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According to some estimates, tens of millions of Americans have bought into QAnon, whether they know it or not: A 2021 poll from the Public Religion Research Institute found that roughly 30 million Americans believed “a group of Satan-worshiping pedophiles who run a global child sex trafficking …
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Donald Trump may be sitting back to watch Democrats implode. But RFK Jr. has opted to seize this moment of existential angst over the future of President Joe Biden’s campaign by presenting himself as, well, more erratic than ever. All last week, as Democrats engaged in an internecine struggle, RFK …
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Donald Trump may be sitting back to watch Democrats implode. But RFK Jr. has opted to seize this moment of existential angst over the future of President Joe Biden’s campaign by presenting himself as, well, more erratic than ever. All last week, as Democrats were engaged in an internecine struggle, …
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Where do allegations of election fraud originate? The answer can usually be narrowed down to “a message board” or “a right-wing website,” to be sure, but where do their claims come from? Who eases into consciousness in the slanting rays of the morning sun, or perhaps the early afternoon shadow of …
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Earlier this month, Republican Texas Rep. Michael McCaul, the head of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, told Puck News that Russian propaganda had “infected a good chunk of my party’s base.” Several days later, another Republican, Rep. Michael Turner of the House Permanent Select Committee on …
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Peter McIndoe spent the first several years of his 20s traveling across the country, being insulted by strangers. In retrospect, it was fieldwork. Between 2018 and 2021, McIndoe, now 25, went from state to state, playacting the role of radicalized cult leader pushing an absurd conspiracy …
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Kate Middleton’s announcement that she is being treated for cancer should put a stop to the weeks of wild speculation about her whereabouts that preceded it. (Or, perhaps more likely, it won’t!) In any case, there remains plenty to unpack about the whole episode, including how it became the frenzy …
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This is Totally Normal Quote of the Day, a feature highlighting a statement from the news that exemplifies just how extremely normal everything has become. “I don’t know who exactly stole the election.” —Arizona Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake during an interview with local radio station KTAR …
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The Pennsylvania man accused of decapitating his father undoubtedly spent time in dark places on the internet. That became abundantly clear when news broke that the man, 32-year-old Justin Mohn, had been arrested after holding up a severed head in a YouTube video and calling for the execution of …
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The Kansas Legislature hosted an odd contingent last month. Proponents of QAnon conspiracy theories, lobbyists from conservative “dark money” groups, and vigilantes willing to take covert action to find proof of election crimes showed up for a two-day forum to present on such topics as “Election …
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