Conspiracy Theory

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 …

Construction on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, United States, May 4, 2021. / Getty Construction on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, United States, May 4, 2021. / Getty Editor’s Note: Andrew Korybko is an American political analyst based in Moscow. …

Topline More than a month after the bizarre process began, it’s still unclear who is funding the recount of the 2020 election results in Arizona’s Maricopa County, even the Republican lawmakers behind the controversial effort are unable to answer questions. on hundreds of thousands of dollars in undisclosed private donations. …

Law360, London (May 25, 2021, 6:42 p.m. BST) – Dechert LLP argued at trial on Tuesday that accusations that a former partner had disclosed confidential information to the Serious Fraud Office about his internal investigation into a allegation of corruption in Kazakhstan mining company ENRC “is the subject of conspiracy …

NEW YORK – If there is one place where people could fear the coronavirus more than a vaccination needle, it’s the Far Rockaway section of Queens: Nearly 460 residents of the seaside district have died from COVID-19. That’s one in 146 people who live there, making it one of New …

NEW YORK (AP) – If there is one place where people could fear the coronavirus more than a vaccination needle, it is the Far Rockaway section of Queens: Nearly 460 residents of the seaside district have died from COVID- 19. That’s one in 146 people who live there, making it …

When Pastor James Kendall took the stage at his little church in Madera, Calif., He knew that day’s sermon was going to lead him in a different direction than most. He had seen disturbing Facebook messages from members of his congregation. God, he said, was telling him to speak up …

By the Committee to Combat Trafficking in Human Beings Everyone involved in anti-human trafficking efforts want education, awareness and vigilance to be pillars in the fight against exploitation that takes place daily in our county, state and country. There is no doubt that anyone involved in these efforts to combat …

Tech company Cyber ​​Ninjas was commissioned last month to conduct an audit of election results in Maricopa County, Arizona, on the orders of Republican senators in the state. On May 15, former President Donald Trump intervened. “The entire Maricopa County Arizona database has been DELETED!” Trump wrote in a statement. …

Drawing of coronavirus cells. (Image via the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases) WASHINGTON – U.S. Republicans on the Energy and Trade Committee are pushing Secretary of State Antony Blinken to declassify documents from a research center in China regarding the origins of the coronavirus. Representative Morgan Griffith of Virginia, the …

Jacob Anthony Chansley, also known as Jake Angeli of Arizona, stands alongside other supporters of US President Donald Trump as they demonstrate on the second floor of the US Capitol near the entrance to the Senate after breaching security defenses in Washington, United States, January 6, 2021. REUTERS / Mike …

This the story first appeared on Cowboy State Daily By Ellen Fike, Cowboy State Daily A new report from a national think tank has shown Wyoming has one of the highest proportions of COVID “skeptics” in the country. The Surgo Foundation healthcare think tank conducted a Facebook poll in March …

China is once again stirring controversy in Africa for doing something that in theory should win praise – donate money. This week he emerged Beijing had secretly offered Sierra Leone $ 55 million to fund a controversial “fishing port” on an undeveloped stretch of coast that supports the local fishing …

A photo and video that social media users claim to show US Vice President Kamala Harris walking down the stairs of the plane with a green screen or no plane at the top is circulating on social media, in connection with a baseless conspiracy theory claiming she’s not the real …

It’s the latest twist in a drama ranging from Washington to a mock election audit in Arizona, and state legislatures passing bills making voting more difficult. Republicans around the world are making the same choice, and almost all side with former President Donald Trump, his bogus allegations of voter fraud …

David Reinert holds up a large “Q” sign that represents QAnon as he queues to see then-President Donald Trump at his rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. On August 2, 2018. Rick Loomis / Getty Images hide caption toggle legend Rick Loomis / Getty Images David Reinert holds up a large “Q” …

“At some point we are humans, this has to stop,” Stephen Richer, the Maricopa County recorder, told CNN’s Erin Burnett on “OutFront.” “There are good people working here in Maricopa County and I was tired of being vilified,” he said. “This is my team. This is my office. They are …

While Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has ordered all branches of the military to identify extremism in the ranks, U.S. Army Special Operations Forces officials at Fort Bragg say none of its soldiers are ‘is known to belong to such groups. In April, NBC News published a investigation claiming that …

