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QAnon and related conspiracy theories like Pizzagate
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The fencing that surrounded the United States Capitol after the January 6 attack is still in place today. And that matters because security in Washington is especially tight. This day, March 4, holds significance for some people duped by right-wing conspiracy theories. And the …
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WASHINGTON — The Capitol Police force is preparing for another assault on the Capitol building on Thursday after obtaining intelligence of a potential plot by a militia group, just two months after a mob of Trump loyalists and extremists attacked the building, leaving five dead and hundreds …
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By Simon Ings The symbol of the QAnon far-right conspiracy theory Pacific Press/Lightrocket via Getty Images You Are Here Whitney Phillips and Ryan M. Milner Advertisement MIT Press THIS is a book about pollution, not of the physical environment, but of our civic discourse. It concerns …
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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 the U.S. Capitol in January was “too political.” The woman later unloaded a barrage of conspiracy theories. The election of Joe Biden was a …
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The last few weeks of news coverage have reminded us how easy it is to create, disseminate and proliferate misinformation in India. The ingredients are often the same: a hot-button topic, local or foreign bad actors, explicit or implicit collusion between these actors, narrative localisation and …
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UNIONTOWN, Ohio — Nearly two months after the attack on the U.S. Capitol and President Joe Biden’s subsequent inauguration, some faith-based leaders are publicly denouncing conspiracy theories like QAnon. QAnon’s followers believe in a secret “deep state plot” against former President Donald Trump. …
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In the age of QAnon, it is of little comfort to learn in Michael Butter’s “The Nature of Conspiracy Theories” that such malevolent fables have been around for some time. Cicero devised one. Winston Churchill, at least once, passed along another. What’s different now, claims Mr. Butter, is who …
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Our editors independently select these products. Making a purchase through our links may earn Well+Good a commissionOne of the things that attracted Katie* to her boyfriend was his healthy lifestyle. Like some Los Angeles residents, Keith* viewed himself as a wellness enthusiast; he followed a …
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The disinformation and “big lie” of election fraud motivated many people to storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Matt Williams for NPR hide caption toggle caption Matt Williams for NPR The disinformation and “big lie” of election fraud motivated many people to storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Matt …
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The sheer outlandishness of the claims are breathtaking: a Satanist pedophile ring run by political elites; American voting machines rigged “at the direction of Hugo Chavez,” who is deceased; school shootings that are actually “false flag” operations designed to push gun control. Conspiracy …
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