5G Conspiracy Theorists and Anti-Vaxxers Are Using Online Propaganda to Fuel Real-World Harm

June 29, 2020 antivax, china, covid19, russia

Archived 6 years ago from Foreign Policy
5G Conspiracy Theorists and Anti-Vaxxers Are Using Online Propaganda to Fuel Real-World Harm

Just before 2 a.m. on a Sunday morning last month, police in the British town of Derby were called to a 5G cellular network tower. The country was under lockdown to combat the coronavirus pandemic; even criminals stayed home. But someone had set the newly installed tower ablaze. All over the United …

Bill Gates Conspiracy Theories Have Circulated For Years. It Took The Coronavirus Pandemic To Turn Him Into A Fake Villain.

COVID-19

June 28, 2020 5g, alex jones, antivax, bill gates, cdc, china, deep state, fauci, george soros, illuminati, qanon, tuskegee experiment

Archived 6 years ago from Buzzfeed News
Bill Gates Conspiracy Theories Have Circulated For Years. It Took The Coronavirus Pandemic To Turn Him Into A Fake Villain.

BuzzFeed News; AP Images Editors’ note: This story has been updated to more clearly attribute phrasing from work previously published in Type Investigations, HuffPost, Pacific Standard, and BuzzFeed News. On May 14, Italian politician Sara Cunial uploaded a video to her Facebook profile calling …

June 25, 2020 antivax, bill gates

Archived 2 years ago from BBC News
Coronavirus: 5G and microchip conspiracies around the world

Gaston BritoSome of the most persistent conspiracy theories surrounding the coronavirus pandemic have continued to spread around the world.We’ve picked out some of the most pervasive false claims and look at how far they’ve travelled.5G to Bolivia and beyond But this hasn’t stopped these rumours …

QAnon

June 25, 2020 antivax, big tech, cia, deep state, epstein, marjorie taylor greene, pizzagate

Archived 6 years ago from The Guardian
Down the rabbit hole: how QAnon conspiracies thrive on Facebook

In early May, QAnon braced for a purge. Facebook had removed a small subset – five pages, six groups and 20 profiles – of the community on the social network, and as word of the bans spread, followers of Q began preparing for a broader sweep. Some groups changed their names, substituting “17” for …

Conspiracy

June 25, 2020 5g, antivax, pizzagate, qanon

Archived 6 years ago from UCLA Newsroom
How conspiracy theories emerge – and how their storylines fall apart

A new study by UCLA professors offers a new way to understand how unfounded conspiracy theories emerge online. The research, which combines sophisticated artificial intelligence and a deep knowledge of how folklore is structured, explains how unrelated facts and false information can connect into a …

Doctors ask senate candidates to quit anti-vax talk

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June 17, 2020 antivax, bill gates

Archived 6 years ago from Manchester Ink Link
Doctors ask senate candidates to quit anti-vax talk

Donald Bolduc, left, and Corky Messner. CONCORD, NH – A group of New Hampshire doctors want United States Senate candidates Bryant “Corky” Messner and Donald Bolduc to stop voicing what they say are dangerous theories about vaccines. “You are both highly visible as candidates for the U.S. Senate, …

Wellness influencers ‘linked to spread of 5G conspiracy theories’

COVID-19

June 16, 2020 antivax, bill gates

Archived 6 years ago from Yahoo Sports
Wellness influencers ‘linked to spread of 5G conspiracy theories’

Wellness influencers are now peddling bizarre and dangerous conspiracies (stock image). (Getty) ‘Wellness influencers’ are responsible for peddling dangerous conspiracy theories around 5G and coronavirus, according to reports. Influencers such as Pete Evans have shifted towards spreading conspiracy …

Conspiracy

June 13, 2020 5g, antivax, rfk jr

Archived 2 years ago from Yahoo News
Why conspiracy theorists think 5G is bad for your health and why experts say not to worry – CNN

From COVID-19 conspiracy theories to confusion on the facts about Medicare and Medicaid to refusing to say that vaccines aren’t linked to autism, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s February confirmation hearings on Capitol Hill were anything but smooth for someone who is hoping to lead the Department of …

COVID-19

June 12, 2020 antivax, bill gates, cdc, chloroquine, fauci, nasa

Archived 6 years ago from Healthline
25% of People Believe Unproven Conspiracy Theories About COVID-19

Share on PinterestExperts say conspiracy beliefs connect to other forms of mistrust and are associated with less compliance with government guidelines and greater unwillingness to take up future tests and treatment. Getty Images Misinformation and conspiracy theories about COVID-19 continue to …

Conspiracy

June 11, 2020 5g, 9/11, antivax, bill gates, covid19, flat earth, qanon

Archived 6 years ago from The Conversation UK
Why we should not treat all conspiracy theories the same

Ever since the coronavirus spread across the world, suspicions have proliferated about what is really going on. Questions arose about the origins of the virus, the way it makes people sick, the mitigation measures taken, the suspended civil rights, the connection with 5G, possible cures and …

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