t.co/x4FrxdE3rG
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) September 28, 2020

In 2016, the Trump campaign targeted over 650k Black Floridians to suppress their vote. They collected Facebook posts, personality traits, and credit card purchases all to manipulate voters.

Their campaign strategy matches their candidate: vile & racist.https://t.co/T1AfZxPFOG
— Swing Left (@swingleft) October 22, 2020

Potential election-related violence and unrest

I think we’ll see a lot more of this as we get closer to the election. Neither side will accept a loss and Trump is telling his cult that it’s rigged if he loses. It appears that Biden will win the popular vote. I don’t think Trump is trying to anymore. However a second consecutive election with a different outcome in the popular vote and Electoral College could be very damaging to public faith in the elections.

Cities, states and businesses are bracing for election unrest in the US if the outcome of the election is unclear https://t.co/hmt06qmlaT
— CNN (@CNN) October 1, 2020

New research shows an upswing in the past few months in the number of Americans — both Democrats and Republicans — who said they think violence would be justified if their side loses the upcoming presidential election https://t.co/F9jJnSur1U
— POLITICO (@politico) October 1, 2020

President Donald Trump's growing call for an "army" of supporters to "monitor" voting has raised concerns about voter intimidation and suppression of minority groups.https://t.co/ugX5lxEbwh
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) October 14, 2020

Justice Dept., FBI planning for the possibility of Election Day violence, voting disruptions https://t.co/RsNQ5qtfMy
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) October 2, 2020

From the end of this article: 'But what concerns officials the most is how Trump might exploit a delay in counting mail ballots.' Is this burying the lede? "Trump is making the 2020 election a recipe for chaos. How Philly is preparing." https://t.co/MKSRmOcgbL via @phillyinquirer
— Ned Foley (@Nedfoley) October 12, 2020

Republicans and others endorse Biden

I don’t think this matters. The Trump cult will say they are part of the deep state.

President Richard Nixon's former pastor, a lifelong Republican, to launch "Pro-life Evangelicals for Biden" on Friday https://t.co/omfTvrJPHK
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) October 1, 2020

NEWS on @Morning_Joe: Retired General Stanley McChrystal, former head of US & International forces in Afghanistan, endorses Joe Biden for President
— Michael Del Moro (@MikeDelMoro) October 1, 2020

The ranks of Biden Republicans are growing!

This is the 8th former GOP governor to endorse Biden (and 2nd RNC chairman!) along with 5 former senators, more than two dozen former House members—and 7 members of George W Bush’s Cabinet.

See @PostOpinions: https://t.co/h5rOfW4RZP https://t.co/S8jqXxBOM8
— Max Boot (@MaxBoot) October 1, 2020

NEW: Marc Racicot, the former MT governor & RNC chair, tells us why he decided to go public for Biden.

“It gnawed at my conscience,” he said, adding of Trump: “I’ve concluded that he’s dangerous to the existence of the republic as we know it.”https://t.co/dV967BScrV
— Jonathan Martin (@jmartNYT) October 1, 2020

I count 6 members of George W. Bush's Cabinet who have now endorsed Biden: 5 Republicans – Ridge, Whitman, Powell, Gutierrez, Veneman – plus Norman Mineta

Missing anyone?
— Alex Burns (@alexburnsNYT) September 27, 2020

"Elizabeth Neumann wrestled with the decision for weeks…But the former Department of Homeland Security official…decided it was worth the risk to speak out against Trump…'People need to understand how dangerous a moment we are in.'”https://t.co/bwCgqhzAzj
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) September 26, 2020

If you need something to cheer you up this weekend: more ex-Trump officials are going to speak out against the President — and in favor of repairing our republic.
— Miles Taylor (@MilesTaylorUSA) September 26, 2020

"Now is the moment of truth for current and former Trump administration officials debating whether they, too, should step forward and join the chorus of Republican voices trying to persuade on-the-fence voters to help deny Trump a second term…" https://t.co/TOZ2JMjQ71
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) September 26, 2020

When Trump’s senior military advisor endorses Joe Biden – along with 500 other former national security and military officials it’s a big deal. As in unprecedented. https://t.co/foes8NVCSE
— John Avlon (@JohnAvlon) September 25, 2020