Paris (AFP) Suddenly, a loved one becomes a stranger. A father, mom or friend lost in a parallel world of dangerous conspiracy theories and fantasies destroying couples and families. Some call conspiracy theories the evil of the century. Others say they are a reflection of a meaningless world. Either way, …

In 2011, I created a story called FunVax. To be more precise, it was a collaboration between me and a successful entrepreneur from Silicon Valley. And rather than just a story, it was a fake documentary idea. In 2004, a scientist named Dean Hamer discovered a gene that predisposes people …

Last year’s “Covid is a Chinese biological weapon created in a Wuhan laboratory” conspiracy simply refuses to go away. This is not surprising, however, because in India our pro-government TV news channels are busy broadcasting it. The second wave of the pandemic clearly caught the Modi government off guard – …

Have you received a WhatsApp message informing you that the current pandemic is the result of the 5G network? If not, you may have seen such a theory shared by your known on social media platforms. It may be confusing for some, but it won’t be surprising, given that the …

A Facebook post sniffs a conspiracy because it claims to find a common thread between the financiers of the Chinese laboratory where the coronavirus first appeared and the vaccine maker. A long text shared by many Facebook users globally claims that the Chinese Biological Laboratory in Wuhan, where the coronavirus …

Senator Rand Paul started another argument with Dr.Anthony Fauci, the U.S. government’s foremost infectious disease expert, at a new congressional hearing on Tuesday – this time on unsubstantiated conjecture about the origin of COVID-19. Theories have circulated throughout the pandemic as to whether the coronavirus germinated in a lab and …

People relax in the sun, as lockdown restrictions are relaxed amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in St. James’s Park, London, Britain on April 24, 2021. REUTERS / Toby Melville Extremist groups, especially the far right, have used conspiracy theories of the COVID-19 pandemic as a recruiting …

Don’t be fooled. The Maricopa recount, which is run by Republicans in the State Senate, is a travesty of an actual vote audit – which the county has already done, and they found no evidence of widespread voter fraud and Other problems. It’s a finding of “facts” to back it …

“My mother initially thought that my father was developing Alzheimer’s disease,” explains the daughter of a QAnon follower. WASHINGTON – On December 4, 2016, Edgar Welch walked into a pizzeria in northwest DC and opened fire with an AR-15. Welch had driven more than 500 miles from Salisbury, North Carolina …

RALEIGH – For weeks after the ballots were counted, supporters of the defeated presidential candidate insisted the election was stolen. Some have alleged a shadowy plot to rig the vote-counting machines, rejecting just enough legal votes and fabricating just enough illegal votes to decide the outcome. I have heard these …

Topline Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has suggested that the coronavirus may have been deliberately developed in a laboratory as a new form of warfare, a conspiracy theory that has been discredited by international health organizations and is the latest misinformation pushed by the government. right-wing ruler. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro …

Published on: 05/04/2021 – 04:44Amended: 05/04/2021 – 04:43 Paris (AFP) Two hundred years after his death in exile, conspiracy theories continue to swirl about how Napoleon Bonaparte met his end on the windswept South Atlantic island of Saint Helena. The official verdict, supported by an autopsy performed by his British …

PICTURE: Andreas Önnerfors, Lecturer / Associate Professor in the Department of History at Uppsala University. view After Credit: Tea Jahrehorn Conspiratorial narratives of internal disintegration and external threats increasingly affect the opinion of the European Union and Europe. Our confidence in society is tested in crises such as COVID-19 when …

PHILADELPHIA – Belief in conspiracies over the COVID-19 pandemic increased in the early months of the outbreak in the United States among people who said they were heavy users of conservative and social media, according to a study by researchers from the Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC). Previous APPC search …

The Sixth District congressional race has become a window into the fight for the future of the Republican Party and its deep internal divisions in the wake of the deadly Jan.6 attack on Capitol Hill and Trump’s attempt to overthrow the results of the election. It’s a fight well underway …

From Amazon delivered Recommendation algorithms that help customers discover new titles can have a dark side. A new report from the Institute for Strategic Dialogue says these algorithms direct people to books on conspiracy theories and extremism, sometimes introducing them to the work of conspiracy theorists who have been banned …