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The idea that the Apollo 11 moon landing was faked
CNN — The two most monumental events of the last year in the US were the election of Joe Biden to the presidency and the introduction of Covid-19 vaccines. Yet there are those who falsely believe Biden won only because of fraud or that they shouldn’t get a vaccine. Having either belief is …
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There is no Democratic or Republican way to land on the moon. I was 10 years old on the Sunday afternoon of July 20, 1969, when Apollo 11 made its more-hairy-than-we-realized touchdown on the lunar surface and Neil Armstrong famously said, “The Eagle has landed.” Even at the tail end of the fraught …
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What do conspiracy theories and racism have in common? More than you might think. Deen Freelon discusses how white supremacy itself is a kind of highly successful disinformation campaign and how a willingness to believe all sorts of terrible and false things about people of other races might open a …
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Most conspiracy theories never come true and go down in history as evidence of human foolishness. Remember the Y2K conspiracy of the year 2000? People predicted the banking system, stock market and society’s computers in general would be flung into chaos. That never happened. Many other …
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From how long a “hoax” like the Apollo 11 moon landing could actually stay a secret to the conspiracy theory involved Queen Elizabeth I, check out some fascinating facts about conspiracy theories, adapted from an episode of The List Show on YouTube. 1. Buzz Aldrin once punched a conspiracy theorist …
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Introduction A conspiracy theory (CT) may be understood as an alternative explanation of an important social event that is hidden from the public. It almost always implies that a group of powerful individuals secretly manages events solely for their malevolent interests (Bale, 2007). A tendency to …
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Think of a conspiracy theorist. How do they see the world? What stands out to them? What fades into the background? Now think of yourself. How does the way you see things differ? What is it about the way you think that has stopped you from falling down a rabbit hole? Conspiracy theories have long …
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The Recorder – Columnist John Bos: Living in a tsunami of conspiracy theories Opinion > Columns JOHN BOS Published: 6/13/2021 6:55:18 AM In 1897, Dr. Philip O’Hanlon, a coroner’s assistant on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, was asked by his then 8-year-old daughter, Virginia, whether Santa Claus …
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Are you getting tired of conspiracy theories? I know I am. For starters, my mind is conspiring to tell my body that my shogging (shuffling and jogging) days are nearing an end. “Come on,” says my mind. “You are in your late 60s; you have had a meniscus tear, IT band syndrome, an aching back, …
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One of my fears about emerging from the pandemic is that I’ve lost my sense of humor. I’ll be forced to get together with friends and family whose eccentricities used to be mildly entertaining, but after the last year, I’ve lost my patience for conspiracy theories and other nutty beliefs. …
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