Fake news
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| March 2025 |
Litter boxes in schools hoax
Texas representative Stan Gerdes sponsored the Forbidding Unlawful Representation of Roleplaying in Education (FURRIES) Act, aimed at restricting students' animal-related behaviors in schools.
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| March 22 2025 | Attended a four-day Houthi conference in Sanaa, Yemen, meeting Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree and condemning U.S. strikes on Yemen. |
| February 23 2025 | Attended Hassan Nasrallah's funeral in Beirut, Lebanon, and revealed in an interview with Al Mayadeen that he had been living in Moscow for five months, fearing U.S. government retribution. |
| February 11 2025 |
Russian 2022 war censorship laws
European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) rules that Russia's 2022 wartime censorship laws are illegal and violate the right to freedom of expression.
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| January 2025 | Described his MAGA communist movement as supporting 'Anti-Imperialism, Multipolarity, and Orthodox Communism'. |
| January 6 2025 |
Pizzagate conspiracy theory
Edgar Maddison Welch died two days after being shot by police officers during the traffic stop incident.
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| January 4 2025 |
Pizzagate conspiracy theory
Two police officers from Kannapolis, North Carolina pulled over Welch's vehicle during a traffic stop. When attempting to arrest him for a felony probation violation, Welch pulled out a gun and refused to drop it. The officers shot him.
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| 2024 | Denounced the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad, describing it as a 'victory for the US-backed al-Qaeda'. |
| November 23 2024 | Misinformation regulation bill was withdrawn by the government after failing to gain sufficient support in the Senate. |
| October 7 2024 | Launched new political show 'Legitimate Targets with Jackson Hinkle', interviewing representatives from the Houthi movement. |
| September 2024 | A revised bill on misinformation was introduced to parliament and referred to the Senate Communications Legislation Committee. |
| July 2024 | Noted as one of the main social media influencers sharing a fake story about Olena Zelenska, the First Lady of Ukraine, supposedly purchasing a Bugatti. |
| July 2024 | Participated in a Russian-sponsored press briefing at the United Nations, discussing Russian-occupied territories in Ukraine. |
| July 21 2024 | Announced the launch of the American Communist Party (ACP), serving on its Plenary Council, describing it as a reconstitution of the Communist Party USA. |
| March 2024 | Subsequent investigations by Western Morning News and Financial Monthly revealed that the allegations against Papaya Ltd were unfounded, clarifying that the company was conducting routine anti-money laundering inspections. |
| March 2024 | Began posting on Weibo following a collaboration with Guancha and Fudan University's China Institute. |
| February 2024 | Times of Malta published a series of articles alleging money laundering activities and criminal connections by Papaya Ltd, which were later proven to be baseless by British investigative journalists. |
| February 2024 | Appeared on Chris Cuomo's podcast, advocating for cessation of American aid to Israel. |
| January 2024 |
Litter boxes in schools hoax
Oklahoma representative Justin Humphrey introduced legislation to ban students who identify as animals or engage in 'anthropomorphic behavior' from participating in school activities.
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| 2023 |
Litter boxes in schools hoax
The hoax spread internationally to Australia, Britain, and New Zealand, continuing to propagate misinformation about LGBTQ+ student accommodations.
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| 2023 | Hinkle's show The Dive with Jackson Hinkle is banned from Twitch for violating misinformation policies about the war in Ukraine, leading to the show's migration to Rumble. |
| 2023 | Hinkle gains viral attention on X (formerly Twitter) for his posts about the Israel-Hamas war, with some posts being described as disinformation. |
| 2023 |
Fake news in India
Indian media spread widespread disinformation about a padlocked grave in Hyderabad, falsely claiming it was in Pakistan to prevent body rape, which went viral and severely defamed Pakistan.
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| 2023 |
Fake news in India
During the Israel-Hamas war, Indian social media accounts spread pro-Israeli disinformation, including misleading videos about alleged Hamas kidnappings and misrepresentations of conflict events.
