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Democrats Push for State Gun Limits After Electoral Win, Mass Shooting
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/democrats-push-for-state-gun-limits-after-electoral-win-mass-shooting-c89b6e99 In this article it displays these concepts because it is democrats going back and forth about what they believe is right when it comes to gun violence. Therefore no changes are happening in the government to help the out of control gun issue in America. Republicans on one hand are saying they don't see…
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Hispanicmom’s Twitter Repost
https://twitter.com/hispanicmom/status/1379795921530130434 This source discredits George Floyd's death by blaming it on a fentanyl overdose, which is also a conspiracy theory. It also discredits and polarizes Democrats by claiming they "manipulate and exploit" people.
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Bedford Republicans Twitter Comment
https://twitter.com/BedfordGOP/status/1774272558629613837 This post is clearly biased. It discredits Democrats by saying they do not care about the public, which is also false. This post also falls under polarization, as it is generalizing both Democrats and immigrants by blaming the harms of fentanyl on them.
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The Gun Violence Archive is using disinformation to push a false narrative about school shootings & gun violence
https://www.reddit.com/r/gunpolitics/comments/19e66fe/the_gun_violence_archive_is_using_disinformation/ This source shows immunity to evidence because they choose to nitpick instead of look at all of the times the GVA got gun violence statistics correct. I’d argue nefarious intent because they are telling people what they want to hear to get them unfairly angry about a problem that while it does exist, does…
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Twitter coment
This user is talking about how climate change is not real when there is much evidence that would suggest otherwise.
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THE MATHEMATICS OF THE INFINITE FLAT EARTH
May 16, 2016, by John Davis https://theflatearthsociety.org/home/index.php/blog/infinite-flat-earth-mathematics The entire article attempts to use "math" to explain how the gravity of the earth proves that it is flat. When, in reality, they are just using pseudoscience that doesn't actually make sense to try to explain their point of view. They just want to use whatever numbers…
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BEYONCE Stomach Folding Video Ignites Pregnancy Controversy
https://www.tmz.com/2011/10/11/beyonce-stomach-video-fake-pregnancy-pregnant-jay-z-australian-talk-show-fold-in-bump-coverup-rumors-collapses-inward/ It shows parts of a video interview Beyonce was in that may cause suspicion of her being pregnant. People were spreading rumors about her covering something up, like using a surrogate instead of carrying the child herself.
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Anti- vaccine activism
Guess, Andy; Aslett, Kevin; Tucker, Joshua; Bonneau, Richard; Nagler, Jonathan (2021). "Cracking Open the News Feed: Exploring What U.S. Facebook Users See and Share with Large-Scale Platform Data". Journal of Quantitative Description: Digital Media. 1. doi:10.51685/jqd.2021.006. ISSN 2673-8813. S2CID 236598470. Archived from the original on 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2022-08-31 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-vaccine_activism Anti-vaccine activism is organized activity designed…
as well as the impact it has had on public health, especially in recent times. It also discusses the efforts to counter anti-vaccine activism and misinformation. Overall, its various forms and tactics, The theme of the article on anti-vaccine activism is the organized and often misguided resistance to vaccination, the theme revolves around the challenges posed by anti-vaccine movements to public health and the importance of addressing vaccine hesitancy with accurate information and education., which can lead to vaccine hesitancy and the spread of misinformation or disinformation about vaccines. The article explores the historical origins of this activismSubmitted by:
