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New research suggests that, contrary to received wisdom, people with little sense of control over their lives aren’t any more susceptible than others to conspiracy theories. While conspiracy theories have been around since the Middle Ages and its blood libels, in the past couple of decades they’ve …
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It was the weekend after the Super Tuesday primaries in March, and we were arguing about Bernie. “You wouldn’t support him if you knew the truth,” he said gravely, both of us stumbling home late from the dance club where we first met four months earlier after chatting on a dating app. “There’s some …
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A conspiracy theory is defined as a belief that some covert but influential organization is responsible for a circumstance or event. Today, amid the global COVID-19 pandemic, conspiracy theories seem to be everywhere. While the pandemic has sprouted numerous new ones, conspiracy theories are …
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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