Conspiracy Theory

While what police and the Prime Minister called ‘shameful’ behavior on the grounds of Parliament appears to be causing some at the Wellington protest to rethink their stay, others are deflecting bad behavior with theories that deflect blame Some protestors. An incident early on Tuesday morning saw a person driving …

In the fall of 2020, while quarantined and bored, Gavin Ruta and Carlos Juico started a podcast. Friends since St. Mary’s Catholic High School in Pickering, outside of Toronto, the two thought they would mostly talk about streetwear. Then, while taping the first episode, Juico casually mentioned a conspiracy theory …

By MARK STEVENSON, Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president said Monday that the U.S. suspension of avocado imports and recent environmental complaints are part of a plot against his country by political or economic interests. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has advanced the conspiracy theory after the US …

A woman who spread false anti-Semitic conspiracy theories on Facebook about the Grenfell Tower tragedy has been jailed for 11 months. Tahra Ahmed, 51, said the 72 victims were “burned alive in a Jewish sacrifice” in a video posted on social media just four days after the June 14, 2017 …

Rocket Boys Director Abhay Pannu spoke about including a plot point in the show that can trace its origins to a conspiracy theory. Homi J Bhabha, played by Jim Sarbh in the Sony LIV series, died in a plane crash in 1966. The series implies that the CIA contributed to …

A former Tory adviser who was kicked out of the party and now leads an anti-vax group peddling a range of conspiracy theories was among a mob who harangued Keir Starmer before the Labor leader was taken away by police. While experts have warned of a dangerous risk of radicalized …

MISSION, Texas — For nearly two decades, the National Butterfly Center has provided a place of wonder along the banks of the Rio Grande, drawing curious visitors and nature lovers from across the country to watch delicate creatures like the xami hairstreak hover above the flowers and land. on the …

*** This story contains spoilers for Moonfall *** Legendary disaster filmmaker Roland Emmerich says he dove deep into the craziest moon conspiracy theories to come up with the plot for his new film, Moonfall. Speaking to Sky News, he said: “I [initially] I read the book “Who Built the Moon”, …

IIf you’ve ever wondered what Jim Jones’ corpse would have looked like if it had spent three weeks being bleached and swollen by a Guyanese river, it floated to the House of Commons shipping box yesterday in 3:30 p.m. Let’s start with a real discussion. The Prime Minister is under …

Joe Rogan addressed the controversy on his Spotify podcast, hours after the streaming service announced a plan to tackle the spread of Covid-19 misinformation. In a 10-minute video posted to Instagram on Sunday night, the comedian and host pledged to “try harder to appeal to people with differing opinions” and …

Contrary to claims made in a misleading video, the White House is open and operational. A Facebook video titled “WHITE HOUSE CLOSED FOREVER AS THE TRUTH COMES OUT” makes various claims related to the QAnon conspiracy theory (here). The January 23 video post features a still photo of the White …

Former NBA great John Stockton came to national attention earlier this week when he insisted in an interview that “there are 150 I believe now – it’s over 100 dead professional athletes, professional athletes, in their prime, dead who are vaccinated, right in the field, straight in the field, straight …

TAMPA, Fla. — Experts who study fake news trends often know that their message correcting the record to a large group of people can fail. But if they can convince a person to share misinformation or spread lies, that in itself can be a big win for society. The same …

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell is facing another defamation lawsuit for promoting his conspiracy theory that the 2020 election was rigged against Donald Trump. Smartmatic, a UK-based voting machine company, filed a lawsuit against Lindell on Tuesday, claiming Lindell espoused lies about the company transferring votes from Trump to Joe Biden …

It was dark and pouring rain as Sameer Parishwadi ran along the train tracks. Ahead of them, as torches crossed the tracks, they shone to a pair of feet. A few yards away, severed from the body, was a head, one he recognized. It was Arbaaz Aftab Mullah, his childhood …

