Via The New York Times: The added demand for testing due to Omicron and the higher prevalence of breakthrough cases has given purveyors of misinformation an ‘opportune moment’ to exploit, said Kolina Koltai, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Washington‘s Center for an Informed Public who studies online conspiracy theories. The false narratives “support the whole idea of not trusting the infection numbers or trusting the death count,” she said in an interview with Davey Alba of The Times.
Conspiracy theory spreading on social media about Starlink interfering with election results
The Starlink conspiracy theory and the rumors surrounding it resonate with recurrent claims during this and prior election cycles that machines used to cast and tally votes are vulnerable to interference through Internet connections.
