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Introduction Conspiracy theories can be defined as “attempts to explain the ultimate causes of significant social and political events and circumstances with claims of secret plots by two or more powerful actors” (Douglas et al., 2019, p. 4). These beliefs tend to appear in social crisis …
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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 trial and a special half price offer: just …
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Burning election issues were cast aside in favour of conspiracies by some of the audience at a meet the candidates meeting in Cromwell on Tuesday night. Agenda 21 and Bill Gates and his vaccine-delivered microchips were raised at the Waitaki candidates’ meeting at the Cromwell Presbyterian …
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By Robert Bernstein Humanist Society: – Bruce Gleason – Examining Woo – 8/15/20 The latest Humanist Society meeting was held via Zoom with almost 60 people participating. Speaker Bruce Gleason’s talk was “A presentation about all things magical, mystical, and absolutely, totally useless including …
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We all know President Donald Trump is a compulsive liar and gullible audience for baseless conspiracy theories. But we don’t always get confirmation like Bob Woodward’s taped interviews showing the president blatantly lied to the American people about the transmissibility and deadliness of the …
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Link Copied Illustrations by Eren Su Kibele Yarman As the 20th century began, conspiracy was simply how Brazilian politics got done. Paranoia was everywhere, and often warranted. Secret plotting and military coups were routine across the political spectrum. And by the end of the Cold War, citizens …
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A study published in Politics and the Life Sciences suggests that a conspiracy mentality is linked to increased support for conspiracy theories and higher endorsement of fake news claims. The nonacceptance of well-supported science is a pervasive problem in today’s society. Support for …
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Firefighters are seen on scene at Cressman’s, a landmark Shaver Lake general store and gas station where only the sign remains standing after being lost to the Creek Fire in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains on September 11, 2020. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images hide caption …
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Lake Effect’s Joy Powers speaking with author Tea Krulos. Conspiracy theorists were once relegated to the fringes of society. But now, the popularity of these theories is rising and the impact could be devastating. A conspiracy theory generally refers to any theory of an event in which a …
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There is an issue that is plaguing our country today and could lead to our collective downfall as a country and society.No, it’s not coronavirus — although that is dangerous enough and will probably get worse as we head into the fall and winter months. But it does begin with a “c.”The continued …
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