Previous Troubling Reports

A recent mass shooting took place in Twin Falls, Idaho at a fast food restaurant. Almost immediately after the shooting began, misinformation was spread regarding the suspect's status and identity. One man was falsely identified as the shooter on X and Facebook, which caused him and his family distress. Misinformation and mass shootings are becomingly disturbingly more entwined.

A recent migration crises in Spain is the direct result of legal misinformation being peddled among Moroccans on social media. Multiple Facebook groups for Moroccans interested in migrating to Spain were created a week before the mass migration that left over 40 dead. The Facebook groups created false hope with their claims of free shelter and legal protection from the authorities for migrants entering through Cuerta.

Public perception of political figures is routinely mischaracterized by biased sources, this source repeats this trend with Hunter Biden. Biden is most well known for a scandal that centered around leaked nude photos of him in bed with multiple prostitutes smoking crack cocaine. The resulting public backlash from the scandal is constant as noted by Hunter Biden himself, yet this article describes him as an objectively popular figure among Democrats. The article's specific claims regarding 'popular public support' completely lack evidence and imply a false narrative to readers.

Former RNC chair and senate hopeful Michael Whatley has begun a campaign against non partisan media in the face of lowering polls. Whatley began blacklisting media sources after reports of his repeated failure to appear in court for driving offenses drew public backlash. Since then Whatley has derided journalists as purveyors of 'garbage and lies', despite public legal records backing their claims. Whatley's campaign against journalists feeds into misinformative conspiracy theories and public mistrust.

Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett accused EPA administrator Lee Zeldin of receiving donations from Jeffery Epstein based off campaign donation records. She backtracked after realizing that the donor was doctor who simply shared Epstein's last name, but had already caused Zeldin severe representational damage. Misinformation provided by politicians has steadily been rising, and Crockett's Epstein fiasco serves an example of how unwitting politicians can create misinformation through incompetence.

On July 26, 2026, Forbes published a story stating that Morocco is naming a highway after President Trump. The only source for the claim is a video Trump posted to Truth Social the same day. The Moroccan government has not confirmed it, and no independent confirmation existed at the time of publication or since. Snopes reviewed the coverage on July 30 and found that Forbes, Bloomberg, El País, and Hespress English all trace back to the same single source. This is single-source reporting of a government action presented without qualification and qualifies as misinformation due to the poor sourcing and framing.

Racial crime statistics are frequently criticized and used in politically charged arguments, and this article discusses the use and meaning of the racial crime statistics derived phrase 'Black-on-Black crime'. The article quotes right leaning politicians as users of the phrase who share the theme of diverting blame and attention towards 'Black-on-Crime" in response to criticism. Expert sociologist and academy opinions given in the article identify usage of the phrase 'Black-on-Black crime' in political media to be problematic and misinformative because the way it is framed often implies a direct relation between being black and criminal activity.

Aspiring senator Graham Platner has been under intense public scrutiny since his history of sexual misconduct was brought to light by recent allegations. The Democratic party withdrew their support of Platner in the face of verifiable medical evidence brought forth by his victim. In response to this undeniable evidence, Platner's office released a statement blaming "fake news" for attacking Platner once again. This serves as yet another disturbing example of a politician denying blatant misconduct in favor of pushing a false narrative.

Over 30 water systems in Minnesota were hit with cyberattacks. The attacks have not been traced yet, however Iranian cyber attackers have already been traced to many related crimes, and other large infrastructure attacks. Meanwhile there has been no evidence thus far that would lead to the conclusion that Tim Walz is connected to any of these crimes.

Reporting surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic and its aftermath has been extremely inconsistent as discourse surrounding the disease was almost immediately politicized, and has continued to be so long after the pandemic ended. RFK jr. describes the United States response to the pandemic under Fauci as the worst in the world, claiming that the United States suffered the most out of any nation. This claim is easily proven false when you compare the United States economy before and after pandemic disparity with every other nations economic data. While other nations suffered heavy economic losses that continue to slow their growth today the United States rapidly regrew its economy and suffered low casualties relative to other nations.

The ICC's decision to issue an arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu for alleged war crimes has been a subject of controversy since its 2024 issuance date. Despite the fact that the warrant was extensively reviewed and approved by multiple senior ICC judges, this article attempts to paint the warrant as the work of a malicious kangaroo court. The Israeli PM's office and the Trump administration characterize the ICC as a corrupt coalition that has no international legal authority, and describes Netanyahu's arrest warrant as non enforceable and lacking the hard evidence necessary to justify it. In reality, the warrant is based on numerous documented war crimes verified by multi media reports and survivor interviews from affected regions. Additionally, the ICC has the express authority of its members to issue warrants towards non members who commit crimes on their land.

In response to both insulting language from individual bloggers and verified reports being published regarding Kash Patel's unprofessional behavior as Director of the FBI Patel has filed numerous lawsuits ranging from claims of slander and journalistic misconduct. These lawsuits misinform the public through their unverified accusations while threatening journalistic integrity and freedom. This serves as an example of a disturbing trend in which politicians file misinformative lawsuits as retribution against people practicing free speech and major press publications. These lawsuits cause reputational damage, regardless of the truth of their claims and are clear attempts to intimidate those who publicly criticize government officials.