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Not The Word Does the word “coronavirus” mean “heart attack virus” in Latin? No, that’s not true: A translation shown in a video circulating on social media relied on the intentional misspelling of the word, which triggered Google Translate glitches. The claim appeared in a video published on …
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Jonathan P. Baird lives in Wilmot. Most stories about the increase in antisemitism now focus on events like Donald Trump’s infamous Mar-a-Lago dinner with Kanye West and Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes. I certainly would not underestimate Ye’s influence but I would look to other places in explaining …
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This weekend, Paris marked her friend (and Britney’s longtime agent) Cade Hudson’s birthday with a series of images. One of the pictures, with Britney in the middle, elicited a series of comments claiming that she was digitally edited into the photo. This comes amid a new wave of online concerns …
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A depiction of a scene in Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland. Famed French novelist Paul Bourget said: “There are conditions of blindness so voluntary that they become complicity.” Blindness is not only physical. It is also a state of mind. Many among us do not realise even a tenth of our true …
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In his new book Fake Believe Dylan Reeve unpicks how a celebrity chef-turned-wellness-influencer fell down the Covid conspiracy rabbit-hole. Pete Evans was a familiar face to many as one of the hosts of the Australian cooking reality show My Kitchen Rules. Since the mid-90s Evans had been a chef …
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As thousands of angry supporters of then-President Donald Trump swarmed the U.S. Capitol two years ago today, the scene was one of chaos. But among that crowd were members of well-known extremist groups, some of whom had been planning their moves in the insurrection for months. They included …
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Existed Before Did the Central Intelligence Agency come up with the term “conspiracy theorist” to discredit the views of those casting doubts on the results of the official investigation into the 1963 assassination of John F. Kennedy? No, that’s not true: Archival materials show that the term was …
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Simulation Did Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft and philanthropist, “announce” when and where the next pandemic will take place? No, that’s not true: A video circulating on social media reused audiovisual material labeled as fictitious. The clip summarized a hypothetical scenario that was a part …
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Photo Illustration by Erin O’Flynn/The Daily Beast/Getty Images Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest and collapsed after making a tackle during a Monday Night Football game versus the Cincinnati Bengals. While most saw a tragedy, anti-vaxxers saw opportunity. As of this …
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TikTok conspiracy theorists say that the ‘15-minute city agenda’ is an attempt to usher in ‘climate lockdowns’ – supporters say it can help save a dying planet 3January 2023 It’s no secret that radical action is required if we want to meet our climate targets on schedule, and reach net zero global …
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