Conspiracy theories can’t all be wrong, can they?, by John McGauley

May 22, 2021 2020 election, cdc, china, great reset, roswell

Archived 5 years ago from The Keene Sentinel
Conspiracy theories can’t all be wrong, can they?, by John McGauley

I’ll admit, there’s a little bit of a conspiracy theorist in me. A few years after the assassination of JFK, I began to read some of the many, many books published alleging that there was a grand conspiracy involved in the killing of the president. I even read the 700-page final volume of the …

Conspiracy

May 20, 2021

Archived 5 years ago from Wiley
The Usual Suspects: How psychological motives and thinking styles predict the endorsement of well‐known and COVID‐19 conspiracy beliefs

Research on belief in conspiracy theories identified many predictors but often failed to investigate them together. In the present study, we tested how the most important predictors of beliefs in conspiracy theories explain endorsing COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 conspiracy theories and conspiracy …

Conspiracy

May 19, 2021 5g, antivax, bill gates, china, covid19, deep state, great reset, pizzagate, qanon

Archived 5 years ago from Deccan Herald
A new epidemic is on the rise, across the world: Conspiracy Theories

“It’s not a virus, it’s a tool to use power,” says Monique Lustig in the Netherlands, while in Germany, Hellmuth Mendel argues that “Covid is a story invented by an international financial mafia”. “And what if this was all just a film?” asks Christophe Charret in France. From The Hague to Stuttgart …

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May 19, 2021 5g, antivax, bill gates, covid19, deep state, great reset, pizzagate, qanon

Archived 5 years ago from NDTV
Covid Conspiracy Theories, Drawing Inspiration From US, Take Root In Europe

A demonstrator holds a QAnon flag and a poster during a protest against Covid restrictions in Austria. Paris, France: “It’s not a virus, it’s a tool to use power,” says Monique Lustig in the Netherlands, while in Germany, Hellmuth Mendel argues that “Covid is a story invented by an …

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May 18, 2021

Archived 5 years ago from NPR
Satanist Conspiracy Theories Have New Life These Days But They’re Not New : Consider This

April 19, 1989 – A developer purchased the McMartin Pre-School in Manhattan Beach, Calif., following lawsuits that alleged staff had performed satanic rituals. The case resulted in no convictions. Lacy Atkins/Los Angeles Times via Getty Imag hide caption toggle caption Lacy Atkins/Los Angeles Times …

Covid-19 pandemic was not planned by Rockefeller Foundation

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May 17, 2021 antivax

Archived 5 years ago from Full Fact
Covid-19 pandemic was not planned by Rockefeller Foundation

17 May 2021 What was claimed The Rockefeller Foundation planned the Covid-19 pandemic under the name ‘Operation Lockstep’. Our verdict This is entirely false. ‘Lock Step’ was the name of a scenario planning exercise that examined what might happen in a future pandemic, but differs considerably from …

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May 16, 2021 antivax, bill gates

Archived 5 years ago from San Francisco Chronicle
Opinion: I created the FunVax conspiracy theory. Now I’m trying to kill it

In 2011, I created a story called FunVax. To be more accurate, it was a collaboration between me and a successful Silicon Valley entrepreneur. And rather than a simple story, it was an idea for a mockumentary. In 2004, a scientist named Dean Hamer discovered a gene that predisposes people to become …

Marjorie Taylor Greene’s vapid gender politics

Conspiracy

May 15, 2021 chemtrails, marjorie taylor greene

Archived 5 years ago from The Washington Post
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s vapid gender politics

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 of Rep. Marjorie Taylor …

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May 13, 2021

Archived 5 years ago from The Washington Post
The GOP quickly responds to Cheney’s ouster by … pushing more conspiracy theories

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 committing disorderly …

Conspiracy

May 12, 2021 bill gates, china, covid19

Archived 5 years ago from Georgia Tech News Center
Why Covid Conspiracy Theories Spread: Understanding the Human Behaviors Behind the Pandemic | News Center

Spotlight on Covid-19 research in the School of History and Sociology. We can’t stop Covid-19 from spreading without understanding the people who carry it. Why do so many people embrace Covid-19 misinformation? Does lack of health insurance discourage people from getting tested, even when testing …

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