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The Associated Press reports: In a rare move, the Pentagon strongly pushed back Thursday against misinformation spread on social media that falsely suggests U.S. troops have been authorized to use force against American citizens during the election. The misinformation — spread online by former Trump administration national security adviser Michael Flynn and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., among others — suggests …

“I worked hard to get the SAVE Act introduced. Chip Roy and Mike Lee introduced it and then I kept badgering Speaker Johnson and then he embraced it and went to Mar-A-Lago, got the president, they endorsed it.  “So now people are aware of the threat of noncitizen voting and the same is true for the overseas voting.  It is …

Media Matters reports: North Carolina Republican gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson spoke on the Trump-backed “ReAwaken America” tour, where he compared fighting the news media to battling Nazis at Normandy Beach. His speech was well-received by Trump ally and ReAwaken America co-organizer Mike Flynn, who asked the audience to donate to Robinson’s campaign. Robinson’s rhetoric echoes that of former President Donald …

The Washington Post reports: Matthew Metro didn’t recognize the face that popped up on his cellphone screen when he clicked a link that a friend texted him last week. But after hitting play on the online video, he was dismayed by what he saw. “My name is Matthew Metro,” said the man in the video, who went on to describe …

Media Matters reports: Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo is set to speak at a conference this weekend with Christiane Northrup, a health misinformer who has repeatedly promoted pro-Nazi and antisemitic material. The 2024 “Back to Basics Conference: Summit on Family, Food and Healthcare” will be held in Waltham, Massachusetts, on October 19. The event will also feature Mary Holland — …

“They want to make pedophiles basically a type of protected class. I don’t mean that in the legal sense of the word, I just mean, you know, protecting pedophile rights or whatever the heck they’re going after. “All of the weird transgender stuff that they’re doing and then you have the, these, the Diddy case, the Epstein list, and everybody …

Media Matters reports: The California Republican Party has been backing the state Assembly campaign of Denise Aguilar Mendez, a commentator who has a history of pushing far-right conspiracy theories. Aguilar shared a bizarre and antisemitic conspiracy theory essentially claiming that the power grid was turned off in parts of California in 2019 not to prevent fires but to stop the …

The New York Times reports: Of all the conspiracy theories and disinformation that have circulated, meteorologists say one falsehood that has especially gotten out of hand is the claim that the government is creating or controlling the storms. Forecasters have been harassed for either failing to promote these claims or for disseminating accurate information that counters them. Matthew Cappucci, a …

Newsweek reports: Patrick Byrne, ex-CEO of Overstock and an ally to former President Donald Trump, has reportedly moved to Dubai after alleging that he learned the government of Venezuela has a $25 million bounty on him, according to court documents. His support for Trump has cost him legal troubles, including a $1.7 billion lawsuit leveled by the Dominion voting machine …

Media Matters reports: Eric Trump recently appeared on the streaming podcast of Julie Green, a “prophet” who issues fantastical and bizarre prophecies supporting former President Donald Trump. During the appearance, Green told Trump’s son that she “heard from the Lord” that “your dad is God’s David,” “your dad is God’s anointed,” and “God is protecting your dad.” Eric Trump replied: …

The New York Times reports: He says he is skeptical that the F.B.I. will “get to the bottom” of the first attempted assassination against Mr. Trump — and even if they do, he declares, “I don’t believe that they would give us the truth.” He has repeatedly raised the possibility that the shooter who tried to assassinate Mr. Trump in …

The Associated Press reports: A rural Colorado county courthouse beefed up security Friday after threats were made against staff and a judge who sentenced former county clerk Tina Peters to nearly nine years behind bars and admonished her for her role in a data breach scheme catalyzed by the lie that the 2020 election was stolen from former President Donald …

Mediaite reports: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) weighed in on the deadly hurricane which wreaked havoc in her state of Georgia and across the southern United States on Thursday, suggesting that the hurricane had been controlled. After the Hurricane Helene death toll rose to over 200, Greene wrote in a social media post, “Yes they can control the weather. It’s …

CNBC reports: Tina Peters, a former Colorado county clerk who espoused the false conspiracy theory that former President Donald Trump lost the 2020 election due to ballot fraud, was sentenced Thursday to nine years in prison for crimes related to a breach of voting systems in her county. Peters was immediately taken into custody after Judge Matthew Barrett rejected her …

The Seattle Times reports: A Seattle doctor whose medical license was suspended after she participated in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol was shot and killed after pointing a gun at two people delivering paperwork at her West Seattle home on Tuesday. A 40-year-old man whom police have not identified shot Tamara Towers Parry, 57, multiple times …

The Daily Mail reports: Rob Schneider is drawing backlash for a backhanded tribute to NBA legend Dikembe Mutombo – with the comedian using the former 7-footer’s death to push his anti-vax agenda. Mutombo passed away on Monday at the age of 58 after a long battle with brain cancer – which he went public with back in 2022. But Schneider, …

The Associated Press reports: A federal jury in Texas on Monday rejected voter intimidation allegations against all but one of a group of former President Donald Trump supporters who surrounded a Biden-Harris campaign bus on an interstate days before the 2020 election. Only one of the six Trump supporters who were sued in the civil trial was held responsible by …

The Washington Post reports: The Georgia State Election Board approved a rule Friday requiring counties in the critical presidential battleground to hand-count all ballots this year, potentially upending the November election by delaying reporting of results by weeks if not months. The change was spearheaded by a pro-Trump majority that has enacted a series of changes to the state’s election …

Raleigh’s NBC affiliate reports: The Republican nominee to lead North Carolina’s public schools is attacking her Democratic opponent while accusing gay-rights advocates of promoting pedophilia. State superintendent candidate Michele Morrow targeted her Democratic opponent, Mo Green, on social media Monday for accepting an endorsement from Equality North Carolina, a group that champions the LGBTQ+ community. In a statement, Green’s campaign …

Wired reports: Are you an election denier who’s just not satisfied with the number of conspiracies about Wi-Fi-connected voting machines or reports about floods of illegal immigrants stuffing ballots into drop boxes on TikTok or Instagram? Do you pine for a place to share and learn even more? Want to connect with like-minded election deniers? Well, with just 60 days …