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ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: In Northern California, a typical meeting of the Shasta County Board of Supervisors used to run around two or three hours. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: This is a scamdemic (ph). It’s a plandemic (ph), and it’s a damndemic (ph). We’re sick of it. SHAPIRO: …
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UNIONTOWN, Ohio — Nearly two months after the attack on the U.S. Capitol and President Joe Biden’s subsequent inauguration, some faith-based leaders are publicly denouncing conspiracy theories like QAnon. QAnon’s followers believe in a secret “deep state plot” against former President Donald Trump. …
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Millions of people watched the moon landing live on TV in 1969. But more than 50 years later, Bonnie Garland still isn’t buying it. “I personally do not believe that man has ever been out of the atmosphere,” says Garland, a self-described housewife from Tucson, Ariz. “I’m a very inquisitive person. …
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Millions of people watched the moon landing live on TV in 1969. But more than 50 years later, Bonnie Garland still isn’t buying it. “I personally do not believe that man has ever been out of the atmosphere,” says Garland, a self-described housewife from Tucson, Ariz. “I’m a very inquisitive person. …
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False conspiracy theories have always been a part of U.S. history, but experts say they’re spreading faster and wider than ever before. Matt Williams for NPR hide caption toggle caption Matt Williams for NPR False conspiracy theories have always been a part of U.S. history, but experts say they’re …
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We seem to live in an age of conspiracy theories. They lurk in dark corners of the internet, in chat rooms and social media, always promising that the world is more sinister than we realize. They promote the existence of cabals of pedophiles and Satan worshipers operating global sex trafficking …
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In the age of QAnon, it is of little comfort to learn in Michael Butter’s “The Nature of Conspiracy Theories” that such malevolent fables have been around for some time. Cicero devised one. Winston Churchill, at least once, passed along another. What’s different now, claims Mr. Butter, is who …
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Uppsala University From an international perspective, the Nordic region does not stand out as a region where the belief in malicious conspiracies is particularly strong. Conspiracy theories are becoming more common in the world, and the Nordic countries are no exception. Are some conspiracy …
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STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Polls show most Americans have accepted the legitimacy of the Biden administration. Polls also show that some Americans continue embracing conspiracy theories. The QAnon scams about how Donald Trump would remain president did not come true, but new theories have followed. …
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The sheer outlandishness of the claims are breathtaking: a Satanist pedophile ring run by political elites; American voting machines rigged “at the direction of Hugo Chavez,” who is deceased; school shootings that are actually “false flag” operations designed to push gun control. Conspiracy …
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