Reading, writing and conspiracy theories
By Morf Morford Tacoma Daily Index As I may have mentioned on these pages, I’m a former college-level English and writing instructor. I’ve also been a newspaper columnist, an English-as-a-second language teacher and blog writer. In other words, I’ve always worked with words.
Jonathan P. Baird: The decline of science and reason
Jonathan P. Baird: The decline of science and reason Opinion > Columns For the Monitor Published: 11/23/2020 6:20:21 AM Modified: 11/23/2020 6:20:04 AM One peculiarity of our time has been the explosive growth of belief in conspiracy theories. Science denial has become a staple of the Trump era. …
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Right-Wing Social Media Finalizes Its Divorce From Reality
When Fox News called Arizona for Democrat Joe Biden shortly after the polls closed there on Election Night, right-wing social media erupted in fury. Fox is the most conservative of the nation’s major news outlets, and its aggressive Arizona call—which most other national outlets did not follow for …
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Right-Wing Social Media Had to Divorce Reality
When Fox News called Arizona for Democrat Joe Biden shortly after the polls closed there on Election Night, right-wing social media erupted in fury. Fox is the most conservative of the nation’s major news outlets, and its aggressive Arizona call—which most other national outlets did not follow for …
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Who stole the truth ? : Disinformation, a challenge for the 21st century – Le Taurillon
From the smear campaign organised by Octave against Anthony in Antique Rome to propaganda leaflets dropped from the air during World War II, disinformation has been present throughout our history. What differs in the 21th century is the scale and accessibility of misleading information. When …
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Trump Team Disavows Lawyer Who Peddled Conspiracy Theories on Voting
President Trump’s campaign on Sunday disavowed Sidney Powell, one of his lawyers who has pushed false claims of voter fraud, after she made wild accusations that Republican officials had been involved in a payoff scheme to manipulate voting machines. The repudiation of Ms. Powell, which came at the …
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Trump Team Disavows Lawyer Sidney Powell
President Trump’s campaign on Sunday disavowed Sidney Powell, one of his lawyers who has pushed false claims of voter fraud, after she made wild accusations that Republican officials had been involved in a payoff scheme to manipulate voting machines. The repudiation of Ms. Powell, which came at the …
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Trump Campaign Cuts Ties With Lawyer Sidney Powell Who Promoted Wild Election Fraud Conspiracy Theories
Topline The Trump campaign released a statement on Sunday seeking to distance itself from lawyer Sidney Powell, who has spun outlandish tales of election fraud to news organizations, three days after the attorney was front and center at a press conference with Rudy Giuliani, the president’s …
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Letter: A country divided by conspiracy theories
“Wish we could find a media source we like. Definitely not CNN, MSNBC, CBS, NBC, ABC, PBS, BBC, or lately Fox. Some recommend NewsMax … any good?” This post from one of my right-wing friends on Facebook represents the new dilemma for those on the right, finding a “news” source that will prop up …
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Plaintiffs in Trump’s lawsuits are embracing conspiracy theories — and even violating election laws
Plaintiffs in a number of the Trump campaign’s lawsuits challenging the president’s electoral defeat have peddled conspiracy theories and made racist comments. One of them, a plaintiff represented by Rudy Giuliani in federal court this week, was even implicated in an election fraud scheme of his …
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