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A man suspected of shooting a petrol station cashier dead in Germany has been connected with coronavirus conspiracy groups and the far right. The 49-year-old man was arrested on Sunday, a day after a 20-year-old clerk was shot in the head with a revolver in Idar-Oberstein, a town in the west of the …
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Watch the CBSN Originals documentary “Conspirituality: How Wellness Became a Gateway for Misinformation” in the video player above. It premieres on CBSN Sunday, Sept. 26, at 8 p.m., 11 p.m. and 2 a.m. ET. Susanna Barkataki, a yoga teacher in Los Angeles, saw it unfold on her social media feed …
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“The memo produced by the Trump campaign shows that, at least internally, the Trump Campaign found there was no evidence to support the conspiracy theories regarding Dominion and Dr. Coomer,” lawyers for the former executive, Eric Coomer, wrote in the filing.
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In his new book, “How to Talk to a Science Denier,” Lee McIntyre examines how the anti-vaccine movement, climate-denial, the flat earth movement and other conspiracies have gained a dangerous foothold in society. He speaks with Michel Martin about what we can do as conspiracy theories gain ground.
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Try to imagine. Shadowy, far-right-wing extremists pushing conspiratorial claptrap are trying to take over the Republican party. Kentucky’s two Republican senators rebuke the peddlers of paranoia and beg the GOP to shun them. These frenzied fanatics are dangerous, warns one senator, because they …
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It’s an uncomfortable thing to admit, but in the countercultural movements where my sympathies lie, people are dropping like flies. Every few days I hear of another acquaintance who has become seriously ill with Covid, after proudly proclaiming the benefits of “natural immunity”, denouncing …
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Wednesday, October 27, 2021 | 8:30AM San Francisco | 11:30AM New York | 4:30PM London Conspiracy theories played a role in the insurrection at the US Capitol in January and continue to fuel resistance, in some circles, to getting vaccinated for Covid-19. It may seem like conspiracy theories are …
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Texas Gov. Abbott has repeatedly referred to the situation at the Southern border as an “invasion.” This language pulls from a white supremacist conspiracy theory that has led to numerous killings. As we welcome Afghan refugees, fear-mongering language instead of policy debate only causes harm. …
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Image Info: Ehimetalor Akhere Unuabona/Unsplash The Spread of Misinformation and Conspiracy Theories (Repeat) September 20, 2021 The prevalence of misinformation and conspiracy theories have become a growing point of concern in the last few years, in light of its clear impact on politics and …
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Facebook post: Says 2010 video clip showing coffins in a field proves “COVID was planned.” PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire Here’s why: A clip from a 2010 episode of the truTV series “Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura” has resurfaced on social media, and it’s being used to claim that COVID-19 …
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