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What do a mosque shooting victim in Christchurch and a Hollywood supermodel have in common? Anke Richter looks at the mental health fallout of cult-like conspiracy movements. Three weeks ago, I sat in the High Court in Christchurch for the sentencing of the mosque terrorist and listened to 91 …
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TORONTO — Misinformation and conspiracy theories can sometimes seem as rampant online as genuine news. And while media outlets and health officials have worked to debunk and disprove many of them—as with the World Health Organization’s “Mythbusters” page—people close to you may still believe them. …
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By Reuters Staff 5 Min Read A photo with over 1,400 shares on Facebook as of Sept. 9, 2020, shows a poster with a conspiracy theory about the COVID-19 pandemic. Reuters Fact Check. REUTERS The post (here) on a Facebook page named UK Lockdown Truth shows an unidentified woman carrying a poster that …
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It began as a freelance job. Micah Conrad would wake up midmorning, check his email and begin downloading videos that had arrived while he slept. He would brew coffee, drinking it on the narrow patio of the small apartment he shares with his wife in a sun-bleached building near the intersection of …
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The claim: The coronavirus pandemic is planned and profit-seeking, including by the CDC and NIH A new video — entitled “Plandemic II: Indoctornation” — has spread online and on Facebook since Aug. 18, proliferating a baseless conspiracy theory about the nature of the coronavirus pandemic. The …
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The second part of “Plandemic” — a documentary-style video that presents a sweeping conspiracy theory about the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, patents and vaccines — landed on Aug. 18, spinning together many of the falsehoods about the disease that we’ve been debunking for months, plus some new …
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One of the more hopeful developments at tech platforms this year has been their investment in removing misinformation related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter were all relatively quick to acknowledge the threat that COVID hoaxes represent, and have worked to purge it from …
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Sinclair Television said on Saturday it would delay airing an interview with a conspiracy theorist who claims baselessly that Dr Anthony Fauci, the country’s top infectious disease expert, created the coronavirus behind the current pandemic. Dr Judy Mikovits, a former research scientist, is behind …
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[embedded content] John Oliver Explains Why PACE Is Probably a Bad Way to Finance Your Home Improvements Here’s John Oliver With a Fun Summer Update: We’re Cooking People to Death in Un-Air-Conditioned Prisons! You Can Either Watch John Oliver Explain the Model Minority Myth or Watch Him Rant About …
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[embedded content] John Oliver Explains Why PACE Is Probably a Bad Way to Finance Your Home Improvements Here’s John Oliver With a Fun Summer Update: We’re Cooking People to Death in Un-Air-Conditioned Prisons! You Can Either Watch John Oliver Explain the Model Minority Myth or Watch Him Rant About …
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