Why smart people fall for conspiracy theories
When I think about the old adage that it’s good to be open-minded, but not so open-minded that your brains fall out, the name that pops into my head is Bret Weinstein. Weinstein is an …
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‘I hate Trump, she likes him – we both think he staged assassination attempts’
I travelled to Colorado – which became a hotbed of conspiracy theories about the 2020 election being stolen – for the BBC Radio 4 podcast Why Do You Hate Me? USA. I wanted to understand why these …
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Trump supporter and hater: We both think he staged shooting plots
So when the first assassination attempt happened, unfounded conspiracy theories suggesting it had been staged were not only recommended directly to her feed – but were all the more convincing as they …
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Conspiracy theorists threaten retaliation against Tennessee judge, district attorney, TBI agents
QAnon-aligned voices of the far right are threatening retaliation against a judge, a district attorney and Tennessee Bureau of Investigation agents over the investigation in Millersville.
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AI Could Reduce People’s Beliefs in Conspiracy Theories, Study Suggests
Participants in a new study found their belief in the strength of conspiracy theories reduced by 20 percent on average after interacting with ChatGPT.
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Trump, GOP fuel conspiracy theories: Eating pets, a rigged debate, and QAnon
Led by Trump, Republicans have increasingly embraced groundless allegations that were once relegated to the political fringes, ensuring they are part of the party’s message to voters in the final, …
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21 of the best conspiracy theories
The “COVID vaccines contain 5G chips” conspiracy theory is easy to mock, but a less-absurd-sounding conspiracy around COVID is very likely costing lives: Some people believe that the very …
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Liberalism’s tragic descent into paranoia and conspiracy theories
While QAnon is a fringe phenomenon, BlueAnon has entered the mainstream of American culture through media, universities, and the internet.
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This AI chatbot got conspiracy theorists to question their convictions
Researchers have shown that artificial intelligence (AI) could be a valuable tool in the fight against conspiracy theories, by designing a chatbot that can debunk false information and get people to …
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