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As the global pandemic has reminded us with tragic ferocity in recent years, viruses can, despite our best efforts, be enormously destructive and hard to contain – especially as our world has grown ever-more-crowded and interconnected. And sadly, that goes not just for physical viruses like …
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LEILA FADEL, HOST: School districts across the country are trying to make classrooms more inclusive. But misinformation is fueling fears of a hidden agenda, with baseless conspiracy theories being spread online, sometimes with the help of top elected leaders. We get a snapshot of how all this is …
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Earth to the internet! Online conspiracy theorists blasted off Wednesday over supposed “proof” that pop star Katy Perry and her all-female Blue Origin crew “faked” their mission to space earlier this week. Using tin-hat logic, skeptics pointed to landing footage that shows the celebrity space …
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Was the moon landing fake — or are you just really tired? Not getting enough sleep on a consistent basis has been linked to a higher likelihood of believing conspiracy theories in a new study by the University of Nottingham in the UK. The researchers found that people who had suffered from insomnia …
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“If there is one theme this year, it’s hackers against conspiracies,” said Harri Hursti, the co-founder of the Voting Machine Village. “2020 and all the side effects have changed everything here.” It’s a tough battle to fight, and one that offers a taste of the problems that the election security …
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Ahead of Nye County’s planned switch to hand-counting paper ballots, an idea borne from conspiracy theories around mass voting fraud that officials including Nye’s former elections clerk warned is prone to human error, the Nevada Secretary of State is attempting to provide some order to what …
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Journalists have a problem with “conspiracy theories.” I put the phrase in quotes because writers, editors and headline writers have a problem with those consecutive words — “conspiracy theories” — in their writing. It’s not because they are being duped into believing farcical truths about the …
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Voices For Freedom has called on its 100,000 members to make Aotearoa “ungovernable” VFF supporters confirmed as standing for election believe the United Nations wants to ‘’enslave humanity” Candidates told to keep affiliation with VFF under wraps. Victoria University political scientist says …
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New research by University of Miami academics, supported by a U-LINK grant, offers insight into the opinions on conspiracy theories and puts things in perspective. It seems like reports on followers of conspiracy theories are a constant feature in the news. The latest one: Alex Jones, a radio host …
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As monkeypox presents an ever-increasing threat to Americans, predominantly gay and bisexual men, conservative media figures are exploiting the global health emergency to stoke fears of the COVID-19 vaccine and related health measures and to attack queer men. These anti-vax talking points are …
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