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Sander van der Linden is a Professor of Social Psychology and director of the Cambridge Social Decision-Making Lab at the University of Cambridge. He also leads national consensus reports on the psychology of misinformation and serves on the World Health Organization’s (WHO) infodemic working …
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A New York Times deep dive on James Comer this morning is raising new questions about his record of using far-right conspiracy theories to launch politically motivated attacks on President Biden, while also raising serious concerns about his own credibility. In a six-hour interview with the New …
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False claims about US soldiers stealing aid for earthquake victims reached over a million users on Twitter.Twitter Chinese state media promoted a conspiracy theory about the US stealing aid for earthquake victims. The claim was picked up by Iran and pro-Russia influencers, reaching over a million …
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Vladimir Putin may have wanted to be seen leading with his chin, but the facial feature has fueled speculation about whether his appearance in the Moscow-occupied city of Mariupol was the real deal. “Which one do you think is the real one?” tweeted Ukrainian internal affairs adviser Anton …
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But putting that glaring issue aside, it’s quite entertaining to occasionally jump into the alternative theories of the fringe. From suspicions that King Charles is a vampire (a parasite, certainly, but a vampire?) to the moon landings being a hoax, there’s any number of broadly innocuous …
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Most things you’d need are within an easy walk. Supermarkets, schools, doctors, hardware stores, butchers, bakers, even candlestick makers. And there are excellent bus and light rail connections should you need to venture further afield. In fact, the place is so well-connected taking the car is a …
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A juvenile humpback whale that washed ashore on the Atlantic City beach on Jan. 7, 2023, was rolled up toward the dunes and buried the next day after a necropsy. (Amy S. Rosenberg/The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS) They named the whale Windy. “Windy was a young humpback whale taken in the prime of her …
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A lab leak was once dismissed by many as a conspiracy theory. But the idea is gaining traction, even as evidence builds that the virus emerged from a market. WASHINGTON — In the spring of 2021, with studies of the coronavirus pandemic’s origins going nowhere and the issue embroiled in bitter …
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Charlie Specht The endorsed Republican candidate for Erie County executive says she regrets spreading conspiracy theories about Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin and writing other controversial social media posts. Chrissy Casilio’s posts included comments and replies to other Twitter users about …
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President George W. Bush addresses the nation about U.S. attacks on Iraq from the Oval Office on March 19, 2003. Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images Paul Wolfowitz walked among the tombstones of the Iraq war dead. It was April 9, 2009, and Wolfowitz, the former deputy secretary of defense in the Bush …
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