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Mercy Hospital is requiring its employees to take the COVID-19 vaccine. A demonstration protesting the move was filled with vaccine misinformation, QAnon, and a lot of cars honking in support. Earlier this month, Mercy announced that all in their workforce would need to be vaccinated by Sept. 30 …
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Topline Nearly 40% of Republicans are still hesitant about getting the Covid-19 vaccine or refuse to get it, a new Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI)/Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC) poll finds, though certain subsets of the GOP appear notably more likely to accept or refuse the shot based on …
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The claim: Joe Biden was arrested and the military met in secret to make Donald Trump president Eight months after the 2020 election, conspiracy theories about President Joe Biden’s victory continue to swirl on social media. A July 26 Facebook Live video with more than 59,000 views says Biden’s …
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Jul 27th 2021 AMERICANS WHO believe in the conspiracy theories collectively packaged as “QAnon” have grown quiet in recent months. They gained international notoriety after a large group of believers were among those who stormed the US Capitol building during a violent riot on January 6th. But the …
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TV may be at fault with the problem we have today with QAnon and other conspiracy theories. Once upon a time, History and the Travel Channel were my favorites. Now they should be renamed Pseudoscience Channels 1 and 2, as they are filled with programs about UFOs, Bigfoot, ghosts, ancient aliens and …
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Conspiracy theories are spreading on social media platforms, and algorithms promoting engagement may contribute to the problem. This article offers a public policy option promising reasonable incentives for social media companies and users to restrain our natural attraction to conspiracy theories. …
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By Ben Terris, Jonathan Ernst-Pool Getty Images Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) attends a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing titled “The Capitol Insurrection: Unexplained Delays and Unanswered Questions.” Coreen Anderson didn’t want to see the dentist. She hadn’t had her teeth cleaned for the …
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A 90-minute anti-child sex trafficking documentary by a Polish filmmaker promoting various tropes related to the conspiracy theory QAnon has gone viral on TikTok and YouTube, despite both platforms’ purported efforts to halt the spread of viral misinformation. A highly incendiary, sensationalized …
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This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Chris Hallett: Okay, what’s going on, everybody. Sure you remember this from the Friday night show. Kate Linebaugh: This is Chris Hallett, a man from Florida with a Facebook group …
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Maybe it shouldn’t come as a surprise that QAnon, the once-fringe conspiracy theory with a cult following that buoyed former President Donald Trump’s campaign brand over the past few years — much like the former president himself — has refused to go away. Local schools are a target for good reason. …
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