Ex-Trump administration officials all seem to agree on one thing: Their former boss is a walking disaster. https://t.co/Ao9PH2utUT via @Yahoo
— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) September 25, 2020

UPDATE: Trump's former Coast Guard chief tells POLITICO why he's endorsing Joe Biden and says that under this administration, he's seen an insurgency against the Constitutionhttps://t.co/ELShMsRaxB @laraseligman @politico
— Dave Brown (@dave_brown24) September 24, 2020

A group of 489 former national security leaders, including Paul Selva, a retired four-star general and the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under President Trump, have endorsed Joe Biden. https://t.co/Qp17CQ1l0u
— Axios (@axios) September 24, 2020

24 winners of the Turing Award, sometimes called the Nobel Prize of computing, endorse Biden. They cite Trump's anti-immigrant policies that are keeping out students, scientists, inventors.
First time Turing Award laureates have endorsed a candidatehttps://t.co/UWLJGw6xFM
— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) September 20, 2020

JUST IN: More than 50 GOP former national security officials endorse Biden https://t.co/GANF3HbXsl pic.twitter.com/0qeuLJ6TyB
— The Hill (@thehill) October 1, 2020

BREAKING: On @Morning_Joe, Gen. McChrystal endorses Joe Biden for president.

"I'm looking for a president that is a humble enough to understand that they are a servant."

"I can trust Joe Biden." https://t.co/MiwRW54Yix
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) October 1, 2020

Stanley McChrystal, who was fired in part for his criticism of Biden in the infamous 2010 Rolling Stone piece, endorses him just now on @Morning_Joe
— Sam Stein (@samstein) October 1, 2020

27 Prominent Republicans, Including Jeff Flake, Announce They’ll Endorse Joe Biden https://t.co/SXW8g1Nxtq
— Dr Phill Ladd (@Roadie4) October 1, 2020

It's false that Biden does not have "any" law enforcement support. Here is a…Fox News article: https://t.co/XpKkj9xi8A
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) September 30, 2020

More than 200 retired generals and admirals endorse Biden for president in a letter published Thursday. https://t.co/T9nEQjE7dg
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) September 28, 2020

81 Nobel Prize winners endorsed Joe Biden for president in an open letter on Wednesday, citing the former vice president's "willingness to listen to experts" and his "deep appreciation for using science to find solutions." https://t.co/onsVyWfaNV #BeRUTHLESS
— Tomthunkit™ (@TomthunkitsMind) September 29, 2020

The Post editorial board endorses Joe Biden for president. ⁦@PostOpinions ⁩ https://t.co/cldcbs514y
— Karen Tumulty (@ktumulty) September 28, 2020

Here’s how the Biden campaign responded when a racist fanatic decided to endorse him. It’s not hard to meaningfully denounce people when you mean it — and it’s pretty transparent when you don’t mean it. https://t.co/jo4Tr45BJJ
— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) October 1, 2020

Trump’s lies about voter fraud

NEW from me: I spent 5 months investigating how Trump and Republicans are sowing disinformation and creating panic about supposedly widespread voter fraud. Reporting included 100+ interviews with key players, review of 1000s of pages of records 4 @NYTmag https://t.co/ewJ2HRYvEZ
— jimrutenberg (@jimrutenberg) September 30, 2020

The Trump cult believes his lie that he will protect people with pre-existing conditions

A new report finds many Trump voters are certain he'd protect people with preexisting conditions. In other words, his health care stance is so awful that his voters simply don't believe he holds it. In 2012, something similar happened with Romney's plans:https://t.co/cE6DxNNnzZ
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) October 1, 2020

Republican voter suppression in Texas

One drop box for almost 5 million people! This is blatant voter suppression.

