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50 years after Apollo, conspiracy theorists are still howling at the ‘moon hoax’
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Archived 6 years ago from The Washington Post
50 years after Apollo, conspiracy theorists are still howling at the ‘moon hoax’

By Joel Achenbach, NASA AP Apollo 12 mission Commander Charles P. “Pete” Conrad was the third astronaut to walk on the moon. The moon hoax is a classic conspiracy theory — elaborate, oddly durable, requiring the existence of malevolent actors with a secret agenda. The moon is having a star turn. …

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4 ways to tell if popular conspiracy theories are false
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Archived 5 years ago from Big Think
4 ways to tell if popular conspiracy theories are false

In the 1950s, the C.I.A. began a secret project called MKUltra that aimed to find a ‘truth drug’ to use during interrogations with suspected Soviet spies. Now, thanks largely to a 1974 New York Times report that prompted a federal investigation, we know that MKUltra involved ethically dubious …

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Fake moon landings and a flat Earth: why do athletes love conspiracy theories?
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Archived 4 years ago from The Guardian
Fake moon landings and a flat Earth: why do athletes love conspiracy theories?

With Christmas Day just gone, it seems fitting that Steph Curry already has something he’d probably like to take back. Two weeks ago, the Golden State Warriors star gave the 24-hour news cycle an incredible gift during an appearance on The Ringer’s Winging It podcast. The show, which features the …

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Stephen Curry moon landing: NASA offers NBA’s conspiracy theorist a tour at Johnson
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Archived 5 years ago from The Washington Post
Stephen Curry moon landing: NASA offers NBA’s conspiracy theorist a tour at Johnson

Until this precise moment in his nearly decade-long career, Stephen Curry has remained gleefully free of controversy. His Twitter profile includes a scriptural reference and also a hat tip to a spouse who has never appeared on “Basketball Wives.” His news conferences — essentially analyses of how …

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YouTube’s autoplay function is helping convert people into Flat Earthers
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Archived 6 years ago from Quartz
YouTube’s autoplay function is helping convert people into Flat Earthers

The first time I watched a Flat Earther YouTube video, I was entranced. The theory was that Earth used to be populated by giant trees, and so any change in elevation on Earth was actually just giant tree stumps. It made so little sense that I needed to know more about the theory, so when YouTube …

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Kyrie Irving’s apology to US teachers on flat-earth theory
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Archived 6 years ago from Quartz
Kyrie Irving’s apology to US teachers on flat-earth theory

Kyrie Irving doesn’t believe the Earth is flat…anymore. The NBA star has been at the center of a controversy ever since he claimed in a podcast last year that the Earth was not round. As recently as June, he said that the question was still worth debating. But yesterday (Oct. 1), at Forbes’ Under …

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Council Member Mayfield Pushes 9/11 Conspiracy Theory In Facebook Post
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Archived 6 years ago from WFAE
Council Member Mayfield Pushes 9/11 Conspiracy Theory In Facebook Post

City Council member Lawana Mayfield suggested on Facebook that 9/11 was a conspiracy and she linked to an article pushing 9/11 conspiracy theories. “I am still waiting for someone to produce pieces of the alleged plane that opened the doors for US Citizens to loose (sic) all privacy rights (from …

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The science of conspiracies: Where Flat Earth meets Pizzagate
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Archived 4 years ago from Axios
The science of conspiracies: Where Flat Earth meets Pizzagate

Illustration: Rebecca Zisser / Axios “Fake news” was rampant throughout the 2016 election — and it’s still around. But it’s hardly new: people have believed in conspiracy theories for ages, and scientists are no stranger to combating them. The bottom line: From anti-vaccine conspiracies to climate …

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Why You (Still) Shouldn’t Worry About Fluoridated Drinking Water
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Archived 3 years ago from Forbes
Why You (Still) Shouldn’t Worry About Fluoridated Drinking Water

Shutterstock While there were exaggerated fears about fluoridation in the past, what do current studies say about problems with fluoridated water? originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the world. Answer by …

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Meet the people who believe the fluoride in your water is poisoning you
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Archived 3 years ago from Mic
Meet the people who believe the fluoride in your water is poisoning you

For a large swath of conspiracy theorists, September was one hell of a month. A brand-new study seemed to show that fluoride, the chemical found in drinking water and toothpaste, could lower infants’ IQ. Truthers were thrilled — it was a missing link they’d been seeking, the tin-hat cherry on top …

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