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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 …
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“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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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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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 …
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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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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 …
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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 of Rep. Marjorie Taylor …
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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 committing disorderly …
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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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.fb-comments,.fb-comments span,.fb-comments span iframe[style]{min-width:100%!important;width:100%!important} Illustration: IStock America has always been riven by partisanship, but the events of recent years show that a new and radicalized strain of politically motivated, internet-fueled …
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