Most people don’t realize that Jews make up only 2% of the American population and 0.2% of the world’s population. It just means that finding them takes a lot of effort. But every year in Western countries, including America, Jews are the No. 1 target of anti-religious hate crimes. Anti-Semites …

FLORENCE, Ariz. — Former President Donald J. Trump returned to Arizona, the birthplace of his political movement, on Saturday to headline a rally in the desert that was a stark testament to how he uplifted fringe beliefs and the politicians who propagated them — even as other Republicans openly fear …

Mike Lindell, managing director of My Pillow Inc., speaks to members of the media upon his arrival in federal court in Washington, DC, U.S., Thursday, June 24, 2021. Samuel Corum | Bloomberg | Getty Images A member of MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell’s legal team has ties to Republican super PACs …

Public comments against mandatory face coverings on Tuesday included references to right-wing conspiracy theories. (Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) People gather inside the chamber of the Salt Lake County Government Center on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022 to protest the recent mask mandate issued by the county health department …

Fox News has promoted controversial host Jesse Watters to a prime-time nighttime show, which apparently cements the Conservative network’s shift even further to the right. Watters was called to resign in December after suggesting that people should “ambush” Anthony Fauci and “go for the death blow” by presenting the infectious …

The most surprising thing about the made-up story of the rigged 2020 election is not that so many people believe it. Although that makes your head shake enough. It is because this continuous lie works. Count me among those who naively believed that Republicans’ fanciful claims of massive fraud in …

By Ken Hughes, University of Virginia Now that a full year has passed since the Jan.6, 2021 assault on Capitol Hill, the 2020 elections, and the republic, it is evident that the attack never really ended. Instead, it spread to other, less visible and more vulnerable targets. Donald Trump had …

Anniversary of the Capitol Riot: US President Joe Biden to address a divided nation. Washington: Donald Trump abruptly gave up on his plans to steal the show on the anniversary of the Jan.6 assault on Congress on Tuesday, leaving President Joe Biden to address a divided nation. Trump’s decision to …

Millions of Americans watched the events in Washington on January 6 on live television. Police officers testified about the violence and chaos. Criminal proceedings in open court detailed what happened. Yet hoaxes, conspiracy theories and attempts to rewrite history persist, blurring the public’s understanding of what really happened in the …

By DAVID KLEPPER, Associated Press Millions of Americans watched the events in Washington on January 6 on live television. Police officers testified about the violence and chaos. Criminal proceedings in open court detailed what happened. Yet hoaxes, conspiracy theories and attempts to rewrite history persist, blurring the public’s understanding of …

Williams is a political science major from Carmel Valley. Ziment is a major in public policy analysis, originally from 4S Ranch. Both are students at Pomona College in Claremont. A new conspiracy theory is catching on: The Omicron is a variant invented by Democrats to help them in the midterm …

TThe holiday season is approaching, but as you prepare for this year’s celebrations, you can’t help but notice a tight feeling in your stomach: you’re going to have to listen to another conspiracy rant from your cranky uncle at the dinner table. The unwanted gift that probably awaits many of …

If you thought the Minnesota Wild losing four straight games after winning eight straight was bad news, well, I have something to tell you. Last night against the Dallas Stars – for their last game before the extended vacation – they had the misfortune of losing 7-4 to their division …

Crawford is an assistant professor of journalism at the University of Connecticut. Conspiracy theories are powerful forces in the United States. They damaged public health amid a global pandemic, shattered faith in the democratic process and helped spark a violent attack on the United States Capitol in January 2021. These …

On the morning of December 29, eight days before hundreds of Trump supporters and far-right extremists stormed the United States Capitol in arguably worst national attack on American democracy since the war Civilian, White House chief of staff Mark Meadows sent an email to the justice department chief. It was …

“The question of whether the Flynns were followers of QAnon, and in particular, whether the Flynns were” followers “as that word is understood in the context of the CNN post, is a very factual inquiry,” he said. writes Woods, a person appointed by President Barack Obama. The Flynns categorically denied …

