Why Did A Republican Senate Candidate’s Controversial Website Disappear From The Internet Archive?

The archive of North Carolina candidate Dr. Greg Brannon’s conspiracy website has disappeared. In the past, the Internet Archive has said they remove websites from their archive by request.

A Republican Senate candidate's controversial old website has disappeared from the "Wayback Machine," a service of the Internet Archive, raising questions about what happened to the cached version of the site.

Dr. Greg Brannon, who is running in a crowded primary to take on incumbent Democratic Senator Kay Hagan, once ran a website called "FoundersTruth.org." The website now excluded from the Wayback Machine.

In January, BuzzFeed reported that Brannon's old website, a site he ran as a Tea Party activist in the state, was full of conspiracy theories. The site contained blog posts such as "The op called the Aurora massacre," "Secret Police Murder and Cover-Up in the USA," "TSA Electric Shock Bracelets," "They Really Do Want To Implant Microchips Into Your Brain," Fluoride in water is 'patently unethical and criminal," and "False Flag."

This was the site's homepage on the "Wayback Machine."

This was the site's homepage on the "Wayback Machine."

Via web.archive.org

..and here's one of the conspiracy theory blog posts:

..and here's one of the conspiracy theory blog posts:

Via web.archive.org

What the Wayback Machine now says: "Sorry. This URL has been excluded from the Wayback Machine."

What the Wayback Machine now says: "Sorry. This URL has been excluded from the Wayback Machine."

Via web.archive.org


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