MAGA misinformation trump conspiracy theories
CNNEditor’s Note: Watch CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan’s full report in MisinfoNation Part 2: Patriots, Pillows and Paper Ballots on The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper Sunday, August 11, 8pm ET/PT CNN — If I was trying to blend in, it wasn’t working. A surge of alternative social media sites, so-called “free speech” platforms like Trump’s Truth Social and the video streaming platform Rumble have cropped up. A patriot cellular service that bills itself as “America’s only Christian conservative wireless provider.” There is even patriot water named Freedom2O. Its website sells Yeti products inscribed with quips like “This drink ain’t woke.” It’s very possible that if you are reading this you’ve never heard of any of these so-called “free speech” social media platforms. Millions of Americans are now getting their news, information, and misinformation on these platforms – and they are being primed for another “stolen” election if things don’t go Trump’s way.