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By Eugene Robinson, Senate Republicans have made their choice: They’re putting on their tinfoil hats and staking their political future on transparent lies and wild conspiracy theories. The onetime “Party of Lincoln” threatens to become the “Party of Q.” Every incumbent GOP senator ought to be …
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First published on By David Farrier Analysis – Two conspiracy theories have merged into something very nasty online and into real world violence. Photo: Supplied Over the weekend we saw another suspicious fire at a cellphone tower, this time in South Auckland. This comes off the back of a string of …
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Presumably, no one has ever postulated the following theory: that the coronavirus was brought into the world by the powerful lobby surrounding streaming giants Netflix, Amazon and others as a way to bring their competitors — the movie theaters — to their knees. This is, of course, absolute …
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We are in the midst of a crisis. Not only a health and economic crisis, but also a psychological one. Coronavirus, the resulting COVID-19 respiratory illness, and the measures taken to contain the pandemic have turned the lives of millions of people upside down. Although the consequences of all of …
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We are in the midst of a crisis. Not only a health and economic crisis, but also a psychological one. Coronavirus, the resulting COVID-19 respiratory illness, and the measures taken to contain the pandemic have turned the lives of millions of people upside down. Although the consequences of all of …
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On this week’s FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, Galen Druke and senior science writer Maggie Koerth speak to Joseph Uscinski, a political science professor at the University of Miami, about why conspiracy theories are spreading amid the COVID-19 pandemic. *** This article has been archived for …
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Covid-19 truthers believe that 5G technology is dialing up the disease. More than a century ago, telegraph poles and other mysterious causes were blamed for influenza. And each gave rise to dubious cures. As the Covid-19 pandemic swept the globe in early 2020, a conspiracy theory about the disease …
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Link Copied Illustration by Erik Carter Friday prayers at the Mustafa Mahmoud Mosque, Cairo, September 21, 2001. Two thousand worshippers, some tense, some angry, some oblivious to the grim new reality. The preacher, Ahmed Youssef, vented his anger in two directions: at al-Qaeda (“gangsters,” he …
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Link Copied Photo illustrations by Kensuke Koike REMARKS AS PREPARED BY WILLIAM K. SING, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SMITHSONIAN MUSEUM OF AMERICAN CONSPIRACY FOR DELIVERY ON TUESDAY APRIL 16, 2041 Welcome, everyone. What an [INSERT WEATHER COMMENT] day to open a museum. Behind me [GESTURE BEHIND SELF] is …
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Conspiracy theory videos aren’t new on platforms such as YouTube and Facebook, but typically most … [+] argue an event after the fact or offer a counter argument to established beliefs Getty It is just 26 minutes long, but presented as a “factual” documentary about the coronavirus pandemic. What is …
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