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From the smear campaign organised by Octave against Anthony in Antique Rome to propaganda leaflets dropped from the air during World War II, disinformation has been present throughout our history. What differs in the 21th century is the scale and accessibility of misleading information. When …
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ECHNOLOGY DEVELOPED BY THE PENTAGON’S CONTROVERSIAL RESEARCH BRANCH IS GETTING A HUGE BOOST AMID THE CURRENT CORONAVIRUS CRISIS, WITH LITTLE ATTENTION GOING TO THE AGENCY’S ULTERIOR MOTIVES FOR DEVELOPING SAID TECHNOLOGIES, THEIR POTENTIAL FOR WEAPONIZATION OR THEIR UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES. In …
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“Wish we could find a media source we like. Definitely not CNN, MSNBC, CBS, NBC, ABC, PBS, BBC, or lately Fox. Some recommend NewsMax … any good?” This post from one of my right-wing friends on Facebook represents the new dilemma for those on the right, finding a “news” source that will prop up …
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GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — To live in Wyoming is to face a fundamental existential question: Does the state exist and if not, what does that mean for those who live here? Much like Shakespeare’s famous rhetorical “to be, or not to be,” residents of an assumed state may exist on an unconscious level. But …
Read MoreAssociated Press A tearful Niemann aiming toward help for month-old relative One week after Joaquin Niemann had to miss the Masters because of the coronavirus, his motivation goes well beyond golf to trying to help cousins in Chile with a month-old baby diagnosed with a deadly genetic disorder. It …
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The holidays are coming up. And although gatherings will probably be smaller this year, or taking place virtually rather than in person, you may find yourself in a difficult conversation with a friend or family member. Now normally, a good rule of thumb is to avoid politics at the dinner table …
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We were already living in the age of conspiracy when March came. Across the world, businesses closed. People went home. And there, they consumed media. Most binged Netflix. Others were radicalized — sometimes within weeks — by algorithms driving them deeper and deeper into the internet’s darkest …
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When in March of this year Re:Baltica’s Re:Check became official Facebook (FB) fact checkers and labeled the first false information, the main conspiracy theory propagators in Latvia were enraged. Among those raging the most was the young entrepreneur Jānis Pļaviņš, who, as he puts it, on a …
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Last week, I wrote about a crackpot conspiracy theory making the rounds: The allegation that voting machines or tabulation software produced by Dominion Voting Systems had somehow been “hacked” or “rigged” to alter the outcome of the presidential election. At the time, I worried I might be giving …
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This column is dedicated to Michele from Danbury. I will probably never meet Michele. I got an email from her right before Election Day. Introducing herself as “a first-time poll clerk (Yes, I am a little old lady who will be peering over her progressive eyeglasses next Tuesday),” Michele …
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