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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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In an online meeting with anti-vaccine activists on June 27, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a Democrat running for president, made false claims about vaccine research and its alleged role in causing millions of deaths during the 1918 Spanish flu epidemic. He even suggested that such research could have led …
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“Societies develop social structures, or institutions, that persist because they play a part in helping society survive. If anything adverse happens to one of these institutions or parts, all other parts are affected and the system no longer functions properly.” – Diana Kendall, author of Sociology …
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Delving into the shadowy world of conspiracy theorists, Doppelgänger, Naomi Klein’s upcoming work of non-fiction, details the existential vertigo of being mistaken over and over for another person, a doppelgänger with despicable views and bad hair. Hers is a fellow author and politically …
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The Democratic presidential challenger continues to espouse extreme ideas, but has dialed that messaging back in large public forums.In an online meeting with anti-vaccine activists on June 27, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a Democrat running for president, falsely said there was good evidence that …
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Beijing’s influence campaign using artificial intelligence is a rapid change in tactics, researchers from Microsoft and other organizations say.When wildfires swept across Maui last month with destructive fury, China’s increasingly resourceful information warriors pounced.The disaster was not …
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ProfilesRoss Douthat’s Theories of PersuasionAt a time of distrust and polarization, the conservative Times columnist seeks to bridge the worlds of the Christian right and the secular left.By Isaac ChotinerSeptember 11, 2023To be devout “is to be a bit like a conspiracy theorist,” Douthat has …
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