Amazon’s charity program donates tens of thousands of dollars to anti-vaccine groups, move experts say ‘shocking’ as millions of Americans still go unvaccinated in the face of yet another wave of Covid-19 . AmazonSmile reportedly donated more than $ 40,000 to leading sources of vaccine misinformation in 2020, according to …

A response letter denigrates RFK Jr. with the term “conspiracy theory” which stops conversation and stops thinking, contrary to critical inquiry. There is ample evidence to support the claim that Sirhan’s bullets Sirhan did not kill Senator Robert F. Kennedy, including Lisa Pease’s meticulously documented book, “A Lie Too Big …

The conspiracy theory that the military would assemble at gunpoint and keep Indigenous peoples on the ground to forcibly vaccinate them appears to have developed out of an increasingly feverish dialogue between the United States. and Australia. American libertarians and pro-freedom groups were shocked by Australia’s record for the world’s …

Trevian Kutti, a Chicago publicist for hip-hop artist Kanye West, chats with Ruby Freeman, an election worker from Georgia who faced death threats after being falsely accused by former President Donald Trump of manipulate votes, in this image capture taken from Cobb County Police Department Images from January 4, 2021 …

Twitter’s secret “Project Guardian” aims to protect controversial characters and users with large numbers of followers from an attack by trolls and haters, according to a report by Bloomberg. The platform is said to maintain a list of thousands of users who Twitter considers at high risk of harassment, which …

California Republican Devin Nunes will resign from Congress at the end of the month to serve as CEO of the Trump Media & Technology Group, where he will broadcast propaganda on behalf of the twice impeached former president. But since this is primarily how Nunes saw her role in Congress, …

The graphic testimony presented to jurors at Ghislaine Maxwell’s criminal sexual abuse trial last week seemed at times to merge and then break away from larger theories – criminal, conspiratorial or both – about the nature of Jeffrey Epstein’s world. The fact that prosecutors and defense attorneys manage to separate …

Sabrina Prater’s TikToks are like millions of others on the platform – they simply show her dancing at home. But a recent video – showing her dancing to Shania Twain’s song “Any Man of Mine” – has drawn many attention to TikTok, ultimately putting Prater, who is transgender, at the …

Arizona’s Gosar, who shamelessly retweeted his incendiary edited anime depicting the murder of a House colleague, has company now that Boebert has bred his insults at Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn. The Colorado freshman, who thinks the phrase “jihad squad” is clever, implied that Omar is a terrorist and referred to …

Rachel Campos-Duffy and Pete Hegseth (pictured here) with Will Cain discussed the new Omicron … [+] variant of the Covid-19 coronavirus on Fox & Friends and linked it to surprise, surprise, politics. (Photo by James Devaney / GC Images) GC Images You can’t make that up. Saturday, Fox and his …

Kyle Rittenhouse enters the courtroom at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Monday, November 8, 2021. Sean Krajacic | Swimming pool | Reuters Since being acquitted last Friday on homicide and other charges, Kyle Rittenhouse has said he wants to stay out of politics and is troubled by …

TWO CENT and sixty-two days of confinement are enough to fuel a few grievances. Protesters in Melbourne, the world’s most closed city, have demonstrated against its strict covid-19 restrictions almost since the measures were first imposed. But lately the mood has become unpleasant. Listen to this story Your browser does …

NOTICE: If there’s one thing the pandemic has taught us, labels hinder the facts and make the truth even harder to find. A warning: this article will not tell you if SARS-CoV-2 escaped from a lab and triggered the Covid-19 pandemic, which has now killed more than 5 million people. …

For many families, there may be another reason for these empty seats at the table: disagreements too strong to allow physical unity. Some people have entered a world fueled by disinformation so far that they can no longer converse with those who do not share their point of view on …

