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In the strange, scary days of early 2020, with the world suddenly upended by the outbreak of a terrifying new virus, there were times when it seemed certain every aspect of society would be hugely altered by the experience.Five years on, the physical impact of Covid has been profound. More than …
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On 30 October 1938, a US radio station broadcast a dramatisation of HG Wells’s apocalyptic novel The War of the Worlds. Some listeners, so we’re told, failed to realise what they had tuned into; reports soon emerged of panicked audiences who had mistaken it for a news bulletin. A subsequent …
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By GETHIN HICKS Published: 07:39 EDT, 17 March 2025 | Updated: 07:42 EDT, 17 March 2025 Conspiracy theorists sparked a Lurpak boycott after peddling false claims that Bill Gates was behind a decision to trial the controversial additive Bovaer.Arla Foods, a Danish-Swedish dairy company which …
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Claim: An audio recording authentically captured U.S. President Donald Trump comparing Tesla CEO Elon Musk to “Isaac Neutron” rather than English physicist Isaac Newton. In mid-March 2025, a rumor spread that U.S. President Donald Trump compared Tesla CEO Elon Musk to “a modern-day Isaac Neutron.” …
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The world is run by evil lizards, the Moon is hollow and Paul McCartney died in 1966. When it comes to conspiracy theories, there is no shortage of weird and wacky “alternative truths” out there. But although it is easy to dismiss conspiracy theories as “unhinged beliefs held by a small number of …
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A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here.Pinned to the top of Elon Musk’s X account is a six-minute clip of his recent three-hour interview with the podcaster Joe Rogan. “This is why the Democrats want to destroy me,” Musk …
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A new study published in the journal Political Psychology sheds light on how conspiracy beliefs about the coronavirus disease pandemic might shape people’s sense of financial security. The researchers first analyzed large-scale data gathered in 17 European nations and found that, overall, …
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A prominent police chief has become a central figure in numerous conspiracy theories after being accused of aiding rap mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs in covering up a gang rape. Featured Video In a recent federal court filing in Northern California, Maui Police Chief John Pelletier was named for …
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If the unstoppable rise of social media defined the 2000s and 2010s, then the 2020s belong to the podcast. Audio talk formats have existed since the advent of radio, but for years, they struggled to hold younger audiences’ attention, eclipsed by television, streaming platforms, and social media. …
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Mark Carney, a well-known banker, won a key leadership race in Canada on Sunday to succeed Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as head of the Liberal Party of Canada. Featured Video In January, Trudeau announced his intention to step down once a new ruling party leader was chosen. Carney coasted through …
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