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Belief that the Earth is flat
Is the Earth flat? Did NASA fake the moon landings? Do COVID-19 vaccinations implant microchips in people? A recent survey by the University of New Hampshire looked at the public acceptance of these types of conspiracy claims compared to statements based on scientific facts. They found only around …
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Many Americans believe that the Donald Trump really won the 2020 US Presidential election, and those same people are much more likely than other Americans to endorse other unsubstantiated beliefs, even ones as wild as the existence of Bigfoot, or that the Earth is flat. According to the latest …
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With all the charges laid at Russia in this current Ukraine Russian War, you’ll never hear what happened their historically – the deliberate mass famine done by the Soviet Union. As watch this video, keep in mind it was NOT the “Nazis” that did it, but the anti-Christ Communists. Also, you will not …
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It feels like the COVID-19 pandemic launched a thousand conspiracies. From microchips in the vaccines, to using bleach to treat the virus, to a shadowy cabal controlling it all, vast swaths of America fell prey to false thinking. But it has also enflamed a conspiracy theory that has nothing to do …
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What do flat earthers have to do with the war in Ukraine? Really nothing except one little thing. Just the other day I heard an interview of a couple of flat earthers talk. The guest and the host supported what the newspapers and government said; that Russia is the bad guy. Now, really! If you …
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Algonquin Books “Off the Edge: Flat Earthers, Conspiracy Culture, and Why People Will Believe Anything,” by Kelly Weill. The so-called recount of Maricopa County’s 2020 ballots was ostensibly driven by unfounded accusations of voter fraud — which led to thousands of people believing their votes …
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There’s no shortage of conspiracy theories floating around the internet. Was the moon landing faked? (No.) Are birds real? (Yes.) Is Tupac still alive? (No.) But there’s one untrue conspiracy that stands out: the flat-Earth movement. An author describes her journey down the flat-Earth rabbit hole.
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Theoretical cosmologist Katie Mack spends a lot of time on Twitter. Mack, at North Carolina State University, joined the platform to talk about science under the moniker “Astro Katie” more than a decade ago. Since then, her fun and informative posts about space have earned her nearly half a million …
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On the internet you can find many myths about space, so you need to be a skeptical reader these days. Claims of aliens and UFOs, Mars being abnormally big, or the moon turning green are the kinds of things you should check out carefully. Here are some of the biggest space myths that just won’t go …
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Last Sunday afternoon, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, former TV producer and anti-vaccination activist Del Bigtree bellowed a warning: When the comeuppance arrives for what he described as authorities’ mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic, “Unlike the Nuremberg trials that only tried those …
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