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In a polarized and fractured society, the truth can be a subjective thing. In this panel, Rolling Stone Washington, D.C. Bureau Chief Andy Kroll talks to Vice journalist Anna Merlan (Republic of Lies), writer and producer Billy Ray (The Comey Rule), PBS News Hour White House Correspondent Yamiche …
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From ancient history to present day, there have always been foolish things that people have believed based on fantasy: “The world is flat. If you go sailing to the horizon you will sail right over the edge.” “Smoking cigarettes is good for you. It helps with digestion and makes you alert.” “COVID …
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From ancient history to present day, there have always been foolish things that people have believed based on fantasy: “The world is flat. If you go sailing to the horizon you will sail right over the edge.” “Smoking cigarettes is good for you. It helps with digestion and makes you alert.” “COVID …
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People who are antagonistic, exploitative and generally disagreeable are more likely to believe in conspiracy theories, according to recent study from a UO researcher. Cameron Kay, a doctoral candidate in the Department of Psychology, found that people who possess personality traits known as the …
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Aug 23, 2021 28 Min read time Conspiracy theories like QAnon are ultimately a social problem rather than a cognitive one. We should blame politics, not the faulty reasoning of individuals. QAnon proponent Jacob Chansley speaks to a crowd of Trump supporters on November 5, 2020. Image: AP …
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A resident holds an empty water hose during an attempt to extinguish forest fires approaching the village of Pefki in Evia, Greece’s second largest island, on Aug. 8. ANGELOS TZORTZINIS/AFP via Getty Images ATHENS—You can still just about smell the fires that have strafed Greece for more than a …
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The claim: The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan is a ‘false flag’ staged for political gain On Aug.16, hundreds of Afghan civilians swarmed an Air Force C-17 cargo plane after it landed at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. Before military officials could unload the aircraft, security …
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A Thursday night news brief on Fox News contained a remarkable claim — that the network doesn’t have enough information to determine what motivated a man spouting right-wing conspiracy theories to shut down a significant portion of Washington, DC, around the Library of Congress by claiming to have …
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Ciattarelli Spreads Baseless Anti-Mask Conspiracy Theories at Toms River Board of Education Meeting GOP Extremist Candidate Attacks Commonsense Public Health Measures, Echos Radical Republicans like DeSantis TRENTON, NJ — Echoing fellow radical Republicans like Ron DeSantis who are putting …
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Have you noticed that for many years NASA shows that astronauts take a space walk? Now, what is the purpose of this? When this is shown on TV no one questions it. If not such illusion of a space walk was done, no one would question it – they would still believe in all the other nonsense of billions …
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