Conspiracy Theories
Misc-information
News Networks
Current News about TVT
Facts about Misinformation
100
This conspiracy theory draws a connection between the names of certain foods and a high-level pedophilia ring. Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton was rumored to be involved in the ring.
What is Pizzagate?
100
These websites have been developed to help people easily verify information.
What are Fact Checking Websites?
100
American multinational conservative cable news television channel that was launched in 1996 and is based in New York City. It just recently changed its motto to "Standing Up For What's Right."
What is FOX News?
100
8 people were shot in massage businesses around this city, 6 of which were women of Asian descent. The killings have recently brought a wave of attention to violence against Asian-American people.
What is Atlanta?
100
Definition: Information that is false and deliberately used to cause harm to a person, group, organization, or country
What is disinformation?
200
According to this conspiracy theory, a satanic deep state (consisting of establishment politicians) was actively working against Donald Trump while he was President.
What is QAnon?
200
This country is infamous for their recent disinformation campaigns against the US, especially during presidential elections.
What is Russia?
200
This news network was launched in 1980 as the first television channel to provide 24-hour news coverage, and was the first all-news television channel in the United States. This network has a left-leaning bias and the headquarters are located in Atlanta.
What is CNN?
200
49 people were killed and 53 were wounded in a mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in this city on June 12, 2016.
What is Orlando?
200
The leading social media network for news consumption in the U.S.
What is Facebook?
300
This conspiracy theory states that the COVID-19 pandemic was an operation conducted by the deep state in order to gain more power over American citizens.
What is the Plandemic?
300
This website was the birthplace of the QAnon conspiracy theory.
What is 4Chan?
300
This news network is owned by Disney Media Network and its flagship program is the World News Tonight with anchor David Muir. This network has a left-leaning bias.
What is ABC News?
300
This dating app was used to target men for carjacking, robbery, and violence at locations around Dallas in 2019 because of their sexual orientation.
What is Grindr?
300
This bias results from only seeking out and believing information that you want to be true. It is one of the major reasons why people believe misinformation.
What is confirmation bias?
400
This conspiracy theory regarding a top secret CIA operation from 1953 to 1973 in which psychedelic drugs such as LSD were tested on subjects (sometimes unwittingly) to develop mind control techniques. It was proven to be real when the CIA released the information in 1975.
What is MK Ultra?
400
This crucial piece of information that is used to help verify a source is missing from this headline.
What is the author?
400
This News Radio produces hourly newscasts for hundreds of radio stations. It is an American early-morning news broadcast presented on weekdays. The program features late-breaking news stories, national weather forecasts and sports highlights. One program broadcasted by this network is 60 minutes. It has a left-leaning bias.
What is CBS News?
400
In 2017, this social networking app was used in India to spread a rumor using fake videos and false information that a group of strangers were part of a child abduction gang, and encouraged people to take up weapons to defend themselves. As a result, two men were beaten to death with another 7 injured.
What is WhatsApp?
400
This fact-checking site describes itself as “the oldest and largest fact-checking site on the Internet.”
What is Snopes.com?
500
This five letter acronym for a government agency has been thought to research and utilize weather controlling technology.
What is DARPA?
500
The name of this satire news site refers to an ancient Mesopotamian city and an insect.
What is Babylon Bee?
500
This news network was created in 1979 as a nonprofit public service. It primarily focuses on televising US political events and government proceedings "without editing, commentary, or analysis", though it does occasionally cover British, Canadian, and Australian government proceedings. This network is mostly considered fairly neutral in bias.
What is C-Span?
500
This man pleaded guilty to torching three historically Black Louisiana churches over a 10-day span in 2019 and was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison as a result.
Who is Holden Matthews?
500
Definition: Reporting data and facts that are true, but without proper context so that the interpretation is skewed. This term was first used by US Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway in January 2017 to defend Press Secretary Sean Spicer’s claims about the size of Trump’s inauguration crowd.
What are alternative facts?