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” …
Read More »Arizona election audit: GOP official defends office against Trump conspiracy theory
“At some point we are humans, this has to stop,” Stephen Richer, the Maricopa County recorder, told CNN’s Erin Burnett on “OutFront.” âThere are good people working here in Maricopa County and I was tired of being vilified,â he said. “This is my team. This is my office. They are …
Read More »Fort Bragg Special Forces fight rumors and allegations of extremist links
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 …
Read More »‘Through the Looking Glass’: How Conspiracy Theories Destroy Life
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, …
Read More »I created the FunVax conspiracy theory. Now i try to kill him
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 …
Read More »News channels revive Covid conspiracy theories to protect Modi
Last year’s âCovid is a Chinese biological weapon created in a Wuhan laboratoryâ 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 – …
Read More »Why the conspiracy theory around 5G networks and the spread of Covid-19 is not extinguished
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 …
Read More »Fact Check: Conspiracy Theory Falsely Blames Pharmaceutical Company Behind Covid Outbreak and Vaccine
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 …
Read More »Rand Paul and Anthony Fauci argue over COVID-19 origin plot
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 …
Read More »Far-right uses COVID conspiracy theories to lure young British police
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 …
Read More »Most absurd conspiracy theory yet in Arizona’s ongoing narrative
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 âfactsâ to back it …
Read More »QAnon victims: conspiracy theory continues to divide families
“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 …
Read More »Conspiracy Theories Damage Democracy | Columns
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 …
Read More »Brazilian Bolsonaro discusses conspiracy theory that coronavirus could be ‘biological warfare’
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 …
Read More »Napoleon: two centuries of conspiracy theories
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 …
Read More »Conspiracy theories characterize views in Europe and on Europe
PICTURE: Andreas Ãnnerfors, 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 …
Read More »COVID-19 Conspiracy Beliefs Rise Among Conservative and Social Media Users
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 …
Read More »Texas congressional race showcases GOP fight against Trump, conspiracy theories and election lies
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 …
Read More »Amazon shoppers get conspiracy theory and recommendations from books on extremism
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 …
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