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'Total Nonsense': QAnon Hero Mike Flynn Appears To Privately Disavow Movement in Leaked Call
Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Dec 2, 2021
An unverified audio recording, posted online by pro-Trump attorney Lin Wood, highlighted growing ...
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Twitter Bans Newsmax Reporter Who Promoted Debunked 'Satanic' COVID-19 Theories
Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Nov 10, 2021
Emerald Robinson misrepresented the facts about COVID-19 vaccines.
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How 9/11 Heralded Decades of Internet Conspiracy Theories
Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Sep 9, 2021
Within hours of the attacks, misinformation emerged online. It would be the start of a two-decad ...
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Australia Battles Lockdown Fatigue and Conspiracy Theories in Push for Vaccinations
Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Sep 1, 2021
A rise in COVID-19 infections in Australia in 2021 brought a new conundrum: how to push vaccinat ...
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Spike Lee Re-Edits Documentary Series on 9/11 After 'Truther' Conspiracies Controversy
Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Aug 27, 2021
An episode in the series featured interviews with members of a conspiracy theorist group.
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The Mattress Firm Money Laundering Conspiracy Theory
Written by:
Jordan Liles
Jul 7, 2021
At the heart of the conspiracy theory: Multiple brick-and-mortar Mattress Firm stores were somet ...
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QAnon Hasn’t Gone Away – It’s Alive and Kicking
Written by:
The Conversation
Apr 26, 2021
Perhaps the greatest success of the conspiracy is its ability to create a shared alternate reality.
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No, the COVID-19 Vaccine Is Not Linked to the Mark of the Beast
Written by:
The Conversation
Apr 8, 2021
The mark of the beast has been invoked by fringe Christian figures throughout the pandemic in re ...
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Many QAnon Followers Report Having Mental Health Diagnoses
Written by:
The Conversation
Mar 27, 2021
Many QAnon followers revealed – in their own words on social media or in interviews – a wide ran ...
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No, Big Ben Wasn't Stolen from Palestinians
Written by:
The Conversation
Mar 10, 2021
Disproving fake news is time-consuming. But ignoring it corrodes trust.
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Support for QAnon Is Hard to Measure – And Polls May Overestimate It
Written by:
The Conversation
Mar 5, 2021
It’s hard to know how many people actually believe the key tenets of QAnon’s claims, including t ...
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Can QAnon Survive Another ‘Great Disappointment’ on March 4?
Written by:
The Conversation
Mar 2, 2021
Apocalyptic movements rarely simply dissolve when prophecies are seen to fail.
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Conspiracy Theories May Start to Take Hold at Age 14
Written by:
The Conversation
Feb 25, 2021
Many adolescents have been home schooled and isolated from their peer groups for much of the COV ...
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Why Do Mass Shootings Spawn Conspiracy Theories?
Written by:
The Conversation
Feb 19, 2021
While conspiracy theories are not limited to any topic, one type of event seems particularly lik ...
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What Lies Beneath: Tunnels for Trafficking, Or Just a Subterranean Service?
Written by:
The Conversation
Feb 11, 2021
One conspiracy theory “going viral” is that extensive operations are taking place to rescue chil ...
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Why Creationism Bears All the Hallmarks of a Conspiracy Theory
Written by:
The Conversation
Feb 4, 2021
In the US today, up to 40% of adults agree with the young Earth creationist claim that all human ...
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Conspiracy Theories: Why Are They Thriving in the Pandemic?
Written by:
The Conversation
Jan 29, 2021
In contrast to past crises, recent conspiracy theories have been driven by the rapid change in h ...
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How to Counter COVID-19 Misinformation on Chinese Social Media
Written by:
The Conversation
Jan 28, 2021
Conspiracy theories and misinformation are global phenomena that affect people’s perceptions of ...
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The Myths Behind the Tattoos Worn by ‘QAnon Shaman’ Jake Angeli
Written by:
The Conversation
Jan 12, 2021
The defining image of the storming of the US Capitol on January 6 was undoubtedly that of a bare ...
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The Offline Effect of Online Conspiracy Theories
Written by:
The Conversation
Jan 7, 2021
What is the cost of propaganda, misinformation and conspiracy theories? Democracy and public saf ...
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