Kyle Rittenhouse, the teenager acquitted of murdering two men during anti-racism protests, is expected to appear on Fox News’ Tucker Carlson next week, fearing the not guilty verdict in the Kenosha murders would encourage the violence of the militias. Rittenhouse’s shooting of three people, including two he killed, during protests …

Popular speaker and social media figure Dr Umar Johnson spoke in Lehigh on November 2 for an event titled ‘Let’s Talk Critical Race Theory‘. The event, attended by around 130 people, was sponsored by the African Student Association, the Black Student Union, the Office of Student Affairs and the Lehigh …

“Shaman QAnon” Jacob Chansley, one of the most notorious figures in the January 6 riot on Capitol Hill, was sentenced Wednesday to three years and five months in prison for his role in the invasion of the Halls of Congress by a horde of Trump supporters. “What you did was …

Harris County District 3 Commissioner Tom Ramsey Harris County leaders voted on Monday to confirm the results of the last election, with the exception of one Republican. Harris County District 3 Commissioner Tom Ramsey was the only one to vote “no” on a measure to certify the results of the …

Ken Griffin may not have finished hearing about the #KenGriffinLied meme on social media. In an interview Wednesday morning at the Dealbook Online Summit, the billionaire founder of hedge fund Citadel LLC and market maker Citadel Securities lashed out at his legion of hateful retail investors on social media who …

Since last Tuesday’s Republican successes, GOP strategists and Senate Republicans have been dazed at the prospect of continuing the red flips in 2022. In particular, Glenn Youngkin’s astonishing victory in the race for governor of Virginia was seen as inspiring the GOP’s midterm hopes to follow suit: using Trump’s approval …

The deadline for active-duty Airmen and Guardians to be fully vaccinated has passed and a tiny part has flatly refused to be vaccinated, while those seeking exemptions make up a larger, but still small, part of the force. . Only 800 active-duty aviators and guards, out of an air and …

But even having a tentative idea of ​​what was wrong with me, like I did in the fall of 2015, didn’t mean I could calm down and trust the science, because in the case of Lyme, science has spent several decades in a state of civil war. On one side …

Social media users criticize internet personality Tana Mongeau for spreading conspiracy theories that Brian Laundrie’s body was misidentified. Miss Mongeau, 22, has a reasonable level of influence online, with 7 million subscribers on TikTok and around 5.5 million subscribers on YouTube. She first posted on Twitter on Friday, “I know …

Mort Sahl, who revolutionized stand-up comedy in the mid-1950s with his insightful political and social satire, has died at his home in Mill Valley, Calif., At the age of 94. Sahl, whose concern on stage and off a conspiracy theory over the assassination of President John F. Kennedy slowed his …

“We think they’re all bonkers and weirdos, but fringe culture has real implications,” says Colin Dickey, USC Dornsife alumnus, who explores the paranormal and the occult in his books. [5¾ min read] Strong points: Author Colin Dickey received his PhD in Comparative Literature from USC Dornsife and went on to …

EWhenever a dramatic and unforeseen political event occurs, it follows a left-field fixation that some uncontrollable technology created it. Whenever this fear of big tech shows up, we are told that something new, even more toxic, has infiltrated our public discourse, sparking hatred towards politicians and public figures, conspiracy theories …

A political conference fueled by conspiracy and religion in downtown Salt Lake City drew about 1,000 attendees Friday at the Salt Palace Convention Center. People there have heard from some of the top far-right political figures, including retired Lieutenant General Michael Flynn and former Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne. The Western …

Conspiracy theories abound on COVID-19 and microchips, with claims circulating about PCR tests and vaccines since the start of the pandemic. Despite the lack of evidence for these claims, some social media users are still unconvinced and shared a Facebook post on October 15 that read: “Corona PCR test implants …

“Qanon Shaman” pleads guilty in connection with the Capitol riot Jacob Chansley, an Arizona man known as the “Shaman QAnon” who was pictured inside the Senate dais during the Capitol Riot, struck a deal on Friday and will likely serve 3 1 / 2 to 4 1/2 years in prison. …

