Snopes Debunker - Our Exclusive Report On Sarah Huckabee Sanders Supporters Facebook Group

Exclusive: Foreign, Pro-Trump Facebook Group Recruited Kentucky Moderator ​ Beyond our work debunking memes and hoaxes, we at Snopes are particularly targeting coordinated inauthentic behavior (CIB) this election season. CIB happens when misinformation campaigns are fueled by bad actors with fake accounts, a practice that is thriving on social media platforms everywhere. Our latest investigation is a prime example of this troubling trend.  In examining the legitimacy of a popular Facebook group dedicated to Sarah Huckabee Sanders, we found indications of inauthenticity everywhere. The identities of its administrators, its account information, and its posting activity contain evidence that the group’s intentions are not what they seem.  Learn more about how we determined this, and how other politically motivated Facebook Groups could be doing similar things, by reading our latest report by Snopes’ Operations Editor Jordan Liles.  Read More Fact Checks Did Biden Propose a Ban on Fracking? The Trump campaign has hammered the Democratic candidate on fracking and fossil fuels. But what has Biden actually said? ❌ Mostly False Did Pence Dismiss the Idea of Systemic Racism? During a debate with Sen. Kamala Harris, the vice president made some conflicting statements about systemic racism in America.. ✅ True Did Proud Boys Change Name to ‘Leather Men’? A routine review of content labeled satire. 🎭 Labeled Satire Is Pinkeye a Symptom of COVID-19? Vice President Mike Pence’s eye prompted discussion about whether he was infected with COVID-19 during the lone 2020 vice presidential election debate. ✅ Mostly True Did Kennedy, Nixon Have a Virtual Debate in 1960? Being in the same room is not mandatory to have a meaningful discussion of the issues. ✅ True View Latest Fact Checks We Can’t Do This Without You Make a contribution today and help ensure Snopes.com endures — and grows. $10 $50 $100 $250 View more options News In 25th Amendment Bid, Pelosi Mulls Trump’s Fitness to Serve U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is questioning President Donald Trump's fitness to serve, announcing legislation that would create a commission to allow Congress to intervene under the 25th Amendment. Read More Whitey Ford, 91, Pitcher Who Epitomized Mighty Yankees, Dies Whitey Ford, the street-smart New Yorker who had the best winning percentage of any pitcher in the 20th century and helped the Yankees become baseball’s perennial champions in the 1950s and ’60s, has died. Read More 6 People Charged in Plot to Kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer The FBI quoted one of the accused as saying Whitmer “has no checks and balances at all. She has uncontrolled power right now. All good things must come to an end." Read More ‘So Frustrating’: Doctors and Nurses Battle Virus Skeptics So many doctors and nurses find themselves in a world where the politics of the COVID-19 crisis are complicating treatment efforts, with some people even resisting getting tested. Read More Justices Say Women Can Get Abortion Pill by Mail, for Now The Supreme Court said it would for now continue to allow women to obtain an abortion pill by mail during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More

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