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The Irish Times view on conspiracy theories: a hallucinatory web of falsities and fantasy
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Archived 2 years ago from The Irish Times
The Irish Times view on conspiracy theories: a hallucinatory web of falsities and fantasy

There is nothing particularly new about conspiracy theories. Anti-Semitism, the most enduring and pernicious of them all, can be traced back to the early Middle Ages at least. But the modern era appears to be particularly prone to beliefs which seek to assign blame for the ills of the world to a …

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MPs given guide on spotting conspiracy theories in battle against disinformation
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Archived 2 years ago from Harrow Times
MPs given guide on spotting conspiracy theories in battle against disinformation

Ms Mordaunt said the Guide for Members of Parliament and Candidates on Conspiracy Theories, published on Tuesday, would bolster her efforts to “protect the public from the damaging effects of misinformation and safeguard the integrity of our democratic process”. Compiled by expert groups including …

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How to tell if a conspiracy theory is probably false
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Archived 2 years ago from The Conversation
How to tell if a conspiracy theory is probably false

Conspiracy theories are everywhere, and they can involve just about anything. People believe false conspiracy theories for a wide range of reasons – including the fact that there are real conspiracies, like efforts by the Sackler family to profit by concealing the addictiveness of oxycontin at the …

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Donald Trump’s lawyers try to use trial to generate conspiracy theories — but it’s not working
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Archived 2 years ago from Salon
Donald Trump’s lawyers try to use trial to generate conspiracy theories — but it’s not working

Donald Trump’s lawyers famously spend a lot of their time placating their client’s narcissistic delusions, even at the expense of their purported priority of keeping him out of prison. It’s not just the over-the-top belligerence that Trump demands from his lawyers, which runs the risk of angering …

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Who believes the most “taboo” conspiracy theories? It might not be who you think
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Archived 2 years ago from Salon
Who believes the most “taboo” conspiracy theories? It might not be who you think

Like Henry Ford before him, Elon Musk has emerged as America’s top conspiracy spreader. But he’s hardly alone. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is the conspiracy-theory candidate for president, and as Paul Krugman observed last summer, was attracting “support from some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley”: …

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What makes rational people believe irrational things?
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Archived 3 years ago from The Globe and Mail
What makes rational people believe irrational things?

Open this photo in gallery:A Qanon believer speaks to a crowd of President Donald Trump supporters outside of the Maricopa County Recorder’s Office in Phoenix, Az., on Nov. 5, 2020.Dario Lopez-MIlls/The Associated PressConspiracy theories describe what adherents believe to be secret plots by …

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RFK is openly gunning for Trump voters now — and Republicans are starting to worry
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Archived 3 years ago from Salon
RFK is openly gunning for Trump voters now — and Republicans are starting to worry

“The Wuhan Cover-Up” blares the subject line of a recent presidential campaign email. Inside, it’s all impenetrable conspiracy theory language that reads more like a QAnon post than a normal political fundraiser:  Why wasn’t Dr. Anthony Fauci charged with a crime, when he lied under oath about his …

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The Sci-Fi Writer Who Invented Conspiracy Theory
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Archived 3 years ago from The Atlantic
The Sci-Fi Writer Who Invented Conspiracy Theory

In 1950, a U.S. Army psyops officer named Paul Linebarger used a pseudonym to publish a science-fiction story titled “Scanners Live in Vain” in a pulp magazine. It was about a man named Martel who works for the “deep state” in the far future as a mysterious “scanner,” or starship pilot, and whose …

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Analysis: Misinformation has created an alternative world for some Americans
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Archived 2 years ago from CNN
Analysis: Misinformation has created an alternative world for some Americans

A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. CNN  —  There’s a tendency in this heated political climate to simply reject people who are saying false things and to write off conspiracy theorists writ large. But as the US …

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How supporter of conspiracy theories and Russian propaganda increases influence in US Congress
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Archived 2 years ago from Європейська правда
How supporter of conspiracy theories and Russian propaganda increases influence in US Congress

Even if you don’t follow US politics closely and don’t know the names of American Congressmen, you could hardly have missed hearing about Marjorie Taylor Greene – or at least her initiatives regarding Ukraine.The American Congresswoman put forward a series of the most abhorrent (and, let’s be …

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