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| December 2023 | Called for a boycott of the video game Grand Theft Auto VI, claiming it was linked to Zionism, which Vice disputed as a conspiracy theory. |
| December 2023 | Hinkle and Anna Linnikova reportedly separated after living together in Miami |
| December 2023 | Hinkle relocated to Moscow, Russia, where he currently resides |
| November 2023 | Bloomberg article identified Hinkle as 'known for spreading antisemitic hate speech', with the ADL noting he was one of five key far-right influencers on X whose follower count increased by over 1070%. |
| November 12 2023 | Posted a misleading photo of a woman near a demolished building, claimed to be from Palestine, which was actually from Syria and submitted to the Siena International Photo Awards in 2020. |
| August 2023 | Bloomberg reported that Hinkle requested antisemitic AI-generated images of 'satanic George Soros' using the Midjourney tool. |
| June 2023 | Draft bill on misinformation regulation was released for public consultation. |
| June 2023 | Spoke at the Rage Against the War Machine rally in Washington, D.C., expressing support for Russia's invasion of Ukraine and demanding an end to Western support for Ukraine. |
| June 23 2023 |
Russian 2022 war censorship laws
Yevgeny Prigozhin released a video stating that Russian government justifications for the invasion of Ukraine were based on lies, and accused the Russian Defense Ministry of deceiving society about the reasons for the war.
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| May 27 2023 |
Russian 2022 war censorship laws
Igor Girkin accused Yevgeny Prigozhin of actively violating Russia's war censorship laws by complaining about the Russian high command.
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| March 18 2023 |
Russian 2022 war censorship laws
Federal laws No.57-FZ and No.58-FZ were enacted, further extending censorship laws to cover volunteers and organizations assisting military operations, including military volunteers and mercenaries like Wagner Group, with increased maximum prison terms up to seven years for certain offenses.
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| March 18 2023 |
Russian 2022 war censorship laws
Second expansion of censorship laws to add punishments for discrediting or spreading unreliable information about volunteer groups supporting the Russian Armed Forces.
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| 2022 |
Litter boxes in schools hoax
Multiple prominent politicians and media personalities spread the hoax ahead of the 2022 elections, including Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene, Lauren Boebert, and others like Scott Jensen and Heidi Ganahl.
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| 2022 |
Litter boxes in schools hoax
Republican candidates significantly increased online mentions of the litter boxes in schools hoax during the United States elections, spreading the false claim across various political platforms.
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| 2022 | During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia passes a law prohibiting 'fake news' about the military, with potential imprisonment up to 15 years for violations, leading to mass exodus of international journalists and blocking of non-state news organizations. |
| 2022 | The voluntary code of practice on disinformation was transformed into a strengthened co-regulation scheme, with shared responsibility between regulators and signatory companies. |
| 2022 | Hinkle began advocating for the concept of 'MAGA communism', which subsequently trended on Twitter. |
| 2022 | Hinkle's show The Dive is banned from Twitch for violating misinformation policies related to the war in Ukraine, leading to the show's migration to Rumble. |
| 2022 | Jackson Hinkle became engaged to Miss Russia 2022 Anna Linnikova |
| 2022 |
Fake news in India
The Tamil Nadu Government established a special Social Media Monitoring Centre under the Tamil Nadu Police to monitor and combat the spread of fake news and online misinformation.
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| 2022 |
QAnon
The Anti-Defamation League reported growing overlap between QAnon adherents and sovereign citizens movement.
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| December 2022 |
Russian 2022 war censorship laws
Nikita Yuferev, a deputy of the St. Petersburg Smolninskoye Municipal District, asked Russian authorities to investigate Putin for using the word 'war' to describe Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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| November 2022 |
Litter boxes in schools hoax
School officials from multiple Canadian provinces released statements refuting rumors about litter boxes being provided in schools.
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| October 2022 |
Litter boxes in schools hoax
Renfrew County District School Board and Renfrew County Catholic District School Board in Ontario officially stated they never had litter boxes in their schools, with a school official clarifying that a request for cat litter was denied.
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| October 2022 | Attended Twitchcon with fellow streamer Haz Al-Din, where they filmed themselves harassing attendees and mocking COVID-19 precautions and Ukraine support. |
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