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Videos of birds congregating on streets and falling from the sky are going viral on social media. Users are speculating that it could be the sign of an impending environmental catastrophe. So, should we be worried? Why are people worried
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15-minute cities reduce the burden on the environment, so why are they so controversial to Conservatives? There is no greater evidence that candidate selection processes are not working than the increasing regularity in which online conspiracy theories find themselves on
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Conspiracy theories aren’t a new thing, and for as long as they’ve been around they’ve ranged from the benign to the absurd. From the six moon landings being faked to the Earth being flat, or our ruling class being lizards,
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Edmonton and Toronto’s bid to become “15-minute cities” is facing pushback from fringe groups—putting them alongside Oxford, England, in a battle against climate denial, COVID-19 misinformation, and hard-right extremism. McMansion developer Christopher Saccoccia, aka Chris Sky, an anti-mask, anti-lockdown COVID
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Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email TikTok has threatened to remove users who spread misinformation about Nicola Bulley after the social media app was
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Carla Francome campaigns for better cycling routes in Haringey, North London, where she moved a few years ago in search of a community—“an area where I could make friends that would go to the park with me on a Saturday,”
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Reports of a pipe bomb being discovered near a train track have prompted conspiracy theories that the incident was somehow linked to recent train derailments, such as the one on the border between Ohio and Pennsylvania that led to a
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Of late, there has been plenty of talk about the idea of 15-minute cities. But who knew that if you walk to your local shop to pick up milk, or take your children for a run to the local park,
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Politicians, celebrities, and other influencers originate only a small percentage of new misinformation, but have a drastic impact on amplifying it.
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Whether you like to admit it or not, we are all susceptible to manipulation and misinformation, especially online, where bad actors often try to take advantage of the brain’s limited ability to discern fact from fiction in a fast-moving social
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