From QAnon to anti-vax: Can you cure a conspiracy theorist?

March 14, 2022 5g, alex jones, antivax, covid19, qanon

Archived 5 years ago from The New Statesman
From QAnon to anti-vax: Can you cure a conspiracy theorist?

QAnon supporters at a political rally in Bucharest. Image courtesy of Mircea Moira / Shutterstock Jitarth Jadeja first fell down the rabbit hole when Donald Trump won the presidential election on 9 November 2016. As an Australian who had previously lived in the US, he had developed an avid interest …

Ukraine

March 13, 2022 china, cia, covid19, fauci, qanon, russia

Archived 1 year ago from NBC News
Russian propaganda on Ukraine’s non-existent ‘biolabs’ boosted by U.S …

Russia’s early struggles to push disinformation and propaganda about Ukraine have picked up momentum in recent days, thanks to a variety of debunked conspiracy theories about biological research labs in Ukraine. Much of the false information is flourishing in Russian social media, far-right online …

Ukraine

March 12, 2022 china, qanon, russia

Archived 5 years ago from FRANCE 24
China and QAnon embrace Russian disinformation justifying war in Ukraine

Russia convened a special UN Security Council meeting on Friday to discuss what the Kremlin said were “secret” research laboratories the US allegedly has in Ukraine to develop biological weapons. The Russian allegations are rooted in an unlikely conspiracy theory that has been promoted by both …

Conspiracy

March 11, 2022 2020 election, qanon

Archived 5 years ago from Chicago Sun-Times
Far-right conspiracy theorists file to run for governor, Senate in GOP primary

A suburban high school staffer. A former Chicago Police sergeant. A South Side college professor. None of them believe the 2020 election results were legitimate. Some of them seem to promote the spread of much darker conspiracy theories even more detached from reality — namely, that a global cabal …

Ukraine conflict shows Gen Z isn’t immune to misinformation online

Conspiracy

March 11, 2022 qanon, ukraine

Archived 5 years ago from NBC News
Ukraine conflict shows Gen Z isn’t immune to misinformation online

It can sometimes feel as though digital natives are impervious to misinformation. At least that’s what some think. But TikToker Jules Terpak is keeping her Gen Z peers humble. “We grew up making fun of our parents’ and grandparents’ falling for spam emails, but every single day I see young people …

Biden Officials Contend With Bioweapons Propaganda From Russia and China

Ukraine

March 10, 2022 china, qanon, russia

Archived 5 years ago from The New York Times
Biden Officials Contend With Bioweapons Propaganda From Russia and China

WASHINGTON — One of Russia’s most incendiary disinformation campaigns ramped up days ago, when its defense and foreign ministries issued statements falsely claiming that the Pentagon was financing biological weapons labs in Ukraine. Then Chinese diplomats and state media organizations repeated the …

U.S. Fights Bioweapons Conspiracy Theory Pushed by Russia and China

Ukraine

March 10, 2022 china, qanon, russia

Archived 5 years ago from The New York Times
U.S. Fights Bioweapons Conspiracy Theory Pushed by Russia and China

Russia’s bioweapon conspiracy theory finds support in US

Ukraine

March 10, 2022 alex jones, china, covid19, qanon, russia

Archived 11 months ago from 12newsnow.com KBMT-KJAC
Russia’s bioweapon conspiracy theory finds support in US

The baseless claims have found their way into the circles of COVID conspiracy theorists, Q-Anon believers and some supporters of ex-President Donald Trump WASHINGTON — Russia’s baseless claims about secret American biological warfare labs in Ukraine are taking root in the U.S. too, uniting COVID-19 …

Ukraine

March 10, 2022 antivax, cdc, cia, covid19, great reset, qanon, russia

Archived 5 years ago from The Daily Beast
Pandemic and Anti-Vaxxer Conspiracy Theorists Make Ukraine Crisis All About Them

For weeks now, misinformation watchers have been monitoring a sudden shift within COVID-19 conspiracy circles, away from railing against masks and mandates and towards spouting pro-Putin propaganda about Russia’s unprovoked and brutal invasion of Ukraine. It’s a strange and striking pivot that’s …

Conspiracy

March 10, 2022 qanon, ukraine

Archived 5 years ago from CBS News
Soaring gas prices spawn conspiracy theories about Biden administration and electric vehicles

Washington — Some social media users suggest that soaring fuel prices in the U.S. aren’t the result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, increased consumption or supply chain issues as daily life resumes after two years of stagnation brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. Instead, the flurry of …

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