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QAnon and related conspiracy theories like Pizzagate
New York CNN Business — A new conspiracy theory has become popular among some of the online communities that formed around QAnon – one simultaneously being promoted by the Kremlin as a justification for its invasion of Ukraine. The false claim: the United States is developing bioweapons in …
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The protest at Parliament ended in violence and flames, but the issue of disinformation keeps burning. 1News spoke to Josie*, an immunocompromised academic, whose mother was at the protest. it began as another normal day and ended in violence. Josie’s mum shares claims about Covid-19 from …
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ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. This story was originally published in our data newsletter, which you can sign up for here. Imagine you’re a journalist and you receive a collection of tens of millions of posts from more than 100,000 Facebook groups. You think …
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Top takeaways Conspiracy propagandists exist as a subcategory under the antigovernment extremist designation. This subcategory is made up of organizations that spew assertions that aim to delegitimize government institutions or government officials. In 2021, the Southern Poverty Law Center …
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WASHINGTON — They’re on a road to nowhere. Two weeks ago, an American trucker convoy set off from California with hopes of duplicating the international fame Canadian truckers gained protesting covid-19 restrictions north of the border. Instead, the copycat convoy wound up detouring into …
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Be cautious and discerning with what you believe and share. Familiarize yourself with Russian disinformation outlets, tactics and narratives. Russia has built an extensive foundation of disinformation to try to justify its military actions. Once established, these false narratives can be difficult …
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The American offshoot of the “Freedom Convoy” that brought chaos to Canada’s capital is promising to stop traffic outside of Washington, D.C., on Saturday, but exact plans remained vague Friday as the group hit its last pit stop in Maryland. The convoy, which was organized on pro-Trump and …
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The claim: Vladimir Putin has banned the Rothschild family from entering Russia After Russia invaded Ukraine, several countries announced sanctions against Russia’s leaders, oligarchs and their families. Now, some social media users claim the Kremlin has also taken aim at a famous European banking …
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Twitch has issued new moderation rules around misinformation on Thursday that take aim at channels spreading lies about vaccines and the ongoing war in Ukraine, as well as other fringe online movements like QAnon. The policy builds off one Twitch established last year that gave it authority to …
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A virus scammer spreading false medical information illustration (iStock / Getty Images (NEXSTAR) – Misinformation and conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 vaccines have flourished on social media since the start of the pandemic — even before the vaccines were officially available. But new data …
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