Editorial board of ⁦@HoustonChron⁩ says it straight: Governor Abbott’s closure of ballot drop-off locations is voter suppression. Plain and simple. https://t.co/xvsqRgzBHy
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) October 3, 2020

Voting rights advocates sue to block Texas governor’s order limiting counties to one ballot drop-off location https://t.co/YB4GcIeJVz
— Eugene Scott (@Eugene_Scott) October 2, 2020

Texas Democrats are planning to take Gov. Greg Abbott to federal court over his controversial move to shutter locations across the state where voters can drop off their mail-in ballots to be counted for the general election https://t.co/rfq8gE2wB4
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) October 1, 2020

Harris County clerk: “To force hundreds of thousands of seniors and voters with disabilities to use a single drop-off location in a county that stretches nearly 2,000 square miles is prejudicial and dangerous.” https://t.co/d7GHcvhLh3
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) October 1, 2020

Why?

—>> Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has issued a proclamation limiting drop-off locations for mail-in ballots to one per county.

The move significantly affects Harris County, the state's largest county by population, one of the largest in the country, and a Democratic stronghold.
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) October 1, 2020

How GOP voter suppression works in Texas

-you can vote with gun permit but not student ID

-no online voter registration

-must be deputized to register voters

-voters under 65 can’t use fear of covid to vote by mail

-only 1 place to drop ballots off in huge Dem counties
— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) October 1, 2020

Heres how we overcome this latest voter suppression bullshit: we call Texas voters tonight and ask them to make a plan to vote during Early Voting (12 days away). We cannot allow Abbott to deter, deny or defeat us. Sign up here and lets do the work to win: https://t.co/mpDxpOfSBb https://t.co/bWXh871YJ2
— Beto O'Rourke (@BetoORourke) October 1, 2020

WaPo: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has issued a proclamation limiting each of the state's counties to only one mail-in ballot drop-off location for the November election.

Texas Democrats immediately criticized Abbott's move as "a blatant voter suppression tactic."
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 1, 2020

NEW: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott limits election drop boxes to one per county. He says the move was made to enhance ballot security, but critics warn it could severely limit access for many voters https://t.co/JIg0lsVYJ4
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) October 1, 2020

The particular game here is that Texas has 254 counties, most of which are tiny. But also five counties with populations of over one million.

So the one drop-off point per county rule delivers a huge advantage to residents of those small rural counties. https://t.co/rA5hQoBuH9
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) October 1, 2020

To put this in perspective:
Washington DC:
68 square miles
700,000 residents
Dozens of ballot drop-off boxes

Harris County, Texas
1,777 square miles
4.7 million residents
1 ballot drop-off location https://t.co/LAbAeBMLbv
— Aman Batheja (@amanbatheja) October 1, 2020

BREAKING: In what will surely spark a Texas election controversy, Gov Greg Abbott is ordering counties to only operate one mail-in ballot drop-off location. Harris County had opened nearly a dozen drop sites in a county that's larger than Rhode Island. More details to come..
— ed lavandera (@edlavaCNN) October 1, 2020

This is Republican voter suppression at high level. You would think a governor who is disabled might show a little sensitivity to making voting more accessible to all Texans.Why are Republicans afraid of more people voting? @GregAbbott_TX https://t.co/QIwhzdwEyI
— stuart stevens (@stuartpstevens) October 1, 2020

This is voter suppression in action, a conscious effort to make it much harder to vote in urban areas — which are more Black, Hispanic & Democratic — than in rural areas. It’s blatant discrimination, made easier by a a right-wing Supreme Court’s gutting of the Voting Rights Act. https://t.co/CIj2hmN3nt
— EJ Dionne (@EJDionne) October 1, 2020

For those of you not from Texas, Harris County includes Houston, and has more people than 24 states. It will have one drop box. https://t.co/IdnDihT38v
— Paul Begala (@PaulBegala) October 1, 2020

"This has President Trump written all over it with the Governor changing the rules with 33 days until the most important election of our lifetime to make it harder to vote," says Clay Jenkins. https://t.co/pjNd0Ji5LN
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) October 2, 2020

Trump won’t renounce the Proud Boys

He didn’t during the debate and gave a half-hearted attempt today after he was widely criticized. Trump is a white supremacist and he doesn’t want to alienate his cult.

