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Letter: Conspiracy theorists keep telling false tales | Letters
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Archived 6 years ago from Buffalo News
Letter: Conspiracy theorists keep telling false tales | Letters

As Covid-19 takes hold. I am being asked to engage in a futile dialog more these days as President Trump and the Republicans are beginning to part ways, but his loyal supporters haven’t been listening and want to challenge me. I won’t delete them. I still think there is hope the truth will win out …

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– Conspiracy theories | Opinion | webstercountycitizen.com
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Archived 6 years ago from Webster County Citizen
– Conspiracy theories | Opinion | webstercountycitizen.com

Longtime readers of the Webster County Citizen probably think when I write the words “conspiracy theory” that I’m referring to UFOs and extraterrestrials. Not this time. The term “conspiracy theory” can cover innumerable topics and most times can’t be proven or disproven. The big three of …

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Facing the facts about fictions: Challenging conspiracy theories from Area 51 to 9/11
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Archived 6 years ago from Winnipeg Free Press
Facing the facts about fictions: Challenging conspiracy theories from Area 51 to 9/11

Opinion U.S. President Donald Trump isn’t the only one who frequently favours fiction over facts. In Canada, experts warn baseless COVID-19 conspiracy theories — for example, that the virus is being spread to cover up the effects of 5G wireless technology — are creating “a public health crisis.” …

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What makes one person more likely than another to believe #fakenews and conspiracy theories about COVID-19?
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Archived 6 years ago from MarketWatch
What makes one person more likely than another to believe #fakenews and conspiracy theories about COVID-19?

Think before you click. People who get their news from social-media platforms like Facebook FB, +1.80%  and Twitter TWTR, +4.94%  are more likely to have misperceptions about COVID-19, according to new study led by researchers at McGill University in Montreal. “Those that consume more traditional …

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Are Conspiracy Theories Good For Facebook? : Planet Money
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Archived 6 years ago from NPR
Are Conspiracy Theories Good For Facebook? : Planet Money

Editor’s note: This is an excerpt of Planet Money‘s newsletter. You can sign up here. Graeme Jennings/Getty Images Graeme Jennings/Getty Images Last week, the titans of tech Zoomed into a congressional hearing for a flogging through their computer screens. Members of the House Subcommittee on …

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Under the influence: Peddling conspiracy in a pandemic
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Archived 4 years ago from The Interpreter
Under the influence: Peddling conspiracy in a pandemic

Celebrity sells – it always has. But in the digital age, the boundaries of celebrity have changed. Once it was the prerogative of movie, sports or music stars to front a fashion label or promote perfume. But nowadays the marketplace is saturated with any number of online lifestyle and wellness …

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Archived 2 years ago from New Scientist
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Ascanni / AlamyIs covid-19 caused by the 5G phone network, or the product of a secret Chinese bioweapons program? No. There is no evidence that either of these claims are true, but to some people that very lack of evidence is itself clear evidence of a cover up. Welcome to the paranoid, topsy-turvy …

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5 Reasons Why Conspiracy Theories Thrive In Politics
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Archived 6 years ago from GBH News
5 Reasons Why Conspiracy Theories Thrive In Politics

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. “The …

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5 Reasons Why Conspiracy Theories Thrive In Politics
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Archived 6 years ago from GBH News
5 Reasons Why Conspiracy Theories Thrive In Politics

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. “The …

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How to Inoculate Your Team Against Conspiracy Theories hbr.org Research shows that feeling powerless can
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Archived 5 years ago from Harvard Business Review
How to Inoculate Your Team Against Conspiracy Theories hbr.org Research shows that feeling powerless can

While it’s easy to dismiss those who believe in conspiracy theories as a minority fringe, recent research shows that certain conditions can make anyone more susceptible: specifically, feeling a lack of control makes people much more likely to believe in these theories. Luckily, it’s possible to …

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