COVID-19 pandemic conspiracy theories stem from historical trends

August 18, 2020 5g, antivax, big tech, bill gates, china, deep state, george soros, great reset, moon landing

Archived 6 years ago from Times-Mail
COVID-19 pandemic conspiracy theories stem from historical trends

INDIANAPOLIS — If you’ve spent any time online since March, chances are you’ve come across — or possibly shared — conspiracy theories about COVID-19. Some are tamer than others, but many have gained traction and spread through social media. Some examples of the current and most rampant conspiracies …

QAnon

August 14, 2020 george soros, marjorie taylor greene

Archived 6 years ago from The New York Times
Think QAnon Is on the Fringe? So Was the Tea Party

Democrats dismissed it as a fringe group of conspiracy-minded zealots. Moderate Republicans fretted over its potential to hurt their party’s image, while more conservative lawmakers carefully sought to harness its grass-roots energy. Sympathetic media outlets covered its rallies, portraying it as …

QAnon

August 14, 2020 deep state, george soros, marjorie taylor greene, nazi

Archived 6 years ago from NBC News
House GOP candidate known for QAnon support was ‘correspondent’ for conspiracy website

Before running for office, Republican congressional candidate Marjorie Taylor Greene wrote dozens of articles as a “correspondent” for a conspiracy news website, according to archived web pages uncovered by NBC News. In posts published on the now-defunct “American Truth Seekers” website in 2017, …

QAnon

August 14, 2020 bill gates, deep state, epstein, fauci, george soros

Archived 6 years ago from WBUR
Why You Should Care About QAnon

A few days ago I was playing dentist with my 4-year-old niece Avie and her doll Lola — a rigid rubbery thing with a locked jaw from which protruded two small front teeth. As Lola’s mother, Avie insisted that I give Lola a thorough exam. Dutifully, I complied, pretending to examine the doll’s mouth. …

QAnon

August 14, 2020 deep state, george soros, marjorie taylor greene, trump

Archived 6 years ago from WBAY
Trump dodges question on QAnon conspiracy theory

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday twice ignored a question about whether he supports QAnon, a convoluted, right-wing, pro-Trump conspiracy theory. A reporter asked the president about the theory at a White House briefing Friday after Trump tweeted his congratulations to a …

QAnon candidate Marjorie Taylor Greene is a 9/11 conspiracy theorist who claimed that there’s no evidence a plane crashed into the Pentagon

9/11

August 13, 2020 george soros, marjorie taylor greene, nazi, qanon

Archived 2 years ago from Media Matters for America
QAnon candidate Marjorie Taylor Greene is a 9/11 conspiracy theorist who claimed that there’s no evidence a plane crashed into the Pentagon

Republican-backed congressional candidate and right-wing commentator Marjorie Taylor Greene is both a QAnon supporter and a 9/11 conspiracy theorist. In previously unreported remarks, Greene discussed the September 11 attacks and said that there was “the so-called plane that crashed into the …

Georgia Republican Linked To Q Conspiracy Theory Poised For Congress

QAnon

August 13, 2020 deep state, george soros, marjorie taylor greene

Archived 6 years ago from NPR
Georgia Republican Linked To Q Conspiracy Theory Poised For Congress

Marjorie Taylor Greene (right) is likely to bring a far-right conspiracy theory to the House of Representatives next year. Mike Stewart/AP hide caption toggle caption Mike Stewart/AP Marjorie Taylor Greene (right) is likely to bring a far-right conspiracy theory to the House of Representatives next …

QAnon

August 12, 2020 george soros, marjorie taylor greene

Archived 6 years ago from POLITICO
Opinion | The QAnon Rot in the GOP

Greene’s ascension is the latest indication of the creeping influence of Q, who has fashioned a kind of free-floating John Birch Society for the digital age. The author’s adherents or fellow travelers are adept at spreading memes on social media, hold signs or wear paraphernalia touting Q at Trump …

QAnon

August 12, 2020 big tech, george soros, marjorie taylor greene

Archived 6 years ago from NPR
QAnon Supporter Who Made Bigoted Videos Wins Ga. Primary, Likely Heading To Congress

Marjorie Taylor Greene (right) poses with a supporter in Rome, Ga., late Tuesday. Greene, criticized for promoting bigoted videos and supporting the far-right QAnon conspiracy theory, won the GOP nomination for Georgia’s 14th Congressional District. Mike Stewart/AP hide caption toggle caption Mike …

August 7, 2020 alex jones, antivax, bill gates, china, covid19, george soros, qanon

Archived 4 years ago from Observer
The Most Extreme 5G Conspiracy Theories and How COVID-19 Blew It All Up

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – JULY 04 : A woman holds a banner during a protest against 5G (the fifth generation technology standard for cellular networks) infrastructure investments at Central Station in Brussels, Belgium on July 04, 2020. Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images It’s a perfect storm …

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