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‘It’s a fucking trap!’ The Great Euro Conspiracy Theory
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Archived 3 years ago from POLITICO Europe
‘It’s a fucking trap!’ The Great Euro Conspiracy Theory

BRUSSELS ― A conspiracy theory is spreading across Europe. It has nothing to do with lizards in human form or the Freemasons or COVID, and there’s every chance you’ve never heard of it. But give it time. You will. It is why Marc Friedrich, a 47-year-old bestselling finance author, is warning about …

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Danny De Gracia: Spreading Lies And Conspiracy Theories About Maui Hurts Us All In The End
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Archived 3 years ago from Honolulu Civil Beat
Danny De Gracia: Spreading Lies And Conspiracy Theories About Maui Hurts Us All In The End

We need to be clear-minded and truth-sensitive to have a functioning democracy. The late local comedian Rap Reiplinger has a skit called “The Aloha Spirit Hotel” where a first-time tourist to Hawaii ends up in the care of a local bellhop. Unfamiliar with Hawaii or the hotel he’s staying at, the …

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The Cocktail Party Contrarian: In Defense of Conspiracy Theorists
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Archived 3 years ago from The New York Sun
The Cocktail Party Contrarian: In Defense of Conspiracy Theorists

When a Danish drug maker, Novo Nordisk, announced recently that its weight loss drug, Wegovy, was demonstrated to reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes by 20 percent, my first reaction was deep skepticism. It seemed quite the coincidence that just as news of damage to the heart in 2.5 …

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Wildfires and extreme weather are driving climate denialism online
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Archived 3 years ago from thelcn.com
Wildfires and extreme weather are driving climate denialism online

When images and video of the tragic blazes in Maui began to filter out across the internet, rumors also started to spread. Across Facebook, TikTok and X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, commentators shared wild speculations that the fires, which have now taken the lives of more than 100 …

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Maui conspiracy theories are spreading on social media. Why this always happens after a disaster
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Archived 3 years ago from CNN
Maui conspiracy theories are spreading on social media. Why this always happens after a disaster

CNN  —  A slew of viral conspiracy videos on social media have made baseless claims that the Maui wildfires were started intentionally as part of a land grab, highlighting how quickly misinformation spreads after a disaster. While the cause of the fires hasn’t been determined, Hawaiian Electric — …

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Naomi Klein on following her ‘doppelganger’ down the conspiracy rabbit hole – and why millions of people have entered an alternative political reality
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Archived 3 years ago from The Guardian
Naomi Klein on following her ‘doppelganger’ down the conspiracy rabbit hole – and why millions of people have entered an alternative political reality

In my defence, it was never my intent to write about it. I did not have time. No one asked me to. And several people strongly cautioned against it. Not now – not with the literal and figurative fires roiling our planet. And certainly not about this.Other Naomi – that is how I refer to her now. This …

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He spread conspiracies about elections. Now he oversees them
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Archived 3 years ago from BBC UK
He spread conspiracies about elections. Now he oversees them

Scott MorganBy Mike WendlingBBC News in IowaA controversy over conspiracy theories that has engulfed a small Iowa county shows the continuing power of Donald Trump’s false claims about election fraud.Like millions of other Americans, David Whipple was enraged by the 2020 election. “The left has …

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No Support for Viral Claim That COVID-19 ‘Lockdowns’ Are Returning This Fall
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Archived 3 years ago from FactCheck.org
No Support for Viral Claim That COVID-19 ‘Lockdowns’ Are Returning This Fall

SciCheck Digest The U.S. is seeing an uptick in COVID-19 cases, so it may be prudent for people to wear masks when out in public and take a few extra precautions. But the government is not planning to implement mask mandates or “lockdowns,” despite claims from the conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. …

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Teens are more likely to fall for online conspiracy theories than adults, new study finds. Here’s what parents can do to help.
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Archived 2 years ago from Yahoo!
Teens are more likely to fall for online conspiracy theories than adults, new study finds. Here’s what parents can do to help.

Conspiracy theories — from COVID misinformation to the disputed existence of Helen Keller — abound online, and according to new research, it’s teenagers who are most likely to be taken in. Ahead, experts explain how a lack of media literacy has warped some teens’ “sense of reality” — and what …

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