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By The Associated Press undefined CHICAGO — News that President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump had tested positive for the coronavirus sparked an explosion of rumors, misinformation and conspiracy theories that littered social media feeds. By Friday morning, nearly 30,000 Twitter users …
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In the hours since President Trump rocked American politics and the course of the presidential campaign by announcing he had tested positive for COVID-19, many liberals across the U.S. have grappled with the same question: When do you believe a serial liar? White House staff have since said that …
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In the hours after President Trump rocked American politics and the course of the presidential campaign by announcing he had tested positive for the coronavirus, many liberals across the U.S. grappled with the same question: Do you believe a serial liar? On Friday, before it was announced Trump’s …
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In today’s political and media climate, it’s hard to know what to believe. We are bombarded with allegations about fake news, Russian bots have taken root in our social media streams, and in an election season, deception fills the airways. It’s particularly hard to trust what comes out of US …
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Following President Trump’s announcement that he had tested positive for COVID-19, conspiracies are spreading on social media. QAnon supporters claimed that the president’s announcement was cover to vanish from the public eye to fight child-abusing elites. On Twitter there was speculation from …
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In the era of social media, conspiracy theories feel more prominent and prevalent than ever before. Most recently, the high level of uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, combined with people’s desire to make sense of a new reality, spawned a range of new conspiracy theories while also …
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A new study in The Journal of Personality looked at how individuals’ personality traits affected their inclination for conspiracy theories. Though the link was small, researchers found people who were narcissistic, impulsive, anxious, depressed, or a combination were more susceptible to …
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Modern societies are awash in conspiracy theories. This year a tidal wave of pseudoscientific and paranoid nonsense about the coronavirus pandemic has swept the world. Some of it has merged with the disturbingly bizarre QAnon fantasy, according to which President Donald Trump is fighting a secret …
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The far-right Proud Boys group whom Donald Trump told to “stand by” during this week’s presidential debate is seen as a dangerous organization by law enforcement, according to leaked assessments of the organization from federal, state and local agencies. Trump’s refusal to condemn white …
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Like most people, Jess spent a lot of time online during weeks of lockdown earlier this year. But the 36-year-old Australian wasn’t focused so much on playing Animal Crossing or watching Netflix. Instead, she found herself diving ever deeper into the Internet for information about QAnon. Jess, who …
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