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We’re used to hearing about the power of artificial intelligence to spread misinformation – but could it also be a tool for persuading people of the truth? Ian Sample speaks to Thomas Costello, an assistant professor of psychology at American University, who has published a study exploring the …
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PolitiFact | Dockworkers are no longer striking, but misinformation about their motivations is still spreading Get PolitiFact in your inbox. Dockworkers went on strike because “they hear screaming children inside shipping containers!” If Your Time is short This claim is unfounded. We found no …
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Claim: U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris published photos of herself with a woman she claimed was her paternal grandmother, who died four years before Harris was born. Context Harris’ paternal grandmother died in 1995, when Harris was 31. An unrelated woman at the center of the claim died in 1960. …
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A fringe conspiracy theory is emerging online—that Elon Musk’s Saturday rally appearance alongside President Donald Trump was chock full of covert satanic symbols. Featured Video The conspiracy is linked to an ongoing theory, popular amongst some right-wing critics of Trump, that controlled …
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In the last few months, Donald Trump has done interviews with rightwing Twitch streamer Adin Ross and a host of podcasters, including Dr Phil, comedian Theo Von, computer scientist Lex Fridman, and YouTuber Logan Paul – part of what the Atlantic has dubbed Trump’s “red-pill podcast tour”.He’s …
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Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene took a break from spreading lies about Hurricane Helene to dip her toe into a new conspiracy theory.“Raw Milk does a body good,” wrote the Georgia representative on X Sunday afternoon, posting a photo of a large glass of milk. “Make America Healthy Again!” The …
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Representative Eli Crane, a first-term Arizona Republican, has emerged as the chief right-wing voice pushing conspiracy theories about the Trump assassination attempts.He posits that there is a mole within Donald J. Trump’s Secret Service detail and warns that the former president should bolster …
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Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene pushed a preposterous conspiracy theory Thursday that someone at the very top created Hurricane Helene.While many Republicans, like Donald Trump, have been quick to criticize the federal response to Hurricane Helene, Greene has started pointing fingers as to …
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ToplineIn a series of social media posts, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., appeared to claim Democrats could “control the weather” after Hurricane Helene ripped through the Southeast, adding to other baseless conspiracy theories promoted by the lawmaker, including her earlier support of the …
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There has been a lot of research on the types of people who believe conspiracy theories, and their reasons for doing so. But there’s a wrinkle: My colleagues and I have found that there are a number of people sharing conspiracies online who don’t believe their own content.They are opportunists. …
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