Conspiracy Theory

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 …

The conservative organization with unparalleled authority to uncover potential fraud in Arizona’s 2020 election came back empty-handed after its months-long investigation, according to a draft report obtained by NBC News affiliate KPNX of Phoenix . The so-called audit came after former President Donald Trump and his associates publicly questioned the …

PHOENIX – Ten months after President Trump lost his 2020 Arizona re-election candidacy, Republican-hired supporters in the Arizona Senate were preparing to deliver the results of an unprecedented partisan election review that is the climax on a bizarre quest to find evidence to back Trump’s false claim that he lost …

Tucker Carlson pushed the white supremacist “Grand Replacement” conspiracy theory on his show Wednesday. Carlson baselessly accused Biden of “eugenics” as he rose up against the president over immigration. He falsely suggested that the President once said that “non-white DNA” is the source of America’s strength. Loading Something is loading. …

Matt Nagy never does what everyone wants him to do with rookie quarterback Justin Fields unless he’s forced to. It happens again this week as his favorite starter Andy Dalton is out with a knee injury and will not be available to the Bears for their Sunday game against the …

Two weeks after the 2020 election, a team of lawyers closely linked to Donald J. Trump held a well-attended press conference at the Republican Party headquarters in Washington. At the event, they exposed a bizarre conspiracy theory claiming that a voting machine company worked with an election software company, financier …

I think vaccines are a good idea. That’s why I have one. Everyone in my family is fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Plus, a lot of what I hear as a rationale for not getting the shot is nothing more than wacky talk, based neither on facts nor on reality – …

A program to build expertise should involve both new laws and changes in the intellectual culture at large. The government should set up forecasting tournaments and remove regulatory barriers to establishing forecasting markets, in addition to funding them through programs such as Darpa and the National Science Foundation. Robin Hanson, …

After facing backlash for its coverage of the origins of the Covid pandemic, the highly acclaimed scientific journal – The Lancet has now published an ‘alternative view’ of 16 scientists. The international team of health experts, in the open letter, calls for “an objective, open and transparent scientific debate on …

Dozens of the world’s biggest brands, including Nike, Amazon, Ted Baker and Asos, have advertised on websites that spread disinformation and conspiracy theories about Covid-19, it has emerged. The companies, along with an NHS service, are among a string of household names whose ads appear to have helped fund websites …

I think vaccines are a good idea. That’s why I have one. Everyone in my family is fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Plus, a lot of what I hear as a rationale for not getting the shot is nothing more than wacky talk, based neither on facts nor on reality – …

Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick called Haitians massing on the Texas border as pawns in a Democratic plan “to take control of this country” in an interview Thursday night on Fox News, making an argument that is part of a conspiracy theory known as The Grand Replacement. The theory – adopted …

It was dark at the border, and a US Border Patrol agent used his body to protect a migrant father and child in his care from Anthony Agüero, a Jan. 6 Capitol rioter who was trying to film them for broadcast. QAnon-style propaganda about child sex trafficking at the border. …

At first glance, one would assume that most people with QAnon Baby Boomer Brains would not be fans of Nicki Minaj, a powerful member of the Hollywood establishment and a prominent advocate for ass-eaters. Yet in the Year of Our Lord 2021, it seems that the tides have changed. Following …

Senator Jim Risch asked Antony Blinken about a button allegedly used to mute President Joe Biden’s microphone during speeches, which Blinken has confirmed does not exist. WASHINGTON – Sen. Risch, a leading member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was one of the first to ask questions of US Secretary …

In one look. Al-Qaeda and the Taliban, the day after the victory. The advancement of technology and the prospect of more widespread deepfakes. No more content moderation challenges. Conspiracy theories, political censorship and fact-checking, and the decline of expertise. The inspirations and aspirations of Al-Qaeda, in the aftermath of the …

Alan Kopilec announces the release of ‘The Panga Attack’ DUNES CITY, Oregon, September 15, 2021 / PRNewswire-PRWeb / – With the help of his friends and pilot skills, the FBI drone pilot Rex remington iii fights a terrorist who kidnapped his sister and now threatens everyone San Francisco in Alan …

September 10, 2021 | 6:33 p.m. Julia agos Julia Agos is a journalist and host of All Things Considered for WITF. Previously, she was a political reporter for WFUV News in New York City, where she covered New York City and state politics and hosted the Prickly Politics podcast. Julia …