NEW—

Doral confab featured Proud Boys leader

Two weeks after @realdonaldtrump told the hate group to "stand by," its head praised the president before his customers.https://t.co/5fIGHoPzkC
— 1100 Pennsylvania (@1100Penn) October 13, 2020

NEW: Trump tried to walk back his refusal to outright condemn a far right facist group during his debate with Biden, but the inflammatory moment was far from the first time the president failed to denounce white supremacists or advanced racist ideas https://t.co/7WSUIg1Sj6
— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) September 30, 2020

Over and over, Trump has made clear that he doesn't care about the threat white supremacy poses to the country, and that isn't going to change.https://t.co/hxp1FBuusY
— Philip Bump (@pbump) September 30, 2020

Proud Boys leader Joe Biggs saw Trump’s remarks at last night's debate as permission to “fuck” up the group’s foes.

On no planet is this good.https://t.co/Gw8tBmTHt3
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) September 30, 2020

Trump to reporters at the White House today: "I don’t know who the Proud Boys are" He added: "Whoever they are they have to stand down. Let law enforcement do their work…Antifa is a real problem because the problem is on the left" via @dsupervilleap
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) September 30, 2020

I think Trump is lying, I think he knows who the Proud Boys are.

The idea that this genie gets put back in the bottle is quite something, but this will be what his aides point to for the Tim Scotts who say he needed to clarify https://t.co/wxdcgsbqwP
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) September 30, 2020

NEW with @ChristopherJM: The Proud Boys got a bunch of new followers after Trump said to "stand by." Some of the Telegram channels we monitor saw an influx of 600-700 people.

More:https://t.co/T4t3lzTy1y
— Jane Lytvynenko (@JaneLytv) September 30, 2020

Trump tries to backtrack on his remark about the Proud Boys, but the far-right group is already celebrating his comments @elspethreeve reports pic.twitter.com/8nN6KUVuNn
— The Lead CNN (@TheLeadCNN) September 30, 2020

“This is the best recruiting tool that they could have ever asked for,” @oneunderscore__ says of the Proud Boys, discussing Pres. Trump’s debate callout of the far-right extremist group. “They’ve made t-shirts that say ‘stand back and stand by.'”https://t.co/o4voSfFvnj
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) September 30, 2020

"Just so you understand, I don't know anything about David Duke, OK? I don't know anything about what you're even talking about with white supremacy or white supremacists." — Trump, February 2016 https://t.co/zp3r0oFWlK
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) September 30, 2020

Breaking: Trump says he does not know who the Proud Boys are, but they should stand down and let law enforcement do its work. (This is a shift in language from last night.) pic.twitter.com/7G1cyHbMuO
— Jeff Mason (@jeffmason1) September 30, 2020

This is the group that Trump is waiting to deploy.

It also is amazing to me that Trump is using hypothetical scenarios and boogeymen to scare white people into voting people and black people face tangible, real threats all the time. If anyone should be scared, it’s us. https://t.co/EpNfyT3BGx
— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) September 30, 2020

Within 60 minutes the neofascist White Supremacist Proud Boys — a biker gang without the bikes — had new shoulder patches designed with Trump’s words “Stand Back and Stand By.” Just as Trump intended.
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) September 30, 2020

I think this is the bottom line here https://t.co/Pt8q2v6llv
— josie duffy rice (is on leave) (@jduffyrice) September 30, 2020

President Trump hesitated to condemn white supremacists during repeated questioning during the debate, telling the far-right Proud Boys group to "stand back and stand by."

Here's the background:
https://t.co/dKF54aEPxK #Debates2020 pic.twitter.com/QdjFADGKKZ
— PolitiFact (@PolitiFact) September 30, 2020

Donald Trump has a loooooooong history of refusing to condemn white supremacist and hate groupshttps://t.co/Ib4ZgVatJJ pic.twitter.com/rM3X6Sw2ZI
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) September 30, 2020

Proud Boys celebrate Trump’s ‘stand by’ remark about them at the debate. – The New York Times https://t.co/zJ3U3Zo1eG
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) September 30, 2020

Trump is now their leader. Wow. https://t.co/WPW2xueyz5
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) September 30, 2020

CNN anchor Jake Tapper booted Trump’s campaign communications director Tim Murtaugh after the Trump flack continued to deflect when pressed on the president’s refusal to condemn white supremacists https://t.co/UWz6HvtNid
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) September 30, 2020

