How to stop the spread of conspiracy theories and build societal resilience against fake news |

September 14, 2021 5g, adrenochrome, antivax, china, marjorie taylor greene, qanon, rfk jr

Archived 5 years ago from The London School of Economics and Political Science
How to stop the spread of conspiracy theories and build societal resilience against fake news |

The pandemic and associated lockdowns have given rise to an acceleration in ‘fake news’ around the world over the last year. The phenomenon of mis- and disinformation takes root, evolves and proliferates and can cause real world harm. In this blog post, Pratik Dattani, of consulting group Economic …

I Reported on 9/11. Conspiracy Theorists Distorted My Words. – The Cut

9/11

September 9, 2021 marjorie taylor greene, ukraine

Archived 2 years ago from The New York Times
I Reported on 9/11. Conspiracy Theorists Distorted My Words. – The Cut

The video falsely claiming that the United States Agency for International Development paid Ben Stiller, Angelina Jolie and other actors millions of dollars to travel to Ukraine appeared to be a clip from E!News, though it never appeared on the entertainment channel.In fact, the video first …

Conspiracy

September 9, 2021 2020 election, 9/11, alex jones, deep state, jfk assassination, marjorie taylor greene, plandemic video

Archived 5 years ago from PolitiFact
How the 9/11 attacks helped shape the modern misinformation, conspiracy theory industry

Outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, a New Jersey man held up his hand for a camera as he told a local TV reporter about the chaotic scene he’d just witnessed inside the building. His palm was smeared with blood — blood that belonged to Ashli Babbitt, the woman fatally shot by law enforcement as …

9/11 conspiracies: Hoaxes spreading faster, farther

9/11

September 9, 2021 2020 election, alex jones, deep state, marjorie taylor greene, moon landing, pizzagate, qanon, roswell, ufos

Archived 5 years ago from ABC10.com KXTV
9/11 conspiracies: Hoaxes spreading faster, farther

Experts say that while conspiracy theories are nothing new in America, the internet has allowed them to spread farther and faster than ever before. NEW YORK — Korey Rowe served tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and returned to the U.S. in 2004 traumatized and disillusioned. His experiences overseas and …

9/11

September 8, 2021 2020 election, alex jones, antivax, covid19, deep state, jfk assassination, marjorie taylor greene, pizzagate, plandemic video

Archived 1 year ago from PolitiFact
How the 9/11 attacks helped shape the modern misinformation, conspiracy theory industry

PolitiFact | How the 9/11 attacks helped shape the modern misinformation, conspiracy theory industry As seen from the New Jersey Turnpike near Kearny, N.J., smoke billows from the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York after airplanes crashed into both towers on Sept.11, 2001. …

From election to COVID, 9/11 conspiracies cast a long shadow

9/11

August 26, 2021 2020 election, alex jones, deep state, marjorie taylor greene, moon landing, pizzagate, qanon, roswell, ufos

Archived 5 years ago from The Independent
From election to COVID, 9/11 conspiracies cast a long shadow

Korey Rowe served tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and returned to the U.S. in 2004 traumatized and disillusioned. His experiences overseas and nagging questions about Sept. 11, 2001 convinced him America’s leaders were lying about what happened that day and the wars that followed. The result was …

Voter Fraud, Anti-Vaxx Conspiracy Theory Apologists Blame Media, Ignore Trump

Elections

August 26, 2021 2020 election, alex jones, antivax, deep state, epstein, ivermectin, maga, marjorie taylor greene, qanon, trump

Archived 5 years ago from Business Insider
Voter Fraud, Anti-Vaxx Conspiracy Theory Apologists Blame Media, Ignore Trump

Popular threads blamed “the media” for people believing lies about voter fraud and vaccines. But they conveniently ignore the massive disinformation campaigns by Trump and his allies. And they provide cover for con artists undermining democracy and public health. This is an opinion column. The …

COVID-19

August 13, 2021 antivax, marjorie taylor greene, qanon

Archived 5 years ago from The Arizona Republic
Why does Twitter give a COVID-19 liar like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene 5 strikes?

Twitter announced that it has suspended the account of the intellectually unhinged Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene for one week for spreading lies about the COVID-19 vaccine. This would be the fourth time Twitter has found Taylor Greene in violation of its misinformation policy. A shocking …

GOP Rep. Crenshaw Dismisses Heckler Who Says Election Was Stolen: ‘You’re Kidding Yourself’

Elections

August 12, 2021 2020 election, china, marjorie taylor greene, qanon

Archived 5 years ago from Forbes
GOP Rep. Crenshaw Dismisses Heckler Who Says Election Was Stolen: ‘You’re Kidding Yourself’

Topline Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) on Wednesday dismissed a heckler who claimed the 2020 election was stolen – a rare instance of a GOP lawmaker pushing back on false election fraud claims even as former President Donald Trump continues to push them. Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, center, joined from …

Joe Biden Has Had It Up to Here With Facebook’s COVID Misinformation

Conspiracy

August 10, 2021 antivax, fauci, marjorie taylor greene

Archived 5 years ago from Vanity Fair
Joe Biden Has Had It Up to Here With Facebook’s COVID Misinformation

Last month, Joe Biden was pretty clear about what he thought of Facebook’s approach to COVID-19 misinformation. The social media giant, he said, is “killing people”—a declaration he walked back slightly after the company protested, telling CNN that while he “meant precisely” what he said about the …

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