In the years since Linda Tripp secretly recorded Monique Lewinsky, prepare the ground for Bill clintonof impeachment and Lewinsky’s public humiliation, people struggled to understand why Tripp would betray a friend so deeply. One theory was that Tripp had simply sought out a book deal throughout his acquaintance with Lewinsky …

Jacob Chansley, holding a sign referencing QAnon, speaks as supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump gather to protest the early 2020 presidential election results outside the Maricopa County Tabulation and Election Center (MCTEC) , in Phoenix, Arizona on November 5, 2020. REUTERS / Cheney Orr The names of companies and …

Paul’s last? He insists that ivermectin, a drug used in rare cases in humans to treat diseases such as intestinal parasites and head lice, is not being studied as a possible treatment for patients with coronavirus. because of politics. “The hatred for Trump has bothered these people so much that …

The heavily party-divided Texas House gave its final approval Friday to legislation making sweeping changes to the state’s election and election laws, giving Republican leaders a delayed victory on a priority issue. Senate Bill 1, passed 80-41 with 21 Democrats opting out, returned to the Senate, where Senators on Friday …

The Missouri House Elections Committee met on Tuesday to discuss ways to change the petition process and improve election security. And for more than three hours, lawmakers heard a parade of refuted conspiracy theories about the 2020 election. “I am convinced that the country has suffered the largest cyberattack in …

At the start of the pandemic, scientists reported a reassuring trait of the new coronavirus: It appeared to be very stable. The virus does not mutate very quickly, making it an easier target for treatments and vaccines. At the time, the slow rate of mutation seemed strange to a young …

Election experts from both parties have said for months that the results of the so-called “audit” – conducted by Florida-based company Cyber ​​Ninjas, which had no experience auditing election results and is led by a man who has repeated wild conspiracy theories on voter fraud – will not be credible. …

A few years ago, QAnon had an obscure internet network organized around a baseless conspiracy theory. It is now ubiquitous, with regular and disturbing news reminding us of its reach. One way to understand the incomprehensible is to recognize the parallels between QAnon and addictive drugs like opioids. Last week, …

Screenwriter Akiva Goldsman took to Twitter on Monday to quash a conspiracy theory, centered on his Warner Bros. movie. from 2007, I’m a legend. The theory, which has been circulating at least since the start of this year, says the fictional thriller is set in 2021, and that Covid-19 vaccines …

By Michael Kunzelman | Associated press On Friday, a New Jersey gym owner became the first person to plead guilty to assaulting a law enforcement officer during the January 6 riot on the United States Capitol. Scott Kevin Fairlamb’s deal with federal prosecutors could be a benchmark for dozens of …

Richmond, Virginia – This week, a new report revealed how much Glenn Youngkin owes to Donald Trump’s dangerous lies. During a recent campaign event, Youngkin suggested the courts could reinstate Trump in office: “I don’t know the details of how this can happen because what’s going on in the justice …

The mayor of Boston said she wanted to encourage people to get vaccinated against COVID-19, but compared the idea of ​​requiring vaccine passports to several unsavory parts of American history. Sharman Sacchetti of NewsCenter 5 posed the question to Mayor Kim Janey on Tuesday, after New York City Mayor Bill …

Image: Adobe Stock “I don’t trust the government. “ This is at the heart of the explanation provided by millions of Americans these days who refuse to be vaccinated against COVID-19, or even to wear masks. While these skeptics and deniers advance all kinds of more specific justifications – that …

WASHINGTON, July 23 (Reuters) – Participant in the January 6 Capitol riots dubbed “Shaman QAnon” negotiates possible plea deal with prosecutors after prison psychologists discovered he suffered from various illnesses mental health, his lawyer said. In an interview, defense attorney Albert Watkins said officials from the Federal Bureau of Prisons, …

Eau Claire Leader-Telegram. July 20, 2021. Editorial: Want to debate? Study first During our Editorial Board meeting this week, we spent some time talking about the current debate on Critical Race Theory. This is a topic we were reluctant to talk about as we weren’t sure there was much to …

WASHINGTON (AP) – A cocktail of propaganda, conspiracy theory and disinformation – the kind to intoxicate the masses in the darkest turns in history – is fueling the illusion of the agonies of January 6. Hatred is “love”. Violence is “peace”. Pro-Donald Trump aggressors are patriots. Months after supporters of …

