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By Mark Price Charlotte City Council Member LaWana Mayfield’s Facebook post Monday questioning whether the 9/11 attacks were an act of terrorism has sparked a national backlash and a petition for her to resign. Within minutes of the news getting out, Mayfield was being called “ridiculous,” “a …
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Claim: A WhatsApp video known as “Martinelli” spreads malware that irreparably hacks your cell phone. A hoax that has been making the online rounds on WhatsApp since at least mid-2017 warns users of the encrypted messaging service that they are supposedly vulnerable to a piece of malicious software …
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Nothing suspicious about this chemtrail. Flickr Creative Commons Alexa’s been watching too many conspiracy theory videos. Amazon’s digital voice assistant is available in everything from washing machines to alarm clocks. But as several users found out, the technology still has some blind spots. …
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Despite the idea of a ‘flat Earth’ being scientifically disproven, thousands of conspiracy theorists across the globe are still convinced our planet is a smooth plane.The specific cohort of people who think our home is totally flat and has an edge you could fall off from are called ‘Flat …
Read MoreA daredevil lost his life in an ambitious attempt to prove that the earth is flat.’Mad’ Mike Hughes – who was well-known for his flat earth theory – claimed he wanted to prove the doubters wrong by flying to space in his homemade rocket.The 64-year-old limousine driver, from the US, was aiming to …
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AbstractDiscourse on social media of solar geoengineering has been rapidly increasing over the past decade, in line with increased attention by the scientific community and low but increasing awareness among the general public. The topic has also found increased attention online. But unlike …
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For a large swath of conspiracy theorists, September was one hell of a month. A brand-new study seemed to show that fluoride, the chemical found in drinking water and toothpaste, could lower infants’ IQ. Truthers were thrilled — it was a missing link they’d been seeking, the tin-hat cherry on top …
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Maps are flat representations of our spherical planet. I cut open a plastic globe to understand just what it takes to turn a sphere into something flat:My struggle to make a flat map out of the plastic globe is indicative of a challenge mapmakers have faced for centuries: It is mathematically …
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AI-assisted summaryAn active shooter was reported at Florida State University, leading to two deaths and six injuries.A suspect is in custody, but police have not confirmed if he is the shooter.False rumors about comedian Sam Hyde being the shooter spread online.This story has been updated to …
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