Why New York’s Election Debacle Is Likely to Fuel Conspiracy Theories

July 6, 2021 2020 election

Archived 5 years ago from The New York Times
Why New York’s Election Debacle Is Likely to Fuel Conspiracy Theories

It has been one week since the New York City Board of Elections botched the release of preliminary ranked-choice tabulations from the city’s mayoral race, counting 135,000 dummy ballots that employees had used to test a computer system and then failed to delete. It was a stunning display of …

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July 6, 2021 5g, illuminati

Archived 5 years ago from The London School of Economics and Political Science
Why do people believe in conspiracy theories?

Man in dark tunnel Xpics from Pixabay Conspiracy theories fomented by political division and a global pandemic have gained traction in the public consciousness in the last couple of years. For some people these ideas are just fun and entertaining, but for others their interest in them becomes much …

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July 6, 2021 5g, illuminati

Archived 5 years ago from The London School of Economics and Political Science
Why do people believe in conspiracy theories? Tue 6 Jul

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July 5, 2021 covid19

Archived 5 years ago from Xinhua
Australian virologist threatened by extreme conspiracy theorist – Xinhua | English.news.cn

Video PlayerClose SYDNEY, July 6 (Xinhua) — Australian virologist Danielle Anderson was threatened by some extreme conspiracy theorists because of her remarks that refuted the lab-leaking theory of the coronavirus, according to local media. Anderson, who has extensive experience in bat-borne virus …

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July 2, 2021

Archived 5 years ago from The Times
UK Column: Covid conspiracy theories run wild on the channel for lockdown sceptics

Stirring music plays as images of Boris Johnson, President Xi and a laboratory appear on screen. Two news presenters sit at a desk with papers in front of them while a ticker tape scrolls below. At first glance the slick production looks like the work of Sky News or the BBC but this is not a …

The Back Road: What a tangled web we weave

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July 2, 2021 5g, qanon

Archived 5 years ago from The Island Now
The Back Road: What a tangled web we weave

Andrew Malekoff Do you remember conspiracy theories from your growing-up years? Two noteworthy ones I recall revolved around who shot JFK and the purported “death” of Paul McCartney. The JFK debate continues unabated and can be followed today on podcasts featuring “unsolved mysteries.” The 1963 …

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July 2, 2021 fauci, marjorie taylor greene

Archived 5 years ago from Forbes
GOP Rep. Gosar Promotes More Jan. 6 Conspiracy Theories In Campaign Email

Topline The campaign of Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) on Friday sent out an email to supporters promoting multiple conspiracy theories about the January 6 attack on the Capitol, further solidifying his reputation as one of Congress’ most prolific downplayers of the attack. Reps. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) …

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July 2, 2021

Archived 5 years ago from No More Fake News
Pandemics are staged on Television

Network: the last great film about The News by Jon Rappoport July 2, 2021 (To join our email list, click here.) When a new epidemic is launched and promoted, despite the lack of good science and good evidence, it is jacked up on television screens. Images begin to flow: An emergency medical vehicle …

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July 2, 2021 china, deep state

Archived 5 years ago from The Topeka Capital-Journal
Conspiracy theories only propagate when people aren’t willing or able to search for the truth

You know better. The world is, most of the time, exactly as it appears. There are no giant secrets, no great conspiracies. There are good people and bad people, honest folks and thieves, and most of us try to muddle through day to day. Yet over the past half-decade, encouraged by an ex-president …

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July 2, 2021 5g, 9/11, antivax, big tech, bill gates, covid19, david icke, george soros, israel, roswell

Archived 5 years ago from Project Syndicate
On Liberty, Conspiracy, and Vaccination by Hugo Drochon

PARIS – Although countries like Israel, the United Kingdom, and the United States have done particularly well getting COVID-19 vaccines into arms as fast as possible, vaccine hesitancy remains a serious hurdle. In the US, it has already derailed President Joe Biden’s goal of administering at least …

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