For years, Donald Trump has repeatedly pointed out a deeply bizarre conspiracy theory about opinion polls. According to the Republican, major news organizations and independent polling stations secretly conspired to publish fraudulent investigation results as part of an elaborate voter suppression program. Republican voters, according to the conspiracy theory, would …

The United States is locked into what could very well be considered a civil information war. Every political faction appears to be locked in an echo chamber, and trust in once-trustworthy institutions has all but been eroded. What worries me more than conspiracy theories and misinformation is the knee-jerk reaction …

The 2020 US presidential election was not stolen. Not liking the outcome of an election and saying it was stolen are two very different things. Different political ideologies and the freedom to express those opinions is what makes democracy work. Falsely claiming that an election is fraudulent – it is …

Ron Watkins, long suspected of being “Q”, the mysterious character behind the QAnon conspiracy theory and one of the main purveyors of the “Big Lie” that the 2020 election was stolen from President Trump, announced his candidacy for Congress in Arizona this week. In a video posted to social media …

Slovenian Prime Minister Janez JanÅ¡a sparked controversy on Thursday with a since deleted tweet pushing far-right plots to try to discredit the head of a European Parliament delegation visiting his country. JanÅ¡a, whose country currently holds the rotating Presidency of the Council of the EU, tweeted a photo showing a …

A new generation of users of “younger” social media platforms such as TikTok are being introduced to anti-Semitic ideas they probably wouldn’t encounter elsewhere, warns a report. The research comes amid warnings that those embroiled in conspiracy theories around Covid-19 risk adopting anti-Semitic views. He revealed that Google searches the …

Ask yourself a question: if a pitcher has a bad outing against the Houston Astros at this point in the year, and that pitcher then accuses the Astros of stealing signs, is it more likely that: A: The Astros have stolen signs B: This pitcher is bitter, and the fact …

The screens show different segments for a nightly news segment in the control room of San Diego-based One America News on September 5, 2019. Host Patick Hussion is shown at the bottom left of the screen. The January 6 insurgency laundering and denial began on One America News the same …

Republican Glenn Youngkin hasn’t spoken much lately about President Donald Trump’s lies about voter fraud, the January 6 insurgency, or his party’s eroded confidence in the election. But when he did, it didn’t go well. The GOP candidate for governor of Virginia argued this week that the state’s voting machines …

Have you ever noticed that when someone says, “I’ve observed something,” they aren’t making as many observations as they are complaining and they want it to sound less whiny than they are? I observed something. Much observed. And commented. Loudly. Sometimes to myself and sometimes to others. Often with acoustic …

The Conservative Party has suspended an adviser and is investigating allegations it secretly supported a far-right organization. Tim Wills, city councilor for Worthing, West Sussex, is said to have been a supporter of Patriotic Alternative (PA), a racial nationalist group that seeks to oust ethnic minorities from the UK. During …

I am 50 years old. My father and I have not been particularly close throughout my adult life due to his inability to communicate or relate to me, to others, or to the world in general in any meaningful way. He and my mother separated before I was 2 years …

A Christian TV station has been fined £ 25,000 by the UK broadcasting regulator for broadcasting misleading and damaging statements about the coronavirus, including that the rollout of 5G mobile networks caused the pandemic. Programs that aired during the height of Wave 1 last year on LoveWorld, which is licensed …

The COVID-19 patient’s health was deteriorating rapidly in a Michigan hospital, but he had no doctor’s diagnosis. Despite dangerously low oxygen levels, the unvaccinated man didn’t think he was so sick and was so angry at a hospital policy forbidding his wife from being at his bedside that he threatened …

A Facebook whistleblower said the site was passing far-right misinformation on to Trump supporters. Frances Haugen told “60 Minutes” that Facebook has data confirming the extent of the problem. Facebook has rejected claims it has done too little to limit the spread of disinformation. Loading Something is loading. A Facebook …

