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“Report: Three Million Votes in Presidential Election Cast by Illegal Aliens; Trump may have won popular vote.”- Infowars, website of leading conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, Nov. 14″In addition to winning the Electoral College in a landslide, I won the popular vote if you deduct the millions of …
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Brooklyn Commons is a neighborhood gathering space. It says its purpose is “movement building,” but the organization dedicated to fostering connection found itself attacked by its own allies days before the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Groups affiliated with the Commons, including Jewish …
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What happened when 77 atmospheric scientists actually took a look at the claim that aircraft are spewing out mind-controlling chemicals, wonders Phil Plait Earth | Comment 18 August 2016 By Phil Plait Government conspiracy, or water vapour in the sky?Patrick Pleul/dpa/Press Association I’ve spent a …
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump smiles following his victory in the May 3 Indiana primary, which cemented his status as the GOP’s de facto nominee. Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump …
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The new generation of 9/11 jokes may not intend to make light of the tragedy itself, but it does have the effect of exorcising the event from America’s collective consciousness.Photo illustration by Lisa Larson-Walker. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images and original meme by Phantomazing. One …
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Last week, Public Health England urged more councils to consider adding fluoride to their water supplies. The case for this is clear: fluoridation improves dental health, decreases hospital admissions due to dental complications and thus saves far more money than it costs. Some have argued that …
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Twenty percent of Americans think that cellphones cause cancer and that the government and big corporations are covering this up. iStockphoto hide caption toggle caption iStockphoto Twenty percent of Americans think that cellphones cause cancer and that the government and big corporations are …
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By Dr Karin Alexander* In the 1930s, American scientists and public health researchers made a simple, but profoundly important discovery. People living in towns with around one part per million of fluoride found naturally in their drinking water had much less tooth decay that people whose drinking …
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Conspiracy theories are as American as apple pie. A national poll released this week by Public Policy Polling (PPP) found that some popular conspiracy theories in the United States have persisted for years, like the belief that a UFO crashed in Roswell, New Mexico, in 1947. Meanwhile, new theories …
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AbstractGiven the profound societal impact of conspiracy theories, probing the psychological factors associated with their spread is paramount. Most research lacks large-scale behavioral outcomes, leaving factors related to actual online support for conspiracy theories uncertain. We bridge this gap …
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