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In summer 2019, a new Facebook user named Carol Smith signed up for the platform, describing herself as a politically conservative mother from Wilmington, North Carolina. Smith’s account indicated an interest in politics, parenting and Christianity and followed a few of her favorite brands, …
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Bill Gates did it. No, wait, 5G did. These are the types of conspiratorial COVID origin stories that got Cynthia Wang wondering: How did these theories become so abundant? And why does this matter to you, as a leader? Conspiracy theories have a powerful psychological allure in times of great …
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$27 MILLION is not chump change. $27 million could make a real difference in providing New Hampshire the resources to increase vaccination rates and end the COVID pandemic. Republicans on the Executive Council and the Joint Fiscal Committee have delayed and now blocked New Hampshire’s acceptance of …
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Introduction The vaccination campaign against COVID-19 was launched in December 2020 in the Czech Republic, with only half of the population willing to get vaccinated a month later (National Pandemic Alarm, 2021). Vaccination plays a major role in stopping the pandemics, while the cognitive, …
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Penn Libraries held a virtual workshop titled “Conspiracy Theory and Political Culture, Past and Present” on Tuesday. Credit: Derek Wong Penn Libraries held a virtual workshop on Tuesday discussing parallels between the spread of conspiracy theory in Dreyfus-era France and the present day United …
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At the 1992 US Republican convention, the paleoconservative pundit and presidential candidate Pat Buchanan introduced the world to the idea that politics had become a “culture war” between progressives and conservatives. Campaigns for environmentalism, abortion and LGBT rights weren’t just about …
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Conspiracy theories grow silently embedded in popular culture and frivolous entertainment but are much more dangerous than many still believe. The recent riots in Italy, all inspired by the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol, demonstrate the necessity to swiftly act to prevent their further spread …
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(WVUE) – A woman on a plane brings along her own microphone and shouts COVID conspiracy theories to other passengers mid-flight, as reported by TMZ. In the video, she goes on rambling and announces her beliefs to try to catch everyone’s attention. One point she brags about she’s not bad to look at …
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The U.S. is locked in what could very well be considered a civil war of information. Every political faction seems to be locked in an echo chamber, and confidence in once-trusted institutions has been all but eroded. What worries me more than conspiracy theories and misinformation is the knee-jerk …
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I. The opening battle In business schools, there’s a little parable that gets spun about the indomitable genius of American scientists and … car tires. Right after America surrendered the Philippines in 1942, the victorious Japanese halted exports of natural rubber to the United States. No rubber …
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