On TikTok, user @tythecrazyguy has amassed 3.7 million followers on one of the internet’s most popular topics: conspiracy theories. But Ty is no typical conspiracy theorist. He’s a high school student who flaunts rainbow flags during Pride Month, supports Black Lives Matter, and condemns Trump. In videos that often garner …

“We will continue to be the subject of scrutiny – some righteous and some unjust,” he said in the note. “But we must also continue to hold our heads up high.” Here is Mr. Clegg’s memo in full: OUR POSITION ON POLARIZATION AND ELECTIONS You will have seen the series …

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, few American filmmakers were as restless as Oliver Stone. He shot seven films from 1986 to 1991, each an explosion of conflicting ideas and virtuoso style. “Platoon” won four Oscars. “Wall Street” summed up an era of excess. Stone was particularly busy in …

Published on: 01/10/2021 – 20:12Amended: 01/10/2021 – 20:10 Buenos Aires (AFP) Graphene, a Nobel Prize-winning material with promising applications for greener energy and nanomedicine, has been the subject of much misinformation from anti-coronavirus vaccines claiming it can be used to “magnetize” and “control” people. – What is graphene? – Often …

AUSTIN – The Texas Secretary of State’s Office has released more details on how it will audit the 2020 election results in Dallas, Harris, Tarrant and Collin counties. What would you like to know Texas Secretary of State’s Office to Audit 2020 Elections Internally The audit will consist of two …

The YouTube video-sharing technology platform on Wednesday announced an immediate ban on false claims that vaccines are dangerous and cause health problems like autism, cancer or infertility. Through AMANDA SEITZ The Associated Press September 29, 2021, 15:55 • 2 minutes to read Share on FacebookShare on twitterEmail this article YouTube …

The world is ruled by shape-shifting lizards, the moon landing was wrong, and a UFO crashed in Roswell. Where do conspiracy theories come from? Professor WÅ‚odzisÅ‚aw Duch of the Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Computer Science of the Nicolaus Copernicus University (NCU) decided to examine the process of their development …

Netflix’s “Britney vs. Spears” is the latest in a series of documentaries about the life and guardianship of Britney Spears that have been rolled out this year, setting a new focus and revealing troubling allegations that have helped hasten a possible end to the 13-year-old saga. Although Spears, 39, has …

image: Prof. Wlodzislaw Duch from the Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Computer Science of the Nicolaus Copernicus University (Torun, Poland) seen Following Credit: Andrzej Romanski (NCU) The multitude of conspiracy theories that people believe in all over the world is astounding. They accompany each significant event: a disaster, an assassination, …

The Claim: The Biden family owns 10% of a major Chinese lithium battery company A new conspiracy theory claims President Joe Biden and his family own part of one of China’s largest lithium battery companies, despite official documents disproving the claim. “The Bidens own 10% of a Chinese lithium-ion battery …

All weekend long, I waited for the start of the Great Arizona Apology Tour. That long-awaited and long-awaited moment when an incredibly large number of those who claim to lead us are in dire need of grace and humility – or at least to demonstrate that they are, indeed, capable …

The claim: Walt Disney’s frozen body will be thawed in December to bring it back to life In the decades since the death of American animator and director Walt Disney in November 1966, pop culture conspiracy theorists have promoted a myth that his cryogenic corpse is stored in a hidden …

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The trailer for Netflix’s upcoming animated series Interior work gives us a glimpse of who is really running things in this country… or barely manages to do so. With Lizzy Caplan, Christian Slater and Clark Duke, Interior work is an adult animated comedy about the shadow government – and the …

Defeatism, infighting and spies plagued the Trump campaign in the weeks leading up to and following the 2020 election, according to testimony from former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani in a trial based in Denver. “The campaign, in my opinion, took place about three, four weeks before the elections,” Giuliani said …