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As wildfires were burning across Oregon and California this week, conspiracy theories about how the fires started were moving nearly as rapidly on Facebook. Posts falsely blaming members of antifa or Black Lives Matter spread across the platform nearly unchecked,
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Late one Tuesday night in May, while most of Quebec was still under lockdown orders, the phone rang in Premier François Legault’s riding office. In a calm but firm voice, a man left a message saying he regretted voting for
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Conspiracy theories are causing people to fear the harmless and ignore the harmful – Poynter Conspiracy theories are causing people to fear the harmless and ignore the harmful – Poynter <!– –> Home Fact-Checking Conspiracy theories are causing people to
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In this very troubling year of COVID-19, economic stress, racial justice and protests, plus other stressors, Americans seem to be embracing more and more outlandish conspiracy theories. Conspiracy theories are a reaction to confusing and uncertain times. Times like COVID-19.
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Wildfires are raging along the West Coast, and with them authorities in Oregon said they are fighting rumors of political origins. Multiple fires in Washington, Oregon and California have destroyed more than 4.7 million acres and killed at least 34
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Wildfires are raging along the West Coast, and with them authorities in Oregon said they are fighting rumors of political origins. Multiple fires in Washington, Oregon and California have destroyed more than 4.7 million acres and killed at least 34
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Late one Tuesday night in May, while most of Quebec was still under lockdown orders, the phone rang in Premier François Legault’s riding office. In a calm but firm voice, a man left a message saying he regretted voting for
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A couple was found dead outside of their home as they tried to flee the Bear Fire in Butte County, the Butte County Sheriff said misinformation is to blame. Misinformation and conspiracy theories on fires are so rampant local law
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Illustration by The Globe and Mail (images: NIAID/National Institutes of Health, AP) This article was originally published by Tortoise, a different kind of newsroom committed to a slower, wiser news. To try Tortoise, Globe readers can get a 30-day free
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