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Donald Trump may be leaving the White House in a few days, but the umbrella of conspiracy theories he inspired is only just arriving in Washington. The chief theory known as QAnon — that the US government is run by a cabal of Satan-worshipping pedophiles only Trump can expose — began nearly four …
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Placeholder while article actions load In 1962, some of America’s most influential conservatives met to talk about a growing threat: the rise of paranoid conspiracy theories on the right. Sen. Barry Goldwater (R-Ariz.) was thinking about running for president. A mutual friend set up a meeting for …
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The United States of America was founded on a conspiracy theory. In the lead-up to the War of Independence, revolutionaries argued that a tax on tea or stamps is not just a tax, but the opening gambit in a sinister plot of oppression. The signers of the Declaration of Independence were convinced — …
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Thanks to Trump, an array of armed white supremacist militias, conspiracy cults like QAnon, antigovernment “Patriot” movements, neo-Nazis, and garden-variety MAGA boosters have found common cause. The president’s Big Lie about a stolen election, which he, along with most GOP legislators, still …
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Online supporters of President Donald Trump are scattering to smaller social media platforms, fleeing what they say is unfair treatment by Facebook, Twitter and other big tech firms looking to squelch misinformation and threats of violence. The efforts by those mainstream platforms, prompted by the …
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I saw Martin (not his real name) after he was admitted to the hospital. The police had brought him in after he called them to report that he was being attacked by a group of people in his home. When the police arrived at his flat, he charged at them and had to be pinned down and cuffed. He later …
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Buzz Aldrin’s reaction to the conspiracy theorist who told him the moon landings never happened was understandable, if not excusable. The astronaut punched him in the face. Few things in life are more tiresome than engaging with cranks who refuse to accept evidence that disproves their …
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Before a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol last week, the president gave a speech to his aggrieved supporters rife with lies, misinformation and conspiracy theories. “The media is the biggest problem we have as far as I’m concerned, single biggest problem, the fake news,” Trump told his …
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In order to get the public to continue to believe in the lie of a heliocentric universe, all sorts of techniques are used. The Elite have this down to a science. This has been quite a feat, given the rugged individualism that was the hallmark of early America. But it is obviously working. …
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Government For the first time the government has undertaken monitoring of online extremist content in New Zealand. Internal Affairs’ director of digital safety says it’s time for Kiwis to let go of their naivety. New monitoring and analysis of online extremist content shows New Zealand is not …
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