COVID vaccines are safe and effective, but misinformation prevents many from getting vaccinated. Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Imag hide caption toggle legend Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Imag COVID vaccines are safe and effective, but misinformation prevents many from getting vaccinated. …

(NEXSTAR) – President Joe Biden has spent much of the past week publicly blaming disinformation for lagging vaccination rates in many American communities, and a new survey shows some conspiracy theories are enjoying widespread traction. support in some parts of the country. COVID-19 cases have tripled in the past three …

SEOUL – In the history of South Korea’s struggle for democracy, the 1980 uprising in Gwangju is one of the proudest moments. Thousands of ordinary citizens took to the streets to protest a military dictatorship, and hundreds were shot dead by security forces. The bloody incident was sanctified in textbooks …

The Bozeman School Board has shown exemplary patience in facing backlash against a school equity policy aimed at helping underprivileged students. In a meeting to discuss politics last month, the board faced a barrage of objections rooted in misinformation spread by those who prosper by sowing division. But rather than …

PORT ANGELES – Last year, QAnon’s right-wing conspiracy theories were injected into the presidential race. This year, conspiratorial thinking is seeping into racing in small towns across the country, including several in the northern Olympic Peninsula in Washington state. A QAnon apologist named Donnie Hall recruits and trains candidates through …

“If you are not vaccinated, you are part of the problem …” Governor Jim Justice was outspoken last week in also congratulating those who worked to help West Virginia reach 64.5% of eligible residents who received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. At this point he said “West …

In 2014, two researchers from the University of Chicago published an article entitled “Conspiracy Theories and the Paranoid Style (s) of Mass Opinion” (American Journal of Political Science). Using data from four nationally representative surveys, they found that about half of American adults regularly approve of at least one conspiracy …

When Air Force veteran Ashli ​​Babbitt, 35, was shot dead by police while trying to force your way through a barricaded door protecting members of the House of Representatives from a mob of rioters inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan.6, she was energized in part by then-President Donald Trump big …

Two developments over the past week have shown how the political terrain continues to shift beneath our feet. The first was former President Donald Trump’s full endorsement of Ashli ​​Babbitt’s narrative as a noble martyr. The second was pressure from Republicans in Pennsylvania to conduct a forensic audit of the …

In the early morning of November 4, the day after the 2020 elections, Donald trump held a press conference in the East Room of the White House in which he falsely claimed that the fact that he was ahead in the vote count at first, and then later behind, meant …

At first glance, you might think the QAnon plot has largely disappeared from the big social media sites. But that’s not quite the case. Granted, you’re a lot less likely to find popular QAnon slogans like “big awakening,” “the storm,” or “trust the plan” on Facebook these days. Facebook and …

Drake Wuertz came to the school board meeting in Seminole County, Fla., In late June with a message familiar to those who had heard him speak at previous meetings: American children are exposed to systemic abuse. And the way to stop it is to run for the local office. “They …

We are heard a lot how science and scientists got it wrong about the theory of laboratory leaks. This (mostly) partisan story, mostly powerful among conservatives, is used to discredit both science and science-informed public health officials. And it is both misinformed and shortsighted. This (mostly) partisan narrative is used …

When she first read the letter, pharmacist Kristen Watt was inclined to just laugh at it. Delivered to Watt’s Pharmacy in Southhampton, Ont., The letter claims to be written by Romana Didulo, a woman from Victoria, British Columbia, who falsely proclaimed herself in videos online as “our new head of …

NHK World Washington correspondent Tsuji Kohei explored the world of QAnon conspiracy theories and how they fuel an intractable divide in the United States. March 4th was a great day for the believers in QAnon. For several weeks previously, a theory had been circulating online that former President Donald Trump …

Top line On Friday, campaign representative Paul Gosar (R-Arizona) emailed supporters promoting several conspiracy theories about the Jan.6 attack on the Capitol, bolstering his reputation as one most prolific in Congress during the attack. UNITED STATES – June 15: Representatives Paul Gosar, R-Arizona, and Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., Lead a …

Top line Dominion Voting Systems has issued subpoenas to right-wing attorneys Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell, and MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, for their communications with Fox News in connection with his lawsuit against the network, which could potentially show whether Trump and Fox’s allies have propagated conspiracy theories. about the …