Tag: misinformation

The PayPal Fiasco Was No Accident

October 10, 2022
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Commentary Over the weekend, PayPal sent out an update to its terms of use or acceptable use policy. It included a shocking addition. It reserved the right to confiscate $2,500 from people’s accounts if they spread “misinformation.” It was a clear announcement of what many already suspected: PayPal has enlisted in the information war. This…

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Live 10:30 AM ET: Trump Declares Return of the Silent Majority; New Censorship Attempt Fails At Launch

October 10, 2022
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Former President Donald Trump declared on Truth Social that “The silent majority is back.” The question of a “silent majority” was raised in both the 2016 and 2020 elections as being essential to a potential Trump victory, under the allegation that censorship and social pressure are keeping his supporters silent. Meanwhile, there’s a large-scale movement…

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LIVE: Trump Declares Return of the Silent Majority; New Censorship Attempt Fails At Launch

October 10, 2022
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Former President Donald Trump declared on Truth Social that “The silent majority is back.” The question of a “silent majority” was raised in both the 2016 and 2020 elections as being essential to a potential Trump victory, under the allegation that censorship and social pressure are keeping his supporters silent. Meanwhile, there’s a large-scale movement…

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Trump Declares Return of the Silent Majority; New Censorship Attempt Fails At Launch

October 10, 2022
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Former President Donald Trump declared on Truth Social that “The silent majority is back.” The question of a “silent majority” was raised in both the 2016 and 2020 elections as being essential to a potential Trump victory, under the allegation that censorship and social pressure are keeping his supporters silent. Meanwhile, there’s a large-scale movement…

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Institutional Corruption and a Pandemic of Misinformation: Previous Proponent for COVID-19 Jabs Calls for Global Stop

October 1, 2022
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In a recent study, Dr. Aseem Malhotra, a leading British cardiologist and previously a proponent for the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines, declared the global pandemic a pandemic of misinformation and called for a global stop of COVID-19 vaccinations. “What has become clear with regard to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines is that we have a…

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The Dystopian Vision of the Health-Information Police

September 27, 2022
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Commentary When Assemblymember Evan Low, the principal author of California Assembly Bill 2098, told the California Senate Committee that his bill was “really straightforward, very straightforward,” many of us in the gallery failed to restrain ourselves from expressing our incredulity. He delivered this statement at the conclusion of a hearing that had lasted over an hour, during…

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Did the Censors Succeed?

September 19, 2022
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Commentary These days I rarely encounter people who disagree that the pandemic policy was a disaster. You can usually get a laugh at a cocktail party when making fun of sanitizer madness, 15 days to flatten the curve, ubiquitous plexiglass, or 6 feet of distance. The school closures are in disrepute, as are the restriction…

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California’s Legislature Votes to Ban All COVID-19 Vaccine Dissent by Doctors

September 7, 2022
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Commentary California’s full-time Legislature has for years now consisted of a Democratic Party super-majority, backed by Democrats in every statewide office. This has emboldened them to enact anything they want with essentially no checks or balances. The recently completed legislative session provided more stunning examples of their excesses. They voted to set wages for fast…

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CDC Gave Facebook Misinformation About COVID-19 Vaccines, Emails Show

September 6, 2022
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) passed misinformation to Facebook as the partners worked to combat misinformation, according to newly released emails, in the most recent example of CDC officials making false or misleading claims. In a June 3 message, a Facebook official said the CDC had helped the company “debunk claims…

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California Lawmakers Pass Bill to Punish Dissenting Doctors for ‘Misinformation’

September 1, 2022
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Legislation that would punish doctors who dissent from the California government’s messaging on COVID-19 has passed the state Legislature. Gov. Gavin Newsom has until Sept. 30 to either veto the bill or sign it into law. The final amendments to Assembly Bill 2098 (AB 2098), authored by Sen. Evan Low (D-Campbell), were passed by a 56-20…

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