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QAnon and related conspiracy theories like Pizzagate
Source: Matryx/Pixabay 2020 has turned out to be the year of the conspiracy theory. Sure, conspiracy theories have been around forever, but it’s hard to recall a time when they’ve been so integrated with mainstream discourse, endorsed by American political leaders, and relevant to public health. …
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Table of Contents Table of Contents Ask Anything Top Questions What is Alex Jones known for? What significant legal issue did Alex Jones face? In 2022 Alex Jones was forced to declare bankruptcy after being ordered to pay $1.4billion in defamation lawsuits over his claims that the Sandy Hook …
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Up to a third of people globally endorse at least one conspiracy theory, from COVID origins to assassination cover-ups, climate change, and secret cabals. Why are we so drawn to absurd tales and false truths? Are we open‑minded, bored, sensation-seeking, gullible, or all of the above? The world of …
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T he first week of September, Michael Lewis Arthur Meyer, a self-proclaimed independent journalist and the founder of Veterans on Patrol, which the Southern Poverty Law Center describes as a right-wing militia, appeared at a meeting of the Sweetwater County Board of County Commissioners in …
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Photo: Mark Peterson/Redux Pictures This article was featured in New York’s One Great Story newsletter. Sign up here. This summer, the podcaster Candace Owens says, she had a pair of dreams about one of the most significant moments of 21st-century political history. The first dream came on …
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The Epstein story? Count him in. In November, in the wake of the release of tens of thousands of new documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, New York Times columnist David Brooks announced his intention to sit this one out. In a column titled “The Epstein Story? Count Me Out,” Brooks, a mainstay of …
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Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. For Gregg Phillips, Monday marked his first day as the new head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Office of Response and Recovery. For the agency, it marked the …
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For nearly 20 years, the Assassin’s Creed video games have presented themselves as sprawling works of historical fiction. They cast players as noble assassins during big inflection points in history—the French Revolution, Ptolemaic Egypt, the end of Japan’s Sengoku era—and give them freedom to romp …
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From flat-Earthers to moon-landing denial, conspiracy theories have never been limited to fringe corners of the internet. These days, even household names seem perfectly comfortable slipping on a tinfoil hat in their downtime.Most recently, Kim Kardashian admitted she doesn’t believe the moon …
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In recent weeks, Donald Trump’s supporters have begun to align around the idea that a Democrat-led “grand conspiracy” – potentially involving former president Barack Obama – has been plotting against the US president since 2016. The narrative is that the 2016 Russia investigation, which resulted in …
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