Timeline: Rep. Jim Jordan, a Systematic Disinformation Campaign, and January 6

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Nick Tonckens
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@justinhendrix, Sruthi and I spent hours watching Jim Jordan rant about election fraud so that you don’t have to:

Timeline: Rep. Jim Jordan, a Systematic Disinformation Campaign, and January 6
Jim Jordan's coordinated effort to shape Trump supporters' belief in stolen election and Jan. 6 as "ultimate date of significance" to overturn it.
justsecurity.org
7:27 AM · Aug 23, 2021

https://www.justsecurity.org/77852/timeline-rep-jim-jordan-a-systematic-disinformation-campaign-and-january-6/

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This course of conduct arguably sets Rep. Jordan apart from every other Republican member of Congress who supported the Big Lie, voted to object to the certification of the election, or engaged in other related activities.

Jordan’s impact on broadcast and social media is extraordinary. He is a frequent guest on Fox News, as well as Newsmax and OAN, and advanced false claims about the election on all three networks. Of the 147 Republican members of Congress who opposed the certification of the election, Jordan was “the most prolific Fox guest,” according to an analysis by Media Matters, a non-profit organization that monitors conservative misinformation. He fielded close to 10% of all appearances by those GOP members since January 6. And while Jordan lost nearly 150,000 Twitter followers in a post-January 6 purge of accounts associated with the QAnon conspiracy, the most of any Republican lawmaker, he retains more than 2 million followers. Many of his tweets have been shared more than 10,000 times and liked over 50,000 times.

On or before Jan. 4, President Donald Trump reportedly decided to award Rep. Jordan the Medal of Freedom. On Jan. 11, Jordan received his Medal of Freedom at the White House in a ceremony with no media present.

The following Timeline includes public domain material compiled by groups including Rep. Zoe Lofgren’s (D-CA) staff in its Social Media Review of statements related to January 6, published in March 2021; additional social media research by Advance Democracy, Inc. (ADI), a non-partisan, non-profit organization that conducts public-interest research & investigations; a chronicle of media appearances compiled by Media Matters; and additional research by the authors. If you think we have missed any key information, please notify us by sending an email to [e-mail].

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1. When does Jordan find time to do anything else but chum up the discourse?

It's extraordinary how frequent, widespread, and unrelenting his propaganda efforts are.