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QAnon and related conspiracy theories like Pizzagate
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said this week that while some members of the incoming Donald Trump cabinet may have different views on various policy issues than the Canadian government, it wouldn’t prevent a “respectful and effective relationship between the two countries.”But the …
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Lisa Kaplan Contributor Lisa Kaplan is the founder and CEO of Alethea Group, a technology company that detects and mitigates instances of disinformation, misinformation and social media manipulation on behalf of private and public sector entities. Kaplan was recently recognized as Forbes 30 Under …
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In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, a video started to circulate on social media. Shot in documentary style, the clip aired conspiracy claims about billionaire Bill Gates, presidential medical advisor Dr Anthony Fauci and the origins of the pandemic. It was created by filmmaker Mikki …
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DENVER —Local and national leaders of a right-wing movement that seeks to violently overturn the results of the 2020 election rallied outside the Colorado Capitol on Tuesday, rehashing an array of baseless conspiracy theories and telling a crowd of hundreds of supporters that they’re fighting a …
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Happy Wednesday! I always knew this job came with occupational hazards, but I can’t say I had “fox attack” atop my list. Send unexpected animal sightings and news tips to: cristiano.lima@washpost.com. Below: Twitter employees respond to Elon Musk’s ascent to the company’s board, and Twitter …
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News Reporter QAnon conspiracy postcard delivered throughout NH Updated: 5:39 AM EDT Apr 5, 2022 Hide Transcript Show Transcript OVER THE REGION AND AS FAR AWAY AS THE BOSTON AREA. THIS BIZREAR POSTCARD HAS BEEN SHOWING UP IN MAILBOXES ACROSS NEW HAMPSHIRE AND MASSACHUSES. IT REFERENCES PRIOR …
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She pushed COVID-19 conspiracy theories, notably writing them to display to viewers on a whiteboard the show called a “BS board” and wrongly claiming that a Centers for Disease Control coding error was “code for ‘we’ve just been lying to you so you’d get your kid vaccinated.’” The Twitch-verified …
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The spread of misinformation about the 2020 presidential election isn’t going to quiet down until those who have been spreading “the big lie” face consequences, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said Wednesday during a press conference. The big lie is a conspiracy theory pushed by former President …
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KELSEY SNELL, HOST: The confirmation hearings of Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson have many asking why some Republican senators dwelled on her sentencing record in a small number of child pornography cases. Jackson’s critics accused her of choosing more lenient sentences than the maximum …
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As the war in Ukraine has escalated in recent weeks, conspiracy theories related to the conflict (and promoted by the Russian government) have become widespread on social media. The latest Economist/YouGov Poll asked Americans their opinions on a number of these theories and found that belief in …
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