Conspiracy Theory

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 …

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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 …

WASHINGTON, June 30 (Reuters) – A lawyer for the man dubbed the “QAnon Shaman,” who faces criminal charges in the Jan.6 attack on the Capitol, on Wednesday called on a federal judge to release his client, claiming that it is dangerous to the public. The man, Jacob Chansley, is in …

The Columbus-Austin story is being revised in Austin. My favorite conspiracy theory: Crew fans personally damaged the bathrooms at Mapfre Stadium so they could claim Précourt was a negligent owner, and thus generate sympathy for their Save The Crew cause. Perhaps there is some truth to the story. Maybe there …

“Sure. She should put me on the committee. That would be great,” Greene told CNN. Greene’s interest in a select committee seat is likely to create a new irritant for lawmakers hoping to get to the bottom of the attack on the U.S. Capitol. In recent weeks, Greene has joined …

A Florida resident who has become an odd actor in the campaign to replace Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney said controversial statements he made in the past, such as those related to the QAnon conspiracy theory, were part of the of an effort to discredit a liberal media that was ready …

Top line Lawyers for right-wing attorneys Sidney Powell and Rudy Giuliani and MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell argued in court Thursday that Dominion Voting Systems’ libel lawsuits against them should be dismissed, with Powell and Lindell doubling down on their fraud claims and asserting the GOP’s efforts to overturn the election …

A Florida resident who has become an odd actor in the campaign to replace Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney said controversial statements he made in the past, such as those related to the QAnon conspiracy theory, were part of the of an effort to discredit a liberal media that was ready …

In an interview with David Brody for Just the News’s “Water Cooler” show, Trump was asked about the possibility of reinstatement. Here’s how he responded: “If the election was fraudulent, people will have to make up their own minds. It won’t be up to me. It will be up to …

Tens of thousands of people are coordinating online looking for clues to what is either a curious series of coincidences or a conspiracy led by one of the world’s most famous video game makers. It starts with a PlayStation 5 game called Abandoned. In April, Sony unveiled the project of …

The death of Sushant Singh Rajput on June 14, 2020, in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, led TV news presenters to trigger a massive media trial, which lasted until September. History shows that conspiracy theories generally present themselves as alluring, reassuring, and exciting resolutions to problems that are not …

TRUCKEE, Calif .: It’s been six months since Q posted a decline, but the once tiny move it sparked – QAnon – has arguably only gotten stronger. Some of Q’s most hard-line supporters still cling to the idea that Donald Trump will make a stunning comeback to defeat his enemies …

A new guide has been launched to help science communicators have conversations with people who adhere to coronavirus conspiracy theories. The guide, launched by Sense of science, was written in partnership with Professor Peter Knight, conspiracy theory expert, University of Manchester. The goal is to equip them with the necessary …

We tested the link between COVID-19 conspiracy theories and health protective behaviors in three studies: one at the start of the pandemic in the UK (UK), a second just before the first nationwide lockdown, and a third during this locking (NOT = 302, 404 and 399). We focused on conspiracy …

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) – The role of critical race theory in public schools is one of many issues discussed during Virginia’s election campaign for governor. the definition of critical race theory has been blurred by political debate, but the basic idea is that America’s racist history is rooted in modern …

This is how Richard Donoghue, the senior assistant deputy attorney general, reacted to an email forwarded to him by Trump’s White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, which contained a YouTube link alleging a Large-scale electoral falsification via Italian satellites. Yes, you read that right. Less than a month before …

WASHINGTON (AP) – A new federal intelligence report warns that followers of QAnon, the conspiracy theory adopted by some in the mob that stormed the United States Capitol, could target Democrats and other opponents policies for more violence as the movement’s false prophecies increasingly fail to come true. Many QAnon …

By the spring of 1945, General Dwight Eisenhower had seen his fair share of war, but he was not prepared for what he saw when Allied troops liberated the Ohrdruf labor camp in southern Germany. In the face of horror, the Supreme Allied Commander displayed remarkable foresight. He ordered photographers …

SARS-COV-2 – the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic – was it created (or at least turned into a weapon by being transmissible to humans and between them) in a Chinese research laboratory? Was it then released, accidentally or intentionally, from this lab to the human population? It is impossible …

Then-Capt. Matthew Lohmeier, pictured July 22, 2015, as the training leader of 460th Operations Group, Block 10, stands in the standardized space trainer at Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora. (Darren Scott / US Air Force) Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier was the commander of the 11th Space Warning Squadron at …

How many Americans believe in the QAnon plot? A recent June poll shows it’s around 15 percent. But wait, a poll from last October found it was 7 percent. But even that is high compared to an ongoing investigation which set it at 4% earlier this month. Why the disparity? …

I wish Alonso had picked a better talking point, like calling the owners for manipulating younger players’ duty time, or calling for a faster route to free agency. The facts support both of these views. Finding a better way to ensure that young players who are relied on a lot …

