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The Tories have form with far right conspiracy theories. This time it’s ‘cultural Marxism’ | Samuel Earle
This week, London played host to the National Conservatism conference, an orgy of rightwing anxieties about threats to the west and the future of Conservatism. The lineup saw an eclectic coalition of rightwing firebrands raising the alarm about the left’s
Read moreDining across the divide: ‘She is a big conspiracy theorist – I came out thinking, what was that?’
June, 75, Helensburgh Occupation Self-employed, a trained chef Voting record Once voted SNP, but never again. Used to vote Conservative, but decided three years ago to desist from voting altogether Amuse bouche Sings in an inclusive choir, which recently performed
Read moreConspiracy theorists to address US House subcommittee, watchdog warns
Witnesses set to testify to Congress about the “weaponisation” of the US government on Thursday have links to far-right groups and a history of supporting conspiracy theories about coronavirus vaccines and the January 6 insurrection, a congressional watchdog has warned.
Read moreNaomi Klein investigates ‘conspiracy theory culture’ that has shaken her life
Award-winning author and Guardian columnist Naomi Klein is to publish a book about conspiracy theories, which she has described as a departure and “more personal, more experimental” than her previous books. Doppelganger, out in September, uses the fact that Klein
Read moreTrump repeats conspiracy theories and election lies in CNN town hall
Donald Trump appeared at a CNN town hall on Wednesday night to unleash a litany of lies about the 2020 election and E Jean Carroll’s lawsuit, just one day after a New York jury found the former president liable for
Read moreKari Lake’s lawyers fined over ‘false factual statements’ on election fraud
Lawyers for Kari Lake, the failed Republican gubernatorial candidate, were sanctioned $2,000 on Thursday by the Arizona supreme court in their unsuccessful challenge of her defeat in the governor’s race last year to Democrat Katie Hobbs. In an order, the
Read moreTexas considers bills criminalizing voter fraud despite no evidence
In 2018, Tomas Ramirez III, a lawyer in the small town of Devine, Texas, ran as a Republican for justice of the peace and was elected to serve Medina county. Two years later, the Texas attorney general’s office charged him
Read moreRightwing groups join forces to woo election officials in Republican states
Three of the most prominent rightwing groups that spread election denial lies and advocate for restrictions on voting rights in the US have joined forces in a secret attempt to woo top election officials in Republican-controlled states. Led by the
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