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The Million MAGA March drew thousands of President Trump’s supporters, including members of far-right groups such as the Proud Boys, Patriot Front and others, to Washington, D.C., last month. Zach D Roberts/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Zach D Roberts/NurPhoto via Getty …
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The widespread embrace of conspiracy and disinformation amounts to a “mass radicalization” of Americans, and increases the risk of right-wing violence, veteran security officials and terrorism researchers warn. At conferences, in op-eds and at agency meetings, domestic terrorism analysts are …
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Many Republicans believe that President Trump lost the election only due to widespread and systemic voter fraud. When Georgia’s Republican Secretary of State, Brad Raffensperger, a Trump voter and donor, says that Democrat Joe Biden won on a legitimate count (and recount) of the votes, he is part …
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Before I defend this statement, I should say that as a general rule, I do not like statements that begin, “You aren’t a conservative if …” It’s not that I always disagree with such assertions. For instance, “You’re not a conservative if you think the state should seize the means of production and …
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WASHINGTON – People in the Western Balkans believe in conspiracies more than people in other parts of Europe, which reinforces their lack of trust in the institutions and ultimately poses a threat to democracy, are some of the main conclusions of the new Balkans in Europe Policy Advisory Group’s …
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‘Our culture is awash in conspiracy theories’, Joseph Uscinski recently observed to emphasise the crucial role the Internet plays in circulating a deluge of information and conjectures – including fake news – around the world.1 Sometimes created by powerful elites as parts of top‐down processes of …
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Your Nov. 25 editorial wondered about why and how conspiracy theories attract so many believers. During the time leading up to and following the election, I’ve been amazed by the number of Trump supporters who believe everything he says without factual evidence. How could all these people believe …
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There are two core strains of denialism apparent in mainstream America today: that the election was a fraud and that Covid doesn’t exist. We’ve all heard how misinformation spreads like a virus. But we’ve watched it in real time over the past months. What ties these lies together: President Donald …
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Topline As promised, President Donald Trump asked to join Texas’ longshot Supreme Court bid to overturn his electoral losses on Wednesday, but the president’s motion was not signed by a member of his campaign’s fabled “elite strike force” of public-facing lawyers — instead, the attorney of record …
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Editor: Most conspiracy theories are false, claiming that random events represent a sinister pattern to gain an advantage or to harm others. Often they are used by people or groups to secure power. Their frequency and uncritical acceptance increase during times of cultural anxiety and heightened …
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