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As 2021 has unfolded, the word “audit” has taken on an unfortunate meaning in political circles. Republican state legislators, pursuing ridiculous anti-election conspiracy theories, have launched sham investigations, ostensibly to uncover irregularities. But in practice, to describe such exercises as
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Early last year when U.S. health experts looked into the possibility that COVID-19 leaked from a lab in China — either accidentally or on purpose — Chinese propaganda-makers responded. They amplified rumors that the virus came from the United States,
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In “Inside Job,” certain celebrities and politicians are revealed to be members of a race of shape-shifting lizard people that secretly live alongside humans. These reptoids help fund the work of the shadow government, which in turn ensures that the
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Facebook has been accused of knowing that its platform enabled misinformation to reach a significant number of people, especially in the US, long before the 2020 presidential election and the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol led to increased
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In-person and online lecture is co-sponsored by the School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership and the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law October 22, 2021 Almost a year into the new administration, millions of Republicans still believe (falsely)
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Facebook pages belonging to members of a group known for spreading Covid-19 conspiracy theories have accumulated a growing following despite the social media giant removing its main page, research has found. A study by the UK-based Institute for Strategic Dialogue
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Penn Libraries held a virtual workshop titled “Conspiracy Theory and Political Culture, Past and Present” on Tuesday. Credit: Derek Wong Penn Libraries held a virtual workshop on Tuesday discussing parallels between the spread of conspiracy theory in Dreyfus-era France and
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Four Hours at the Capitol 9pm, BBC Two “I believe that Donald Trump was anointed by God,” says one of the insurrectionists who besieged the Capitol building on 6 January 2021. This level of blind fanaticism helps to explain the
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For years, Donald Trump repeatedly emphasized a deeply weird conspiracy theory about public-opinion polls. As the Republican saw it, major news organizations and independent polling outlets secretly conspired to release fraudulent survey results as part of an elaborate voter-suppression scheme.
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Conspiracy theories grow silently embedded in popular culture and frivolous entertainment but are much more dangerous than many still believe. The recent riots in Italy, all inspired by the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol, demonstrate the necessity to
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