Mehmet Oz's controversial health claims, from the HCG diet to green coffee extract
It was a surprising pick among many surprising picks. This week, President-elect Donald Trump announced his choice to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Dr. Mehmet Oz, who is as famous for the “America’s Doctor” moniker as he is for the number of dubious health claims he’s made from that perch over the years.
Misinformation Watch: Misleading Election ‘Vote Gap’ Theory Goes Viral
Misinformation Watch: Misleading Election ‘Vote Gap’ Theory Goes Viral
Every lie they told you about Trump: A brief overview
The Regime has spent years trying to destroy Donald Trump; expect it to get far worse should he win the election.
Key takeaways
The effort to stop Trump has involved a coordinated campaign by federal bureaucracies, legacy media, and aligned institutions (collectively "the Regime") that began with promoting him as an unelectable candidate in 2016 and evolved into increasingly desperate attempts to prevent his return to power.
Trump's Critics Keep Undermining Their Case by Lying About Stuff He Supposedly Said
It is no secret that Donald Trump hates former Rep. Liz Cheney (R–Wyo.), a leading critic of the former president who joined nine other Republicans in supporting his second impeachment, served as vice chair of the House select committee that investigated the 2021 Capitol riot, and is now campaigning for Vice President Kamala Harris.
Harris campaign, Drudge Report falsely accuse Trump of calling for Liz Cheney’s ‘execution’ by firing squad
The Kamala Harris campaign, the Drudge Report and credulous media outlets seized on Donald Trump’s statement Thursday night that ex-GOP Rep. Liz Cheney was “a radical war hawk” to falsely accuse the Republican nominee of calling for the former lawmaker’s “execution” by firing squad.
“In case you weren’t up past midnight eastern time,” began a Harris campaign press release Friday morning, “Donald Trump sat down with Tucker Carlson in a late-night town hall where he suggested that Republican Liz Cheney should face a firing squad.”
Media Spreads Dangerous Disinformation About Trump Rally
Donald Trump held a racist, fascist, and anti-Semitic rally in Madison Square Garden in New York City on Sunday night, the media say. As proof, they pointed to a 1939 Nazi rally at Madison Square Garden, the participation of Tucker Carlson, who they say hosted a World War II revisionist on his podcast, Elon Musk, who they say permits anti-Semitism on X, and a comedian who joked that Latinos have a lot of children and Puerto Rico has a lot of trash.
What is Department of Defense Directive 5240.01? Pentagon's Military Update
The Pentagon has denied claims running rampant online around an updated Defense Department (DOD) document outlining how military intelligence can be shared with local and federal authorities, after numerous sources claimed the directive opened the door for the use of force against civilians ahead of the U.S. elections.
In rare move, Pentagon denies falsehood about troops allowed to use force during election
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 former presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., among others — suggests that a Defense Department policy revision released in late September was timed to interfere with the Nov. 5 presidential election.
Russia amplified hurricane disinformation to drive Americans apart, researchers find
Russia has helped amplify and spread false and misleading internet claims about recent hurricanes in the United States and the federal government’s response, part of a wider effort by the Kremlin to manipulate America’s political discourse before the presidential election, new research shows.