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We’re now a couple weeks into a month that builds and normally ends with spooky sounds and strange costumes. Not sure we’ll end-up in that circumstance by the time that candy corn starts to harden this year. After all, it’s tough to socially distance and admire somebody’s effort to transform into …
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Advance NZ co-leaders Billy Te Kahika and Jami-Lee Ross, and a woman who was jailed for breaking isolation rules. Photo: RNZ / Liu Chen The conspiracy theories espoused by Billy Te Kahika Junior are many, varied, and well-documented. The Advance NZ co-leader has claimed billionaires have developed …
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Followers of the online conspiracy theorist “QAnon” have propagated outlandish disinformation about secret plots by a “deep state” cabal of Satanic, cannibalistic child-traffickers out to “get” President Trump. How do these anonymous accusations spread, and what happens if Q believers are elected …
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As we often do, we had a newsroom conversation this week about who deserves coverage and who does not. There seem to be an increasing number of folks who grab headlines based on outrageous claims, following the lead, perhaps, of U.S. President Donald Trump, who clearly feels the need to dominate …
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Conspiracy theories have always lurked in the background of U.S. political culture. Anyone with an imagination can come up with one. But our increasingly toxic political climate and the accompanying avalanche of conspiracy theories have exacerbated existing conflicts, leading to further …
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A perfect storm of medical misinformation and political disinformation is creating new challenges for the press, for social media platforms and for the public. Take just the events of the last few days. On the heels of his release from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, President Donald …
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Claim: In October 2020, actress Jane Fonda said the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic was “God’s gift to the Left.” Snopes is still fighting an “infodemic” of rumors and misinformation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, and you can help. Find out what we’ve learned and how to inoculate yourself against …
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On Tuesday, Facebook announced that it would be expanding its ban on QAnon, and has since begun a purge of Groups and Pages that reference the fringe, far-right conspiracy theory. The announcement came less than a week after the United States House of Representatives voted in favor of a resolution …
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We will remember 2020 as many things. The year we spent alone. The year we spent online. The year so many died. The year of protests. The year of QAnon. The year of domestic terrorism. The year of the election. Most of all, perhaps, it is the year of not knowing. Is it safe to send my kids to …
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We will remember 2020 as many things. The year we spent alone. The year we spent online. The year so many died. The year of protests. The year of QAnon. The year of domestic terrorism. The year of the election. Most of all, perhaps, it is the year of not knowing. Is it safe to send my kids to …
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