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By Monica Hesse, Evelyn Hockstein Reuters Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is known for her antagonistic politics, especially when it comes to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.). For a truly bizarre two-minute viewing experience, you might click on the latest artifact
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In addition, just because insurrectionists are inept or unsuccessful doesn’t mean they aren’t insurrectionists. Rep. Pat Fallon (R-Tex.) echoed Clyde’s point, asking rhetorically, “Was Jan. 6 an insurrection, or could it be more accurately described as a mob of misfits
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People used to believe the earth was flat. If you walked to the edge you would fall off. Sounds silly today but in the 15th century to challenge this belief was dangerous. Galileo, who has been called the father of
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We’ve all seen crazy conspiracy theories on the internet. And in the last couple of years, baseless conspiracy theories about 5G technology have skyrocketed, despite there being so many other worthwhile topics to be paranoid about. (I mean…have you heard
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RALEIGH — For weeks after the ballots were counted, supporters of the defeated presidential candidate insisted the election had been stolen. Some alleged a shadowy conspiracy to rig vote-counting machines, throwing out just enough legal votes and manufacturing just enough
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Conspiracy beliefs thrive when individuals are under threat (van Prooijen, 2020) and societies are in crisis (van Prooijen & Douglas, 2017). Indeed, during the COVID‐19 pandemic, the salience of conspiracy beliefs in public discourse is high—as are endorsement rates (Freeman et al., 2020).
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A political conference hosted at the Delta Hotel in Allen will feature a slate of prominent conservative speakers, many of whom have aligned with a series of baseless conspiracy theories. The May 13-16 event, dubbed the “Faith and Freedoms Conference,”
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Procedures To test our predictions, we conducted a repeated cross-sectional survey across six-time-points in the United States, covering the period from early February (mild stage of the outbreak: 11 confirmed cases in the U.S.) to late March (severe stage of
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RALEIGH — For weeks after the ballots were counted, supporters of the defeated presidential candidate insisted the election had been stolen. Some alleged a shadowy conspiracy to rig vote-counting machines, throwing out just enough legal votes and manufacturing just enough
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For weeks after the ballots were counted, supporters of the defeated presidential candidate insisted the election had been stolen. Some alleged a shadowy conspiracy to rig vote-counting machines, throwing out just enough legal votes and manufacturing just enough illegal ones
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