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Christy Croft, a sex-trafficking survivor and activist, was scrolling through social media in July when they came across a debunked conspiracy theory claiming that the furniture company Wayfair was selling kidnapped children. At the time, hundreds of thousands of people on social media were …
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Christy Croft, a sex-trafficking survivor, was scrolling through social media in July when they came across a debunked QAnon conspiracy claiming that the furniture company Wayfair was selling kidnapped children in expensive dresser-like items. At the time, hundreds of thousands of people on social …
Read MoreChristy Croft, a sex-trafficking survivor and activist, was scrolling through social media in July when they came across a debunked conspiracy theory claiming that the furniture company Wayfair was selling kidnapped children. At the time, hundreds of thousands of people on social media were …
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Two women are in police custody in Salt Lake City on suspicion of kidnapping a six-year-old child. The Unified Police Department of Greater Salt Lake said in statements shared on social media that they believed Emily Jolley enlisted the help of her friend Bonnie Jackson to kidnap her biological …
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Chrissy Teigen, a longtime target of QAnon conspiracy theorists, is facing harassment and abuse online after announcing that she lost her pregnancy. Users on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram reacted to the model and entrepreneur’s tragic news by baselessly accusing her of pedophilia and eating …
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A new study in The Journal of Personality looked at how individuals’ personality traits affected their inclination for conspiracy theories. Though the link was small, researchers found people who were narcissistic, impulsive, anxious, depressed, or a combination were more susceptible to …
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The man accused of killing a 10-month-old baby in Oklahoma spread “Save Our Children” rhetoric on Facebook, which has been linked to the QAnon conspiracy theory movement. Joshua Jennings, 33, was arrested on a first-degree murder charge for the death of his girlfriend’s child Friday. Jennings’ …
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The QAnon conspiracy theory movement has adopted a “Save the Children” battle cry, stoking fear and paranoia around human trafficking and pedophilia rings that don’t exist. The message is easier to digest and spread than QAnon’s core belief, that a deep-state cabal of elite figures is involved in …
Read MoreThe QAnon conspiracy theory movement has adopted a “Save the Children” battle cry, stoking fear and paranoia around human trafficking and pedophilia rings that don’t exist. On Thursday night, Trump echoed this misleading sentiment, characterizing QAnon as simply being “strongly against …
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YouTube has cracked down on misinformation during the pandemic, but its automated flagging system has wrongfully removed videos from creators who attempt to debunk that misinformation. One creator had a video debunking COVID-19 conspiracy theories removed, and his appeal was denied. YouTube told …
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