The 54-year-old billionaire popularly known as “Guo Wengui” not only used other names — he was also involved in several efforts alongside former White House advisor Steve Bannon. Federal prosecutors’ announcement on March 15 202
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The Dispatch→ The Sweep: Twitter Bots for Trump
Former President Donald Trump addresses the annual Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Maryland. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)Fake accounts can have real consequences.The post The Sweep: Twitter Bots for Trump appeared firs
The Dispatch→ Trump at CPAC: ‘I Alone Will Never Retreat’
Former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to address the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Saturday in National Harbor, Maryland. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)Plus: Marianne Williamson launches a second presidential campaign,
The Dispatch→ Send In the Clowns
Mike Lindell and Kari Lake pose during CPAC Texas 2022. (Photo by Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket/Getty Images)CPAC is what you’d expect—with one curious exception.The post Send In the Clowns appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Get In, Loser. We’re Going Losing.
Former President Donald Trump embraces Kari Lake at a campaign rally in October 2022. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)Do populists want to win? The post Get In, Loser. We’re Going Losing. appeared first on The Dispatch.
Snopes→ Did a CPAC Banner Say, ‘We Are All Domestic Terrorists’?
Another banner at the same conservative conference warned, " You'reNext: The Rise of the Democrat Gulag."
Truth or Fiction?→ CPAC ‘We Are All Domestic Terrorists’ Digital Banner
In early August 2022, memes and tweets highlighted a purported banner displayed at the Conservative Political Action Conference, reading “We Are All Domestic Terrorists”: Maga has "Civil War" trending. I guess that cpac bann
Snopes→ Pupil Propoganda? Yes, ‘Propaganda’ Was Misspelled on CPAC Stage
Articles about embarrassing typos will undoubtedly contain at least one embarrasing typo.
Truth or Fiction?→ Anti-Vaccine Disinformation Campaign Echoes ‘Doctor’s Plot’ Rhetoric
An ongoing medical disinformation campaign took a sharp turn in July 2021, when right-wing commentators and politicians pivoted to direct attacks against continued efforts by the Biden administration to get more Americans vaccinated against COVID-19. T
Snopes→ Did Wayne LaPierre Say There Should Be ‘No Guns in Schools, Period’?
A quote attributed to Wayne LaPierre of the NRA is abbreviated in a slightly misleading fashion.
Snopes→ ‘Pro-Trump’ Russian Flags Confiscated at CPAC
Small Russian Federation flags with 'Trump' imprinted on them were distributed on the CPAC floor by anti-Trump pranksters, but were rounded up quickly by staffers.