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A new study finds a sinister side to memes, pointing to their role in strengthening online communities of conspiracy theorists.Shared photos and videos that reinforce a “conspiracist worldview” have a role in building a sense of tribalism and collective opinion within online conspiracy theorist …
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Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching. Title of course: “Investigating the Paranormal” What prompted the idea for the course? My training and professional work have been in Mesoamerican archaeology, but I’ve had a …
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Earlier this month, Opelika pastor Dean Odle became the first person to announce a campaign for lieutenant governor in the upcoming Republican primary. “I really do believe that we need a new kind of leader that’s going to be moral, have some moral character, and do what’s right even if it’s …
Read MoreThe rise in extreme weather is not generating political support for climate action, Germany’s best-known climate activist has warned, as conspiracy theories increasingly circle after disasters made worse by global heating.“Like many, I did buy into the idea that big catastrophes would do something …
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Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take In his final hours as president, Joe Biden issued preemptive pardons for House committee members who investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol and the police officers who testified before that committee. Online …
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Share Post In today’s rapidly evolving information landscape, the spread of misinformation about science has emerged as a significant public health concern. To address this issue, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a committee of experts to explore the nature, …
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Sean “Diddy” Combs has filed a defamation lawsuit in the Southern District of New York against Courtney Burgess, alleging a campaign of false accusations his team says were intended to harm Combs’ reputation and business ventures.The complaint, obtained by Newsweek, also names Burgess’ attorney, …
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Super Bowl LIX is fast approaching as the final four teams face off against each other this weekend.Many football fans will tune in this weekend to see if the infamous Super Bowl logo conspiracy theory reigns true.What is the Super Bowl logo theory?The Super Bowl logo conspiracy theory proposes …
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1 Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic coincided with the proliferation of conspiracy theories regarding the origins and spread of the coronavirus (Butter and Knight, 2023), which have been shown to negatively affect public compliance with government initiatives intended to combat the coronavirus …
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Introduction The year 2020 undoubtedly left a mark on human history around the world. As the number of infections due to the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19), increased around the entire globe, so did the numbers of hospitalizations and deceased (e.g., Phelan et al., 2020; WHO, 2020). To …
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