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Anatomy of a lie: how misinformation is spreading through US midterm campaigns
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. The Guardian UK is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to United States. The first report grouped here was at 15 Oct 2026, 10:00 UTC. The headline in use is “Anatomy of a lie: how misinformation is spreading through US midterm campaigns”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
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Claims that James Talarico suffered a mental health crisis spread across rightwing media, offering a warning about disinformation ahead of the US midterm election Where is James Talarico? The question ricocheted around rightwing echo chambers before metastasising into a conspiracy theory – and a reminder of the persistent danger of…
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- First reported by The Guardian UK
Anatomy of a lie: how misinformation is spreading through US midterm campaigns
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- The Guardian