Digital misinformation about the death in custody of George Floyd and the ensuing week-long protests against police brutality is now running rampant in the US.
who stand together in opposition to proponents of the far-right. The movement does not have a leader or governing body, a formal membership process, or a unified ideology.claims by US President Donald Trump that the Antifa movement was behind the looting and property damageMeanwhile, Twitter has said it is also"actively investigating" the #dcblackout hashtag after online accounts pushed false and misleading tweets during a night of unrest in Washington DC.
Alex Engler, a fellow at the Brookings Institution who specialises in artificial intelligence and policy, said he calculated upwards of 30,000 retweets of false or misleading content shared under the #dcblackout hashtag. Officers pepper spray a protester while pushing him back during a demonstration in Washington DC over the death of George Floyd.
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