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Charles B. Johnson, the Giants principal owner, sought to separate his politics from his involvement with the team in a statement released Friday after his donations came under scrutiny this week. A longtime contributor to Republican causes, Johnson has received some backlash after it was reported …
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Online far-right movements are splintering in the wake of last week’s Capitol riot, as some radical anti-government movements show signs of disillusionment with the relatively hands-off approach of some QAnon conspiracy theorists amid warnings of future violence. Users on forums that openly helped …
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Political conspiracy theories are pushing some family relationships to the breaking point. NPR’s Audie Cornish talks with Dannagal Young of the University of Delaware about how to mend those rifts. AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: A while ago, I stumbled on a Reddit group, or a subreddit. It was called QAnon …
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Major social platforms have been cracking down on the spread of misinformation and conspiracy theories in the leadup to the presidential election, and expanded their efforts in the wake of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. But Apple and Google, among others, have left open a major loophole for this …
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Luke Mogelson and Susan B. Glasser report on the convulsions of Donald Trump’s final days in office: an unprecedented second impeachment of a President and the threat of insurrectionary violence hovering over the entire nation. Plus, a game designer offers insights on how the conspiracy movement …
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WASHINGTON — After last week’s deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump, members of Congress are expressing something once unthinkable: that some of their own colleagues may be endangering their lives. Not in a rhetorical sense, but in a direct and immediate way. …
Read MoreA YouGov survey of 1,500 US citizens found that 30% of self-identified Republicans have a favorable view of “QAnon.” QAnon is a baseless far-right conspiracy theory that claims President Donald Trump is secretly fighting a “deep state” cabal of satanic pedophiles and cannibals. A December NPR/Ipsos …
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Charles B. Johnson, the Giants’ largest shareholder, and his wife each donated the maximum amount before the 2020 general election to Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., who has voiced support for QAnon and faced criticism for her actions during last week’s attack on the U.S. Capitol. Johnson, a longtime …
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When Mrs Melania Trump released a rare statement on Monday deploring last week’s storming of the Capitol and naming those who died, she started with Ms Ashli Babbitt, a 41-year-old woman who was shot and killed by a police officer as she tried to break open a door. Ms Babbitt was reportedly not …
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Amazon said it is banning QAnon merchandise from its marketplace in response to the extremist group’s role in attacking the U.S. Capitol. The company is in the process of removing QAnon products, but said it may take a few days to complete. QAnon, the far-right conspiracy theory group whose …
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