Belief in conspiracy theories is a barrier to controlling spread of COVID-19

September 21, 2020 cdc, covid19

Archived 6 years ago from Penn Today
Belief in conspiracy theories is a barrier to controlling spread of COVID-19

Belief in conspiracy theories about the coronavirus pandemic is not only persistent but also is associated with reluctance to accept a COVID-19 vaccine when one becomes available and to engage in behaviors such as mask-wearing that can prevent its spread, according to researchers at the Annenberg …

QAnon

September 19, 2020 5g, antivax, big tech, covid19, deep state, george soros, marjorie taylor greene, nazi, pizzagate, ufos

Archived 6 years ago from The Guardian
The QAnon conspiracy | World news

Q&A What is QAnon? Show Hide QAnon is a wide-ranging and baseless internet conspiracy theory that has been on the fringes of rightwing internet communities for years, but its visibility has exploded in recent months amid the social unrest and uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic. QAnon has its …

QAnon

September 19, 2020 5g, antivax, big tech, covid19, deep state, george soros, marjorie taylor greene, nazi, pizzagate, ufos

Archived 6 years ago from The Guardian
‘Quite frankly terrifying’: How the QAnon conspiracy theory is taking root in the UK

He was desperate and scared and pleading for advice. “It’s integrating itself into soft rightwing timelines and I believe it’s starting to radicalise many. Seeing my mum and nan fall for it unaware is so troubling. I’ve seen it all over Facebook and these people genuinely believe they’re revealing …

QAnon

September 19, 2020 5g, antivax, big tech, covid19, deep state, george soros, marjorie taylor greene, nazi, pizzagate, ufos

Archived 6 years ago from The Guardian
The QAnon conspiracy | QAnon

QAnon

September 19, 2020 5g, covid19

Archived 6 years ago from Laredo Morning Times
Campbell: It’s a QAnon, cancel culture, year of confusion

Published 5:00 am CDT, Saturday, September 19, 2020 Senator Eric Berthel, R- Watertown, in Senate chambers at the Capitol in Hartford, Conn. on Thursday, June 1, 2017. Senator Eric Berthel, R- Watertown, in Senate chambers at the Capitol in Hartford, Conn. on Thursday, June 1, 2017. Photo: Brian …

QAnon

September 19, 2020 5g, covid19

Archived 6 years ago from CT Insider
Campbell: It’s a QAnon, cancel culture, year of confusion

For what it’s worth, the idea of a so-called “cancel culture” has a strong history in New England, especially in Connecticut where the Puritans were slavishly devoted to policing one another’s behavior. They were so devoted, in fact, that infractions could net punishment that ranged from stocks, …

Officials baselessly linked ‘antifa’ to arson before wildfires, documents show

Conspiracy

September 19, 2020 5g, covid19

Archived 6 years ago from The Guardian
Officials baselessly linked ‘antifa’ to arson before wildfires, documents show

In recent days, law enforcement agencies from the FBI to county sheriffs have tried in vain to debunk baseless conspiracy theories blaming “antifa arsonists” for starting the devastating wildfires raging in the western US. But documents from the “BlueLeaks” trove of leaked law enforcement records …

Police condemn ‘unacceptable’ outbreaks of hostility at anti-vax protest

Vaccines

September 19, 2020 5g, covid19

Archived 6 years ago from shropshirestar.com
Police condemn ‘unacceptable’ outbreaks of hostility at anti-vax protest

Anti-vax protest Police have condemned “unacceptable” outbreaks of “hostility and violence” towards officers at a large anti-vax, anti-lockdown protest in central London during which 32 people were arrested. Hundreds descended on Trafalgar Square on Saturday afternoon for a “Resist And Act For …

Archived 6 years ago from The GuardianJust like Australia, disinformation is thriving during the US fire crisis

Conspiracy

September 18, 2020 antivax, covid19, qanon

Archived 6 years ago from The Guardian
Just like Australia, disinformation is thriving during the US fire crisis

Disinformation successfully obscured the real causes of Australia’s catastrophic bushfire season. Now the same thing is happening around me, as I report on a disastrous wildfire season in the American west. In both countries, the response to a pandemic is also being complicated by disinformation, …

Conspiracy

September 18, 2020 5g, adrenochrome, antivax, bill gates, covid19, deep state, illuminati, nazi, plandemic video, qanon

Archived 6 years ago from The Spinoff
Conspiracy cults and the mental health pandemic

What do a mosque shooting victim in Christchurch and a Hollywood supermodel have in common? Anke Richter looks at the mental health fallout of cult-like conspiracy movements. Three weeks ago, I sat in the High Court in Christchurch for the sentencing of the mosque terrorist and listened to 91 …

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