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Do us (and democracy) a favor. Don’t share conspiracy theories, even if our leaders do
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Archived 6 years ago from The Arizona Republic
Do us (and democracy) a favor. Don’t share conspiracy theories, even if our leaders do

Twice last month adherents of a widely debunked conspiracy called QAnon rallied in Phoenix and promoted their belief that a shadowy group of Satan-worshiping pedophiles are kidnapping children to harvest their organs, and that this conspiracy was originally run by allies of Hillary Clinton out of a …

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One-third of people in Germany believe in conspiracy theories: poll
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Archived 6 years ago from Deutsche Welle
One-third of people in Germany believe in conspiracy theories: poll

About one-third of people in Germany believe that “secret powers” control the world, according to a new poll published on Sunday. Some 11% of respondents said it was “definitely true” that secret powers control the world, while 19% said it was probably true. Of those who thought the world is …

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Six Questions with Thomas Milan Konda, author of “Conspiracies of Conspiracies”
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Archived 6 years ago from UChicago News
Six Questions with Thomas Milan Konda, author of “Conspiracies of Conspiracies”

The viral spread and increasing normalization of incendiary conspiracy theories have been one of the most dismaying and dangerous trends in recent American political life. The QAnon conspiracy is most prominent of today’s Internet-borne fringe theories: its influence has even reached the seats of …

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COVID-19 Pandemic Conspiracy Theories Are Taking Over German Democracy
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Archived 6 years ago from Foreign Policy
COVID-19 Pandemic Conspiracy Theories Are Taking Over German Democracy

On Aug. 29, 38,000 people amassed in Berlin for Europe’s largest protest against COVID-19 safety measures and lockdowns. The eclectic mix of right-wing extremists, conspiracy theorists, anti-vaccine activists, club kids, and New Age esoterics blurred political messages. Signs with “We are the …

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Russian-backed organisations amplify QAnon conspiracy theories
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Archived 6 years ago from Al Jazeera
Russian-backed organisations amplify QAnon conspiracy theories

Russian government-supported organisations are playing a small but increasing role amplifying conspiracy theories promoted by QAnon, raising concerns of interference in the November US election. Academics who study QAnon said there were no signs Russia had a hand in the early days of the movement, …

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New ‘Plandemic’ Video Peddles Misinformation, Conspiracies
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Archived 6 years ago from FactCheck.org
New ‘Plandemic’ Video Peddles Misinformation, Conspiracies

The second part of “Plandemic” — a documentary-style video that presents a sweeping conspiracy theory about the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, patents and vaccines — landed on Aug. 18, spinning together many of the falsehoods about the disease that we’ve been debunking for months, plus some new …

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Touting conspiracy theories, Trump welcomes fringe views into the political mainstream
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Archived 3 years ago from The Washington Post
Touting conspiracy theories, Trump welcomes fringe views into the political mainstream

By Toluse Olorunnipa and Isaac Stanley-Becker, President Trump has increasingly embraced, amplified or equivocated about a number of conspiracy theories in recent weeks, adding to the sense of chaos and uncertainty caused by a pandemic and social unrest. From the baseless QAnon movement to a racist …

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Platforms successfully stopped a COVID conspiracy video from going viral
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Archived 6 years ago from The Verge
Platforms successfully stopped a COVID conspiracy video from going viral

One of the more hopeful developments at tech platforms this year has been their investment in removing misinformation related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter were all relatively quick to acknowledge the threat that COVID hoaxes represent, and have worked to purge it from …

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