It appears that Gavin McInnes, founder of the Proud Boys, is here at Walter Reed Medical Center— supporters on site starting chanting “Gavin! Gavin!” as he arrived. Trump’s shoutout to the group during the debate bolstered the Proud Boys: https://t.co/gGx7QdtCQM pic.twitter.com/vtamSSPQzR
— DJ Judd (@DJJudd) October 3, 2020

Lindsey Graham photographed with leader of white nationalist group Proud Boys https://t.co/Hl5CfxGzUd via @Yahoo
— Don Winslow (@donwinslow) October 3, 2020

TV networks gave Trump 2 billion dollars in free airtime in 2016

I don’t see how this year is any different. I blame the media for helping Trump spread his lies and bigotry.

TV networks gave Trump TWO BILLION DOLLARS in free airtime during the 2016 election precisely because he would say the insane nonsense like he said at the debate.

They created the monster for ratings assuming he would lose to Hillary, only to end up assisting his victory. pic.twitter.com/SEv6032We1
— Josh Jordan (@NumbersMuncher) September 30, 2020

Facebook helps people spread lies and conspiracy theories

They don’t do enough to stop this.

New from me: The viral earpiece conspiracy theory was pushed by coordinated Facebook accounts at the same second this morning.

Then Fox News picked it up. Then, the Trump campaign sent it to your phone.https://t.co/rVXf7BRJrL pic.twitter.com/VoN07IuwC6
— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) September 29, 2020

Zuckerberg seems to have put a lot of chips on Trump winning & has not feared to antagonize Democrats (not to mention many of his own employees) in the process. Remember when Sandberg was an icon for Dem women? Seems like another epoch. Their bet may come due if Trump loses https://t.co/qvu1y95dnI
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) September 29, 2020

Nightmare scenario: Facebook's group recommendation function keeps steering people into radical online groups amplifying Trump's claims of a stolen election. A liberal coalition is now calling on Facebook to turn that algorithm off. @paulwaldman1 and me:https://t.co/FFA1xD11QL
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) September 29, 2020

Facebook SAID they would enforce their prohibition on misinformation about voting methods against Trump.

Instead they are doing this.

Which is actually worse than doing nothing, IMO. pic.twitter.com/FVy3FiajLL
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) September 28, 2020

Twitter's approach clearly superior here. https://t.co/DTYXxaTPgv
— Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan) September 28, 2020

it is astounding how low the bar is and how much facebook is botching this https://t.co/603IH6ulHO
— Charlie Warzel (@cwarzel) September 28, 2020

I’m not sure anyone argues the algorithm “favors conservatives.” But perhaps the fact that the algorithm rewards outrage content (often built on dishonest premises) is a problem! https://t.co/Z21B3KZ60q pic.twitter.com/YGUpnw39Vm
— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) September 26, 2020

NEW: Why are right-wing FB pages so popular?

A Facebook exec argues the msg is just more visceral: "Right wing populism is always more engaging…Nation, protection, the other, anger, fear. That was there in the 30s. That's not invented by social media"https://t.co/RpC8sldXsx
— Alex Thompson (@AlxThomp) September 26, 2020

The Russian operation used Facebook to find and recruit authentic, unwitting people to help hype their propaganda, many of them journalists https://t.co/qToaMpPf0p
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) September 25, 2020

smart segment by Donie. Think it shows that this isn't an issue of media literacy, really. don't think it's that he's duped in the traditional sense especially bc he certainly doesn't care if he was. there's something deeper based in identity & constructing reality to preserve it https://t.co/axv6ZjGvY4
— Charlie Warzel (@cwarzel) September 24, 2020

THIS. THIS IS WHY WE FROZE OUR ACCOUNTS! This is why we want Mark Zuckerberg to sit with the civil rights groups who are offering to help fix this crisis! This platform is contributing to the destruction of our democracy. https://t.co/h02OSALERL
— kerry washington (@kerrywashington) September 24, 2020

Facebook is exponentially more important to Donald Trump than Russia and Russia couldn’t boost Donald Trump without unregulated platforms like Facebook.
— Ben Rhodes (@brhodes) September 24, 2020

The top-performing link posts by U.S. Facebook pages in the last 24 hours are from:

