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QAnon and related conspiracy theories like Pizzagate
Facebook’s new campaign for flu shots. Facebook Facebook said Tuesday it is launching a new global policy that bans ads that discourage people from getting vaccines. The company previously did have a policy against vaccine hoaxes that were publicly identified by global health organizations. “Now, …
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NEWBURYPORT – Joseph Uscinski, an expert on conspiracy theories, will be on the The Morning Show on PortMedia’s cable Channel 9 on Thursday, Oct. 15. Host Mary Jacobsen will interview Uscinski, an associate professor of Political Science at the University of Miami, about his research on the …
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Washington, D.C. — At a time of rising distrust in the news, internet rumors, and viral conspiracies, a national survey of more than 2,000 Americans finds a public ready to believe the accuracy of unproven or disproven claims. The report, “Conspiracy theories, misinformation, COVID-19, and the 2020 …
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The perpetuation of and interest in conspiracies has proliferated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Conspiracy theories often blend historical, religious, and scientific ideas by way of challenging “official” explanations of events and data provided by authorities, academics, and mainstream media. They …
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Here’s a scenario you may have found yourself in recently: You open up Facebook or Twitter, and someone you know is posting about a conspiracy theory. You wonder, Do I say something? Is there any convincing them otherwise? For Jenny Fournier, it’s her aunt. “She got sort of really into the QAnon …
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Back in 2018, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg sparked both concern and controversy when he noted in an interview that Facebook would not ban Holocaust deniers from the platform. As explained by Zuckerberg: “I find [Holocaust denialism] deeply offensive. But at the end of the day, I don’t believe that …
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The claim: Walter Reed hospital was trying to kill Trump for ‘deep state’ President Donald Trump is back at the White House after receiving treatment for COVID-19 at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. But a viral video by right-wing media outlet InfoWars claims the doctors there weren’t really …
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Conspiracy theories have always lurked in the background of U.S. political culture. Anyone with an imagination can come up with one. But our increasingly toxic political climate and the accompanying avalanche of conspiracy theories have exacerbated existing conflicts, leading to further …
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On Tuesday, Facebook announced that it would be expanding its ban on QAnon, and has since begun a purge of Groups and Pages that reference the fringe, far-right conspiracy theory. The announcement came less than a week after the United States House of Representatives voted in favor of a resolution …
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We will remember 2020 as many things. The year we spent alone. The year we spent online. The year so many died. The year of protests. The year of QAnon. The year of domestic terrorism. The year of the election. Most of all, perhaps, it is the year of not knowing. Is it safe to send my kids to …
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