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QAnon and related conspiracy theories like Pizzagate
Paris – “It’s not a virus, it’s a tool to use power,” says Monique Lustig in the Netherlands, while in Germany, Hellmuth Mendel argues that “Covid is a story invented by an international financial mafia.” “And what if this was all just a film?” asks Christophe Charret in France. From The Hague to …
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AI chatbots could be effective in eroding people’s beliefs in conspiracy theories, suggests a new study that used ChatGPT to counter them with fact-checked information.The conventional understanding of why people believe in conspiracy theories holds that once someone goes down the rabbit hole—be it …
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For two years, Jitarth Jadeja spent most of his time in the darkest corners of the web reading about conspiracy theories. Mr Jadeja, 33, was an avid follower of QAnon — a baseless, far-right theory that started by alleging then-US president Donald Trump was fighting against a secret group of …
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“It’s not a virus, it’s a tool to use power,” says Monique Lustig in the Netherlands, while in Germany, Hellmuth Mendel argues that “Covid is a story invented by an international financial mafia”. “And what if this was all just a film?” asks Christophe Charret in France. From The Hague to Stuttgart …
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A demonstrator holds a QAnon flag and a poster during a protest against Covid restrictions in Austria. Paris, France: “It’s not a virus, it’s a tool to use power,” says Monique Lustig in the Netherlands, while in Germany, Hellmuth Mendel argues that “Covid is a story invented by an …
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Former Trump attorney and self-proclaimed “Kraken releaser” Sidney Powell has told prospective donors that her group, Defending the Republic, is a legal defense fund to protect the integrity of U.S. elections. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT But the company suing Powell over her baseless claims of a …
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.fb-comments,.fb-comments span,.fb-comments span iframe[style]{min-width:100%!important;width:100%!important} Illustration: IStock America has always been riven by partisanship, but the events of recent years show that a new and radicalized strain of politically motivated, internet-fueled …
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Facebook posts: An audit of the 2020 election in Maricopa County, Ariz., “is confirming the rumors that real ballots have a special watermark.” PolitiFact’s ruling: False Here’s why: Nearly six months after Joe Biden defeated former President Donald Trump, contractors hired by Arizona Senate …
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PolitiFact | No proof for pro-Trump conspiracy theory of secret watermarks on Ariz. ballots An audit of the 2020 election in Maricopa County, Ariz., “is confirming the rumors that real ballots have a special watermark.” Former GOP Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett walks inside the Arizona …
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Christiane Northrup in 2001. John Ewing/Staff Photographer The auditorium at Rhema Bible Training College in suburban Tulsa, Oklahoma, was filled with more than 4,000 unmasked people and onstage sat dozens more when Maine’s celebrity physician, Dr. Christiane Northrup, stepped up to the podium the …
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