1. Franklin Graham
2. Ben Shapiro
3. Ben Shapiro
4. Delish
5. Ben Shapiro
6. Breitbart
7. Dan Bongino
8. Sean Hannity
9. David J. Harris Jr.
10. Donald Trump For President
— Facebook's Top 10 (@FacebooksTop10) September 22, 2020

there's no question that certain kinds of right wing content perform very well on Facebook, but top items on a list != what most people see. sigh. https://t.co/VIXEUpUX1q
— Brendan Nyhan (@BrendanNyhan) September 17, 2020

Spending time in FB election groups, it is all Trump all the time. Will be interesting come Election Day to see how much this reflects either reality or the political capture of Facebook. Increasingly it seems that moderates/ liberals just don’t use it at all ….
— emily bell (@emilybell) September 15, 2020

Yet another devastating story about Facebook. Huge kudos to Sophie Zhang, an employee who turned down $64k severance to tell the truth.

The speed & scale of the damage Facebook is doing to democracies around the world is truly terrifying https://t.co/84UJFulnDQ
— Carole Cadwalladr (@carolecadwalla) September 14, 2020

On Facebook, the community has no fucking standards. None. To pretend otherwise is as much of an offense as the content that the shithole platform tolerates. https://t.co/trLz3fVMZ0
— David Simon (@AoDespair) September 13, 2020

nEUtraL PLatFOrm https://t.co/A7DV9h6a8s
— Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) September 12, 2020

ICYMI: Our analysis found that Facebook magnifies traffic for prominent right-wing news sources https://t.co/rLyi2eIEZl pic.twitter.com/GCqvTFU6Hr
— G. Elliott Morris (@gelliottmorris) September 11, 2020

Facebook announced a sweeping action to block new political ads from appearing on its site in the week before Election Day. But it likely will not be very effective in minimizing voter misinformation. https://t.co/UVpsDP5RSm
— NYT Politics (@nytpolitics) September 6, 2020

Facebook in effect "both sidesing" the behavior of politicians on its platform with this pre-election ban. https://t.co/Vk0KmwfAqE
— Nick Confessore (@nickconfessore) September 3, 2020

Nancy Pelosi's haircut is by far the biggest story on Facebook right now. 13 of the top 25 top-performing link posts on US Facebook in the last 24 hours (and 4 of the top 5) are about it.
— Kevin Roose (@kevinroose) September 2, 2020

Diamond and Silk got tagged as a "repeat offender" by Facebook earlier this year for sharing misinformation. They complained, and someone in Facebook leadership intervened and removed the strikes on their account.

Today, they have the top-performing link post by a U.S. page. https://t.co/Unxl6kdQbq
— Kevin Roose (@kevinroose) September 1, 2020

QAnon conspiracy theories about the debate and other things

Important news: https://t.co/RStAYZHb1o
— Joy JUST VOTE & MASK UP!! Reid 😷) (@JoyAnnReid) October 6, 2020

Update: This page has now been taken down. But there was violent language in the comments that violated the company's existing policy. Unclear why it stayed up so long. https://t.co/LZZoo3KAYg
— Isaac Stanley-Becker (@isaacstanbecker) October 6, 2020

The House passed a bipartisan resolution today that condemns QAnon, the far-right, online conspiracy movement that promotes baseless theories about the U.S. government. https://t.co/nxjK9K20JQ
— Axios (@axios) October 2, 2020

17 Republicans just voted against a resolution to condemn QAnon. We asked them all why. https://t.co/tM95d5BocL
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) October 3, 2020

There has been an explosion of political disinformation ahead of tonight's debate. This garbage can be traced back to QAnon posts and well-known conspiracy theorists. Yet these lies are spreading like crazy on Facebook right now — and are finding a home with right-wing outlets.
— Marshall Cohen (@MarshallCohen) September 29, 2020

Q posted the earpiece conspiracy theory around 11:40 this morning.

QAnon is turning into an aggregator for standard right-wing talking points, part of their new "camouflage" strategy to decouple conspiracy theories from Q.

