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As the 2020 US presidential election approaches, President Donald Trump is spreading disinformation about Black Lives Matter, Joe Biden, and Kenosha, Wisconsin. Hours after Biden announced Kamala Harris as his presidential running mate, conspiracy theories as well as racist and sexist …
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In mid-August, President Trump did something incredibly dangerous: he refused to disavow the fringe conspiracy group QAnon. In this latest episode of The Point, Chris Cillizza explains why Trump’s decision is so worrisome. Authorities in Oregon are pleading with the public to only trust and share …
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When the planes hit the Twin Towers, the Pentagon and a field in Shanksville, Pa., 19 years ago, it wasn’t the beginning of the war on terror but the advent of a more public-facing chapter in the global terror fight. After all, al-Qaeda left its calling card on the World Trade Center in 1993, …
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In the United States, it was the dastardly “antifa.” In Australia, it was the Green Party. In Brazil, it was environmentalists. As the world battles wildfires, conspiracy theories wrongly but consistently blame the left for starting the blazes. In the space of a year, Brazil, Australia, and now …
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Kelly Ferro is a busy mom on her way to the post office: leather mini-backpack, brunet topknot, turquoise pedicure with a matching ombré manicure. A hairdresser from Kenosha, Wis., Ferro didn’t vote in 2016 but has since become a strong supporter of Donald Trump. “Why does the news hate the …
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As COVID-19 has spread across the United States and around the world, it has been followed by a spread of misinformation and conspiracy theories. Given the proliferation and endurance of these theories, it’s worth taking a look at the psychology behind them. Black helicopters, fluoridation, the …
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Conspiracy theories are everywhere — and in the age of social media, they’re hard to escape. But why do they flourish so easily, even when we have so much information at our fingertips? According to Pulling The Thread, a new digital series on WORLD Channel, our brains have a lot to do with it. …
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The “great replacement” is a conspiracy theory that states that people of color are trying to replace white populations. The conspiracy has been popular on the far right for some time, but now it’s making its way into mainstream GOP talking points. Nikki Ramirez is a researcher at Media Matters For …
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ATLANTA — The recent “Save the Children” march in Woodstock brought hundreds of people together for the stated purpose of raising awareness about the problem of sexual exploitation of children. Some marched with their families, many wore matching T-shirts and carried placards, but one man stood out …
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Twice last month adherents of a widely debunked conspiracy called QAnon rallied in Phoenix and promoted their belief that a shadowy group of Satan-worshiping pedophiles are kidnapping children to harvest their organs, and that this conspiracy was originally run by allies of Hillary Clinton out of a …
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