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MAGA influencers' Talarico "bombshell" collapses under scrutiny

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3 Oct 11 7:50 PM · 3d ago · 1 post · 1 source · development 3 of 3

The MeidasTouch report on the collapsed Talarico claim is picked up and shared on Mastodon via a news aggregation account.

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Elon MuskElon Musk Amplifier of the claimJames TalaricoJames Talarico Target of the claimMeidasTouch Reporting outlet

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Peak 5 pieces in one hour at Oct 11, 10 PM; 22 pieces over 4 days (8 articles · 1 video · 12 posts · 1 comment) Oct 11, 11 AM — 3 pieces · 3 articles — Newswires 3Oct 11, 12 PM — quietOct 11, 1 PM — quietOct 11, 2 PM — quietOct 11, 3 PM — quietOct 11, 4 PM — 1 piece · 1 article — Google News 1Oct 11, 5 PM — quietOct 11, 6 PM — 1 piece · 1 post — Bluesky 1Oct 11, 7 PM — 4 pieces · 4 posts — Mastodon 3, Bluesky 1Oct 11, 8 PM — quietOct 11, 9 PM — quietOct 11, 10 PM — 5 pieces · 2 articles · 3 posts — Mastodon 4, Newswires 1Oct 11, 11 PM — quietOct 12, 12 AM — quietOct 12, 1 AM — quietOct 12, 2 AM — quietOct 12, 3 AM — quietOct 12, 4 AM — quietOct 12, 5 AM — quietOct 12, 6 AM — quietOct 12, 7 AM — 1 piece · 1 post — Reddit 1Oct 12, 8 AM — quietOct 12, 9 AM — quietOct 12, 10 AM — 1 piece · 1 comment — Reddit 1Oct 12, 11 AM — 1 piece · 1 article — Newswires 1Oct 12, 12 PM — 1 piece · 1 post — Mastodon 1Oct 12, 1 PM — quietOct 12, 2 PM — quietOct 12, 3 PM — quietOct 12, 4 PM — quietOct 12, 5 PM — quietOct 12, 6 PM — quietOct 12, 7 PM — 1 piece · 1 post — Mastodon 1Oct 12, 8 PM — quietOct 12, 9 PM — quietOct 12, 10 PM — quietOct 12, 11 PM — quietOct 13, 12 AM — quietOct 13, 1 AM — 1 piece · 1 post — Mastodon 1Oct 13, 2 AM — quietOct 13, 3 AM — quietOct 13, 4 AM — quietOct 13, 5 AM — quietOct 13, 6 AM — quietOct 13, 7 AM — 1 piece · 1 video — YouTube 1Oct 13, 8 AM — quietOct 13, 9 AM — quietOct 13, 10 AM — quietOct 13, 11 AM — quietOct 13, 12 PM — quietOct 13, 1 PM — quietOct 13, 2 PM — 1 piece · 1 article — Google News 1Oct 13, 3 PM — quietOct 13, 4 PM — quietOct 13, 5 PM — quietOct 13, 6 PM — quietOct 13, 7 PM — quietOct 13, 8 PM — quietOct 13, 9 PM — quietOct 13, 10 PM — quietOct 13, 11 PM — quietYesterday, 12 AM — quietYesterday, 1 AM — quietYesterday, 2 AM — quietYesterday, 3 AM — quietYesterday, 4 AM — quietYesterday, 5 AM — quietYesterday, 6 AM — quietYesterday, 7 AM — quietYesterday, 8 AM — quietYesterday, 9 AM — quietYesterday, 10 AM — quietYesterday, 11 AM — quietYesterday, 12 PM — quietYesterday, 1 PM — quietYesterday, 2 PM — quietYesterday, 3 PM — quietYesterday, 4 PM — quietYesterday, 5 PM — quietYesterday, 6 PM — quietYesterday, 7 PM — quietYesterday, 8 PM — quietYesterday, 9 PM — quietYesterday, 10 PM — quietYesterday, 11 PM — quietToday, 12 AM — quietToday, 1 AM — quietToday, 2 AM — quietToday, 3 AM — quietToday, 4 AM — quietToday, 5 AM — quiet ◂ 1 earlier2–3
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Reported in the same hours no headline names this development itself — these 2 claims were published in its stretch

  1. 2 outlets Conspiracy claim about James Talarico mental breakdown blows up in right-wingers' faces

    first by San Antonio Current, 2d ago · also NBC News

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  2. 2 outlets MAGA’s Talarico Mental Breakdown Conspiracy Implodes—Instantly

    first by Mastodon, 3d ago · also The Bulwark

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  1. CNN
    MAGA conspiracy theory about James Talarico implodes video · YouTube · 1d ago

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