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CNN — The Republican nominee for superintendent overseeing North Carolina’s public schools and its $11 billion budget has a history marked by extreme and controversial comments, including sharing baseless conspiracy theories and frequent calls for the execution of prominent Democrats. Michele …
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2024 U.S. ELECTIONS RAPID RESEARCH BLOG We examine the origins, content, and social media spread of a misleading video that connects U.S. border narratives to concerns with election integrity By Mert Can Bayar, Ashlyn B. Aske, Nina Lutz, Joseph S. Schafer, Stephen Prochaska, and Kate StarbirdCenter …
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It started with an official announcement that Catherine, Princess of Wales, had been admitted to the hospital for “planned abdominal surgery,” and an acknowledgement that she “appreciates the interest this statement will generate.”Almost two months later, #KateGate is trending on social media, an …
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Aaron Rodgers released a statement about the Sandy Hook school shooting following a report that he believed in a conspiracy theory about the killing of 20 children and six adults in 2012. (Photo by Kathryn Riley/Getty Images)New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers said Thursday that he believes …
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As Russians head to the polls on March 15 for the presidential election, conspiracy theories are swirling everywhere. In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, we speak to a disinformation expert about the central role these theories play in Vladimir Putin’s Russia. As soon as the death …
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There is a scary amount of contradictory health information online. Scroll through your Instagram feed, and it’s not long until you find – peppered amongst generic quote posts about embracing imperfection and pics from your best mate’s Caribbean holiday – the wild, and sometimes dangerous, opinions …
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Aaron Rodgers, the quarterback for the New York Jets and the potential vice presidential pick of independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., reportedly shared conspiracy theories about the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School that left 20 children dead.CNN reporter Pamela …
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CNN — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has confirmed that among his potential vice-presidential prospects is New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who in private conversations shared deranged conspiracy theories about the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting not being real. …
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Out Of Context Does a video prove Bill Gates suggested destroying agricultural land? No, that’s not true: A convoluted post on social media cut out portions of Gates’ response to a question, changing the context of what he said. The edited clip of Gates speaking at the Economic Club of Washington, …
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There’s nothing unusual about throwing a convention in Las Vegas. But RePlatform Vegas, held at the Horseshoe hotel on the Strip this past weekend, was remarkable in its very premise: the event aimed to gather influencers and brands fixated on the problem of perceived censorship and “cancel …
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