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The claim: Meme implies contrails cause respiratory illnesses A Jan. 2 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) features a meme showing Marge Simpson, a character from the animated sitcom “The Simpsons,” staring at an airplane in the sky surrounded by contrails. “I see
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The claim: Photo shows a copycat ‘QAnon shaman’ at Brazil’s Jan. 8 insurrection A Jan. 9 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) features side-by-side pictures of the Jan. 6 “QAnon shaman” and a similar-looking man wearing yellow and green body paint. Both
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As thousands of angry supporters of then-President Donald Trump swarmed the U.S. Capitol two years ago today, the scene was one of chaos. But among that crowd were members of well-known extremist groups, some of whom had been planning their
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A judge on Saturday dismissed Republican Kari Lake’s election challenge and affirmed Democrat Katie Hobbs’ election as governor two days after a trial in which he said Lake failed to prove her case. Maricopa County Judge Peter Thompson, who oversaw
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The claim: Lack of stars in space photos means they were created with a green screen Some proponents of flat Earth theory – the erroneous idea that Earth is flat instead of a globe – also say that space travel is impossible, sometimes
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The FBI released its annual report on hate crime data, but the numbers are so flawed most experts in extremism say they are all but useless. Meanwhile, a House committee holds a hearing on the “growing cancer” of domestic extremism,
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The claim: Photos show ‘barrels of chemtrails’ on planes Some conspiracy theorists believe the white trails left by airplanes in the sky are “chemtrails,” toxic chemicals supposedly added to the atmosphere by governments or other nefarious actors. There’s no evidence
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A man broke into the home of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and attacked her husband with a hammer – and he also shared far-right conspiracy theories on his blog. A study found hate speech spiked on Twitter in the run-up to Elon Musk
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The claim: Planes flying ‘straight and level’ prove the Earth is flat One of the first things aspiring pilots learn is straight-and-level flight, a technique that involves maintaining control of a plane while staying at the same altitude and flying in one direction. A
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What is behind all these UFO sightings? We may find out. NASA announced the 16 people who will spend the next nine months studying unidentified aerial phenomena, also known as UFOs. Using unclassified data, the team will “lay the groundwork for
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