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New US Government UFO Report Adds Hundreds of Sightings
What is that strange object in the sky? A new US government report on unidentified aerial phenomena, or UAPs, has some possible answers, but a whole lot of mysteries remain. One thing you won’t find in the report: the words
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Elon Musk’s Twitter Buyout Brought Back QAnon Believers, Report Says
When Elon Musk announced he was purchasing Twitter back in April, there was one group that decided to make their way back to the platform: QAnon believers. QAnon — the far-right, pro-Donald Trump, false conspiracy theory that asserts the former president
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‘Mysterious Flying Whirlpool’ in the Sky Was Not a UFO
A livecam at Hawaii’s Subaru Telescope caught sight of a SpaceX second stage on April 17, 2022. It looks like a whirlpool near the left of the frame. Video screenshot by Amanda Kooser/CNET The team at the Subaru Telescope on
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QAnon FAQ: Q believers are still waiting for JFK Jr. in Dallas
QAnon hasn’t gone away. Getty Images Nov. 22, 1963, was a tragic day in US history when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. On Monday, a group of QAnon believers remain at Dealey Plaza in Dallas, the site of the
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French anti-vax protesters condemned for using Nazi icon
The yellow star worn by French protesters over the weekend is a reference to the yellow stars Nazis forced Jews to wear, for identification purposes, during the ’30s and early ’40s. SOPA Images/Getty France has endured three national lockdowns and
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QAnon: Here’s what you need to know about this crazy, pro-Trump conspiracy theory
The number of QAnon believers keeps increasing. Getty Images QAnon, a far-right conspiracy theory that started on anonymous message boards and believes US President Donald Trump is fighting a battle against evil, has jumped from the online world to everyday
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NASA wants your craziest space theories so it can debunk them
The Apollo 16 mission launched in 1972 for a visit to the moon. NASA The Earth is flat. The moon landings were hoaxes. Aliens walk among us. There’s an ancient civilization on Mars. A surprising number of people believe these
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YouTube bans misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines
YouTube updates its COVID-19 misinformation policies. Angela Lang/CNET For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO website. YouTube on Wednesday updated its policy on COVID-19 misinformation, banning false claims about vaccinations for the respiratory
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QAnon: What you need to know as this strange, pro-Trump conspiracy theory gains steam
QAnon followers continue to grow in numbers. Getty Images QAnon, a conspiracy theory that started on anonymous message boards and holds that US President Donald Trump is fighting a battle against evil, has jumped from the online world to everyday
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