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Naomi Klein, author, professor, journalist, and contributing editor at The Intercept, has ventured into the far-right “mirror world,” exploring the movements and figures promoting conspiracy theories, misinformation, and its hold on large segments of society. This week on Deconstructed, we bring …
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PART IIThis story was originally published by the Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting. SEDONA—Natural light filtered through New Age tapestries covering skylights at the Ultimate Light Mission community center on the outskirts of Sedona, softening the afternoon sun as the woody fragrance of …
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A prominent Jewish group has denounced a presentation of antisemitic conspiracy theories at the most recent meeting of a Cincinnati-area tea party group.The West Chester Tea Party hosted Harald Zieger, a Miami Township resident, who claimed without evidence that Jewish people control the economy, …
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Morocco continues to struggle from the effects of a 6.8 magnitude earthquake that struck on September 8, killing nearly 3,000 people and injuring thousands more. As rescue efforts continue following the country’s deadliest earthquake in over a century, a viral social media trend has emerged …
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The news: TikTok accidentally blocked searches for “WGA” and “WGA strike,” abbreviations for the Writers Guild of America, while attempting to filter out Qanon conspiracy theories, the company confirmed following a report from Media Matters. As part of its sweep, TikTok blocked the prominent Qanon …
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The first thing I noticed at the latest stop on the ReAwaken America Tour in Las Vegas in mid-August was that the T-shirts are getting nastier. “Size Matters” blared one man’s shirt over enlarged images of bullets of various calibers. “It’s RINO Season,” read another, with an image of Trump …
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Jewish families are gathering to mark Rosh Hashanah (Sep. 15-17), the start of the new year in the Jewish calendar, and fast for Yom Kippur (Sep. 24-25), a day of atonement. Yet the holiest days of the year for those who observe come during a record year for tracking antisemitic incidents, …
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It doesn’t take a majority of voices to seed disinformation, he says. Just 20 per cent of a population circulating material can be enough to get the ideas into the orbits of the majority. They might hear them from family, friends or colleagues and once they’ve heard it, the idea takes root.In the …
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The concept of a “smart city” — one that uses technology to run more efficiently — is nothing new and has been around for about two decades. The cities embrace the use of digital tools, such as networks of sensors and cameras, to help improve traffic flow, public transit and electrical grids. …
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The candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination uses logical leaps and rhetorical devices to create false or misleading messages.When Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the anti-vaccine activist running a long-shot campaign for president, tried to warn about vaccine risks during a podcast interview in …
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