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QAnon has gone mainstream. This fringe group’s theory that there’s a deep state dedicated to child trafficking, cannibalism and anti-Trumpism is no longer under the radar. Some point to the successful Georgia primary win of QAnon backer, Marjorie Greene, as proof. Others point to President Trump …
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A new study based on Twitter activity related to the 2018-19 flu season found tweets that express concerns about vaccines were associated with negative attitudes about flu vaccinations. The findings, published by the University of Pennsylvania Annenberg Public Policy Center, come at a particularly …
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The Government has published a guide for the public about 5G masts, intended to stem the spread of conspiracy theories surrounding possible health implications of the new mobile networks. Considerable research has been carried out about the health impacts of radio waves, with the spectrum used by …
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TOPLINE The QAnon conspiracy theory has exploded in popularity this year, but it’s just one of a depressingly wide array of crackpot beliefs that certain Americans adhere to, including that vaccines implant microchips in people or that Covid-19 is a “hoax.” Here’s how cult deprogrammer and mind …
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Earlier this year, I published a lesson for teachers from the Sift to use in class to explore with students the QAnon conspiracy theory, which claims that President Trump will save the world from a “deep state” cult of pedophiles who eat children, worship the devil and run the country’s most …
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This affair also shows why the GOP convention will likely fail at one of its most urgent goals — erasing and rewriting the history of Trump’s towering failures on the pandemic — perhaps in spectacularly buffoonish fashion. The starting point when considering any new Trump announcement on the …
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President Donald Trump accused the FDA of delaying coronavirus vaccine approval until after the election. His unsubstantiated charge, delivered via Twitter on Saturday, even took some of his own administration officials by surprise and drew outrage and criticism from Democrats, drug companies and …
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White House chief of staff Mark Meadows on Sunday dodged questions about President Donald Trump’s embrace of QAnon days after the president said followers of the conspiracy theory “love our country.” “We don’t even know what it is,” Meadows told “Fox News Sunday” after host Chris Wallace asked …
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Can’t decide which rabbit hole to fall into? Not sure if you think Jacinda’s a reptilian shapeshifter, or if there’s a moose on the loose in Fiordland? Fear not – Sherry Zhang has consulted the stars. The rise of conspiracy theories goes hand in hand with a global pandemic. Could the combination of …
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How does it feel to watch your parents become obsessed with false information about Bill Gates, microchips and 5G – and is there anything you can do to pull them out of the conspiracy theory rabbit hole? Qanon theories are gathering support (file photo) Photo: Getty Grant* is considering secretly …
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