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Kathrin grew up “pretty brainwashed” in East Germany during the Cold War. Once a communist girl scout, she remembers the steady drum beat of state propaganda in the German Democratic Republic (GDR). To stop an exodus to the West, the country’s leaders had built the Berlin Wall — physically and …
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No, there is no link between the coronavirus and 5G – nor is there any truth in the claim that Bill Gates is involved in a devilish plot to put a chip in everyone. A tidal wave of conspiracy theories and misinformation is swamping social media and on Tech Tent this week we look at the impact of …
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It is March 2020, and in San Antonio, Texas, hundreds of arms dealers, prison builders, and members of state law enforcement are meeting at the annual border security convention to sell their services, guns and military-grade equipment to anyone sharing their interest in protecting the US. …
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YouTube is bringing its fact-check information panels to the UK and Germany as part of an international crusade against misinformation. The geographical expansion follows the success of similar panels in the US, Brazil and India. What does the fact-checking tool do? Region-specific ’information …
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Moon landing conspiracy theories From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Claims that the Apollo Moon landings were faked “Moon hoax” redirects here. It is not to be confused with Great Moon Hoax. Astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong in NASA’s training mockup of …
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A conspiracy theory that Donald Trump is waging a secret war against an elite who engage in ritual child abuse is growing across UK social media, Guardian analysis has found. The QAnon conspiracy theory is propelled by an unlikely coalition of spirituality and wellness groups, vigilante “paedophile …
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In January 2019, YouTube began rolling out the system. That’s when Mark Sargent noticed his flat-earth views take a nose dive. Other types of content were getting down-ranked, too, like moon-landing conspiracies or videos perseverating on chemtrails. Over the next few months, Goodrow and Rohe …
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Ipsos poll found 27% of people globally would not want a COVID vaccine. Opposition to vaccines is a broad spectrum, from nervous parents to extreme conspiracy theorists. Vaccine experts Paul Offit and Heidi Larson feature on World Vs Virus podcast. Subscribe to the World Vs Virus on Apple, …
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By Robert Bernstein Humanist Society: – Bruce Gleason – Examining Woo – 8/15/20 The latest Humanist Society meeting was held via Zoom with almost 60 people participating. Speaker Bruce Gleason’s talk was “A presentation about all things magical, mystical, and absolutely, totally useless including …
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A study published in Politics and the Life Sciences suggests that a conspiracy mentality is linked to increased support for conspiracy theories and higher endorsement of fake news claims. The nonacceptance of well-supported science is a pervasive problem in today’s society. Support for …
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