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Conference explores ‘Conspiracies Then and Now’ > News > USC Dornsife
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Archived 6 years ago from USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Conference explores ‘Conspiracies Then and Now’ > News > USC Dornsife

USC Dornsife scholars join international experts at a two-day meeting to discuss conspiracy theories and draw comparisons between today’s, such as QAnon, and those of the Middle Ages. [4¾ min read] The powerful Knights Templar were burned at the stake in 1307, victims of a medieval conspiracy …

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ZAnon: A Higher-Ranking Anon Sets the Record Straight
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Archived 6 years ago from The New Yorker
ZAnon: A Higher-Ranking Anon Sets the Record Straight

I am Z. I speak to you anonymously because my Z-level security clearance has exposed me to certain secrets that the public deserves to know. By now, many of you realize that the conspiracy theories touted in QAnon chat rooms have not added up. So it is high time that I, Z, came forward and divulged …

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Conspiracy Theories and the Problem of Disbelief
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Archived 5 years ago from The Atlantic
Conspiracy Theories and the Problem of Disbelief

Some people believe the most extraordinary things. Earth is flat, and airplane GPS is rigged to fool pilots into thinking otherwise. COVID-19 vaccines are a pretext to inject thought-controlling microchips into us all. The true president of the United States is Donald Trump; his inauguration will …

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Amazon Is Pushing Readers Down A “Rabbit Hole” Of Conspiracy Theories About The Coronavirus
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Archived 5 years ago from Buzzfeed News
Amazon Is Pushing Readers Down A “Rabbit Hole” Of Conspiracy Theories About The Coronavirus

Conspiracy theorist David Icke’s lies about COVID-19 caused Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Spotify to ban him. But on Amazon, Icke, who believes in the existence of lizard people, is recommended reading. Despite being filled with misinformation about the pandemic, Icke’s book The Answer at one …

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Defying rules, anti-vaccine accounts thrive on social media
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Archived 6 years ago from WCVB Boston
Defying rules, anti-vaccine accounts thrive on social media

With vaccination against COVID-19 in full swing, social platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter say they’ve stepped up their fight against misinformation that aims to undermine trust in the vaccines. But problems abound. For years, the same platforms have allowed anti-vaccination propaganda …

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Instagram Suggested Posts To Users. It Served Up COVID-19 Falsehoods, Study Finds
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Archived 6 years ago from WABE 90.1 FM
Instagram Suggested Posts To Users. It Served Up COVID-19 Falsehoods, Study Finds

Instagram recommended false claims about COVID-19, vaccines and the 2020 U.S. election to people who appeared interested in related topics, according to a new report from a group that tracks online misinformation. “The Instagram algorithm is driving people further and further into their own …

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Instagram’s Algorithms Serve Up COVID-19 Misinformation, Study Finds
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Archived 6 years ago from NPR
Instagram’s Algorithms Serve Up COVID-19 Misinformation, Study Finds

Researchers are concerned that Instagram’s new “suggested posts” feature is contributing to the spread of misinformation. Denis Charlet/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Denis Charlet/AFP via Getty Images Researchers are concerned that Instagram’s new “suggested posts” feature is …

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Archived 6 years ago from NPR
Instagram Algorithms Serve Up COVID-19 Misinformation, Study Finds

Researchers are concerned that Instagram’s new “suggested posts” feature is contributing to the spread of misinformation. Denis Charlet/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Denis Charlet/AFP via Getty Images Researchers are concerned that Instagram’s new “suggested posts” feature is …

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Fact Check: False claims cited in bogus theory that Biden isn’t president
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Archived 6 years ago from WYFF Greenville
Fact Check: False claims cited in bogus theory that Biden isn’t president

Posted on March 2, 2021We are collaborating with FactCheck.org, a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania, in an effort to identify misinformation and to ensure news consumers get the facts. This story first appeared on FactCheck.org.A baseless conspiracy …

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QAnon and conspiracy theories are taking hold in churches. Pastors are fighting back.
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Archived 6 years ago from Bangor Daily News
QAnon and conspiracy theories are taking hold in churches. Pastors are fighting back.

The congregation was in the middle of an online service when a longtime churchgoer in her 60s texted her pastor to complain that his prayer lamenting the riot at the U.S. Capitol in January was “too political.” The woman later unloaded a barrage of conspiracy theories. The election of Joe Biden was …

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