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QAnon and related conspiracy theories like Pizzagate
Why Teens Are Falling for TikTok Conspiracy Theories
Of all the bits of sleepover gossip ever uttered, this was the most unexpected. “Basically, Hillary Clinton sex traffics children and sacrifices them to Satan or something,” said my friend Beth, straightfaced. “It’s called Pizzagate, or whatever.” It was a
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More than 30 arrested during coronavirus protests in London
Police have made 32 arrests during a demonstration in central London against coronavirus restrictions and mass vaccinations. More than a thousand people are estimated to have joined the rally in Trafalgar Square, among them 5G conspiracy theorists, coronavirus sceptics and
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Engagement with anti-vaccine Facebook posts trebles in one month
Engagement with anti-vaccine posts on a sample of UK Facebook pages trebled between July and August, analysis by the Guardian has found, triggering calls for a major new push to tackle conspiracy theories. Interactions on posts expressing scepticism or hostility
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‘The Infodemic’: Ireland’s weak far-right hopes to gain from online conspiracies and misinformation
Image: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie Image: Leah Farrell/RollingNews.ie A SMALL BUT animated network of Irish far-right groups is using the pandemic to try to recruit members. Some are attempting to import the language of American conspiracy theory movements to boost their own
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Just like Australia, disinformation is thriving during the US fire crisis
Disinformation successfully obscured the real causes of Australia’s catastrophic bushfire season. Now the same thing is happening around me, as I report on a disastrous wildfire season in the American west. In both countries, the response to a pandemic is
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Kenosha shootings launch conspiracy theories, harassment and threats — continuing a frightening pattern after high-profile events
Gaige Grosskreutz wasn’t even out of the hospital when his phone started blowing up. Shot point blank in the arm with an AR-15, he was the only person to survive a triple shooting at a protest condemning the shooting of
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Conspiracy cults and the mental health pandemic
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
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Help! My Boss Is a Conspiracy Theorist
Send questions about the office, money, careers and work-life balance to workfriend@nytimes.com. Include your name and location, or a request to remain anonymous. Letters may be edited. QAnon bosses My pretty intelligent, chill, fun boss seems to be buying into
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Debunking deepfakes, disinformation and conspiracy theories
Misinformation and conspiracy theories about the election and voting, the pandemic, even the wildfires out west are everywhere online. It’s even a challenge for the most careful news readers to keep all the facts straight. And the amount of domestic
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