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The claim: President Joe Biden wasn’t legally inaugurated On Jan. 20, Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th’s president of the United States. As many Americans celebrated, QAnon conspiracy theorists faced disappointment. The prediction that Donald Trump would use his presidency to reveal a cabal of …
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Western Australia’s Liberal leader has been forced to defend the party’s election campaign after a candidate linked the COVID-19 pandemic to 5G technology. Former youth pastor Andrea Tokaji was forced to quit as the Liberal candidate for Baldivis after it emerged she had promoted the conspiracy …
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WA Opposition leader Zak Kirkup says “dangerous conspiracy theories” have no place in the Liberal party, after a candidate withdrew from the election when an opinion piece she wrote connecting the 5G network to coronavirus surfaced. Key points: Ms Tokaji wrote an opinion piece promoting conspiracy …
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Several prominent Democrats and activist groups are arguing Greene should resign or be removed from elected office, and a small number of GOP lawmakers have also criticized her after her posts and comments resurfaced. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), according to Axios, “plans to …
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By Matthew Sparkes Conspiracy theory groups like QAnon find followerson social media sitesREUTERS/Patrick Fallon CLAMPING down on conspiracy theories may not help tackle extremist views online, instead it might cause them to proliferate. Shruti Phadke at the University of Washington in Seattle and …
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“We were aware of Brendan Hunt back in 2013 when he was attacking Sandy Hook families,” said Lenny Pozner, whose son was killed at the school, and who founded the HONR Network, an organization of volunteers who seek the removal of harmful online content. “I’m not surprised that he became more …
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On Monday night, though, a similar argument made its way onto the airwaves, courtesy of one of the most popular prime-time shows in cable news. Fox News Channel’s Tucker Carlson decided to take his own swing at defending QAnon supporters, in a way. Like the Hawaii GOP, he didn’t promote or …
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Topline In a monologue on his show Monday night, Fox News’ Tucker Carlson tacitly defended believers of the crazy QAnon conspiracy theory, whose followers have been linked to multiple violent events, including the riot at the Capitol, slamming journalists who treat QAnon as dangerous and …
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By Stuart A. Thompson Mr. Thompson is a writer and editor for Opinion. Jan. 26, 2021 As President Biden’s inauguration ticked closer, some of Donald Trump’s supporters were feeling gleeful. Mr. Trump was on the cusp of declaring martial law, they believed. Military tribunals would follow, then …
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The insurrectionists were unified by their support for Trump. But many of them shared another crucial trait: They were conspiracy theorists. And while hundreds of people stormed the Capitol, there are millions of Americans who share their views. There is no doubt: The United States has a serious …
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