IF YOU ARE VISITING Segadores de Vida, a Hispanic mega-church on the outskirts of Miami, you’ll likely get more than your average church service. His Dominican-born pastor, Ruddy Gracia, taught conspiracy theories alongside the Bible. Pastors who did not resist containment orders are “in line to take the mark of …

New York Mets first baseman Pete Alonso on Wednesday accused Major League Baseball of altering the physical properties of the ball in order to lower free agent salaries. Alonso, who was asked his thoughts on MLB’s crackdown on pitchers using foreign substances, dismissed that aspect as a non-factor for him …

If your idea of ​​conspiracy theories involves aliens, UFOs, government cover-ups at the Roswell Air Force base, and the tune of The X-Files, you’re not alone. This was, indeed, the classic notion, says Scott tyson, assistant professor of political science at the University of Rochester. But in the past five …

At the end of May, MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell appeared on Steve Bannon’s podcast, “War Room,” and said, “Donald Trump, I believe, will be back by the end of August.” He also said that in the end, even the Liberals as Rachel Maddow would admit that the election was stolen. …

The theory that SARS-CoV-2 originally leaked from a laboratory in Wuhan, China is go back – so much so that President Joe Biden has publicly ordered the American intelligence community to “redouble” its investigations into this hypothesis. Politicians, however, should be careful not to publicly defend the Wuhan lab leak …

Speaking to a sold-out crowd of around 1,250 for his first big speech since February, Trump, 74, seemed to lack much of the raw energy and enthusiasm he often brought to his gatherings noisy and more important countryside. File image of former US President Donald Trump. PA Former US President …

One of my fears about coming out of the pandemic is that I have lost my sense of humor. I’ll be forced to meet up with friends and family whose eccentricities were once mildly entertaining, but after last year I lost my patience with conspiracy theories and other crazy beliefs. …

Elon, if you’re reading this, run! They are on us. Despite our best efforts to cover up the Truth, your secrets have leaked out. Their agents are all around me; I see them in the grocery store story, pretending to shop, and behind me in traffic, acting surprised by my …

It was January 31, 2020, and leading infectious disease expert Kristian Andersen was examining the genetic characteristics of the new emerging SARS-CoV virus. “Some of the features appear (potentially) designed,” Andersen wrote in an email to Dr Anthony Fauci, noting that he and other scientists “all find the genome incompatible …

If knowledge is power, sensationalism is its substitute. Reluctantly, I have to tell you that I know how sensationalism attracts attention. This is not about landing a man on the moon, but rather about landing a UFO on mother earth. In high school, a conspirator and I made UFOs out …

June 3, 2021 While sweeping claims of a “deep state” and “stolen elections” have long quietly boiled under public discourse, according to Rochester political scientist Scott Tyson, over the past five years ideas have entered the discourse. dominant. (Photo Getty Images) Rochester political scientist Scott Tyson studies how conspiracies and …

Ken Bennett featured in a screenshot from the trailer for “The Deep Rig” A filmmaker known for a film that claims September 11 was an alien conspiracy directs a documentary promoting allegations of baseless election fraud – a film that features people working for the Arizona Senate election audit, which …

A friend says he doesn’t always believe the news when it is first reported. He likes to let three or four days pass to see how everything is going, then determine if he believes in the first reports. It hurts modern American journalism. When people just don’t believe the press …

In all of these dissections, there is a fundamental consensus that one of the main drivers of group thought that led to the rejection of the Laboratory Leak Theory was relentless media hostility and mistrust of it. for Donald Trump. Trump had often referred to the theory of laboratory leaks. …

(AP) – Lies about the election helped bring insurgents to Capitol Hill on January 6, and now some who face criminal charges for their actions during the riot are hoping their gullibility will save them or at least arouse them. sympathy. Lawyers for at least three defendants charged in connection …

Colorized scanning electron micrograph of an apoptotic (green) cell heavily infected with SARS-COV-2 virus particles (purple), isolated from a patient sample. Caption and photo: niaid / Flickr, CC BY 2.0 No one knows for sure where SARS-CoV-2 came from. I don’t know, nobody knows. But there are two ideas. The …

LONDON – As countries in Europe reopen after lengthy Covid-19 lockdowns, cinemas, pubs and restaurants are eager to get back to business. But as entertainment and nightlife venues begin to fill up again, counterterrorism experts and law enforcement officials warn of a renewed threat: the rise of domestic terrorism, fueled …

PROVIDENCE, RI – Lies about the election helped bring insurgents to Capitol Hill on Jan.6, and now some who face criminal charges for their actions during the riot are hoping their gullibility will save them or at least spark them. sympathy. Lawyers for at least three defendants charged in connection …

A conversation with Mark Dery Recently, Mark Dery wrote a fascinating and disturbing profile of Mark Crispin Miller, a NYU media studies scholar who in recent years has embraced a host of outlandish conspiracy theories. I spoke with Dery about his article and the conspiracy theory more broadly. Here is …

In another interview, he also attacked women serving in the military in combat roles. The comments were made in April and May by retired Army Col. Douglas Macgregor, who was appointed to the West Point Visitors Council in the final months of the Trump administration, and was discovered in a …