Hope you all like close-up pictures of a guy's ears. pic.twitter.com/nupZSwpC9Z
— Ben Collins (@oneunderscore__) September 29, 2020

REMINDER: Breitbart is considered by Facebook to be a "trusted news source" and is, therefore, included in the Facebook news tab

Here is a Breitbart article about tonight's debate based on the latest QAnon conspiracy theory

It's been shared 3K times on Facebook in one hour pic.twitter.com/0JyPnkSJYm
— Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) September 29, 2020

An Oklahoma man who repeatedly posted the QAnon-linked slogan #SaveOurChildren on his Facebook page has been charged with murdering his girlfriend’s infant daughter https://t.co/uuDl6YLPPx
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) September 29, 2020

Really interesting post on a QAnon help subreddit by someone whose mom started questioning it after watching the Social Dilemma on Netflix pic.twitter.com/lmUQxJqFTa
— Kevin Roose (@kevinroose) September 28, 2020

The manufacturer of the "taser shields" used a QAnon slogan on their company feed. I feel like I'm seeing everything fold into a common agenda, and it's not a great one. https://t.co/p1kvnS5dnp
— QAA Podcast 🌹 (@QanonAnonymous) September 26, 2020

QAnon is being told all day every day that the great event is coming soon, has already begun, or will happen today. It never happens, and nobody acknowledges that it never happens. They just keep telling you it's about to happen. It must be exhausting. pic.twitter.com/L9QEH5gPgL
— Mike Rothschild (@rothschildmd) September 25, 2020

The terrifying story of how QAnon infiltrated moms' groups https://t.co/QRUSCgkMxq
— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) September 25, 2020

Absolutely wild interview in the last ten mins of this Americast. Erin Cruz, Republican candidate in California, describes Qanon as an "information source", won't disavow, and squirms when asked whether there is "evidence of a satanic cabal of pedophiles"https://t.co/mhkfp1q81p
— PhysicsPodcast.com (@physicspod) September 23, 2020

QAnon's growth mirrors sharp spike in far-right extremist violence in US: Experts https://t.co/rmID4qUPMs pic.twitter.com/Zt0oMItPLB
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) September 23, 2020

The QAnon conspiracy theory "has the best attributes of a multiplatform game, except that it can cause harm in the real world," @pomeranian99 writes https://t.co/SmPOYSfuQ0
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) September 23, 2020

Pro-Trump cable channel One America News is selling custom QAnon emojis, including one that claims JFK Jr. is still alive. https://t.co/v7EhZ00iKD
— Will Sommer (@willsommer) September 23, 2020

The claim: Dr. Anthony Fauci was arrested for COVID-19 conspiracy, as reported by USA TODAY.

Our rating: False https://t.co/tI4HpIdYor
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) September 23, 2020

The GOP's QAnon strategy: NRCC runs attack ads portraying Democrats as protectors of pedophiles: https://t.co/OzoSskWGn9
— Michael Isikoff (@Isikoff) September 23, 2020

in small towns across the country this summer, some police have been getting into qanon. i wrote about it, its obvious harms and how police have a history of getting into conspiracy theories https://t.co/Gjj48c2HFX
— Ali Breland (@alibreland) September 28, 2020

I wrote about how "Save the Children" saved QAnon, by helping it evade bans, creating a new sidequest for hardcore followers, and building an on-ramp for normies and yoga moms. https://t.co/jwI2Sfzv9M
— Kevin Roose (@kevinroose) September 28, 2020

It appears that WWE referee Drake Wuertz and WWE wrestler-turned-mayor of Longwood, Florida, Matt Morgan have been coordinating to raise money for a QAnon-adjacent anti-child trafficking charity on company and city time. https://t.co/tKqKl72FJs
— VICE (@VICE) September 29, 2020

I'm troubled by the candidacy of @BurgessOwens who continues to associate with far-right conspiracy extremists. There should be no place in Utah, or in Congress, for his unethical, divisive leadership. A cross-partisan coalition of Utahns should reject him.https://t.co/AXXBUKkvG8
— Evan McMullin (@EvanMcMullin) September 29, 2020

Another example of QAnon-style language seeping into the GOP: Rush Limbaugh claimed today that Biden is controlled by a shadowy "cabal" pic.twitter.com/roGlrh1Gzt
— Will Sommer (@willsommer) September 29, 2020