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Conspiracies about the assassination of JFK
QAnon is a far-ranging conspiracy theory that alleges, among other things, that a patriotic Trump supporter (or supporters) embedded in the highest levels of the U.S. government has been using internet forums to send coded messages to the American public about a secret plan to arrest and/or execute …
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Rob Chase is described, even by Democrats, as an affable guy. But his flirtation with a variety of conspiracies has raised more pointed concerns. Daniel Walters photo As Spokane Valley Rep. Matt Shea leaves the Washington Legislature, the 4th District is losing a Republican conspiracy theorist who …
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A medical examiner ruled that Richard McCaslin ended his own life. But Milwaukee writer Tea Krulos has a different view. “Whatever the cause, conspiracy theory killed Richard,” Krulos writes in “American Madness: The Story of the Phantom Patriot and How Conspiracy Theories Hijacked American …
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A conspiracy theory is defined as a belief that some covert but influential organization is responsible for a circumstance or event. Today, amid the global COVID-19 pandemic, conspiracy theories seem to be everywhere. While the pandemic has sprouted numerous new ones, conspiracy theories are …
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Opinion U.S. President Donald Trump isn’t the only one who frequently favours fiction over facts. In Canada, experts warn baseless COVID-19 conspiracy theories — for example, that the virus is being spread to cover up the effects of 5G wireless technology — are creating “a public health crisis.” …
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Conspiracy theories are everywhere — and in the age of social media, they’re hard to escape. But why do they flourish so easily, even when we have so much information at our fingertips? According to Pulling The Thread, a new digital series on WORLD Channel, our brains have a lot to do with it. “The …
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Conspiracy theories are everywhere — and in the age of social media, they’re hard to escape. But why do they flourish so easily, even when we have so much information at our fingertips? According to Pulling The Thread, a new digital series on WORLD Channel, our brains have a lot to do with it. “The …
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It is not a new phenomenon in human history that a significant number of people choose to believe wild fantasies over straight facts. For some, it seems the wilder the theory the more readily it is believed. There are a number of psychological and cultural explanations for this, but a big reason …
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What do problem gamblers and conspiracy theorists have in common? Both groups believe they can spot patterns in the chaos. For gamblers that can mean believing that because the roulette wheel landed on an even number the last three times, it is sure to do so this time. For those who subscribe to …
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Visit a bookshop and you’ll find the True Crime selection is near-hidden, stashed away near the lav perhaps, and often completely separate from Crime Fiction. It’s a tacit acknowledgement that books about real psycho killers are seen as something of an embarrassment. But they sell. And occasionally …
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