Topic: conspiracy-theory

'Through the looking glass': How conspiracy theories wreck lives

'Through the looking glass': How conspiracy theories wreck lives

Cécile Feuillatre, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of May 17 03:45 PM

People with conspiracy believers in their lives are often reluctant to come forward, feeling ashamed at an uncle who believes that the Earth is flat (a "flat-earther"), or a husband who threatens to disown his children if they wear facemasks to protect against Covid-19. Read more »

Fact Check: Trump claims election rigged

Fact Check: Trump claims election rigged

Arthur MacMillan and W.G. Dunlop, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 07 04:13 AM

As the tortuous US presidential election appeared headed to a conclusion, Trump addressed the nation Thursday and claimed without evidence that he was being robbed of a second term.   Read more »

The Republican embrace of QAnon goes far beyond Trump

The Republican embrace of QAnon goes far beyond Trump

Matthew Rosenberg and Maggie Haberman, The New York Times
Posted at Aug 21 09:46 PM

The new catchphrase, “We Are the Storm,” is an unsubtle cue to a group that the FBI has labeled a potential domestic terrorist threat. It is instantly recognizable among QAnon adherents, signaling what they claim is a coming conflagration between President Donald Trump and what they allege, falsely, is a cabal of Satan-worshipping pedophile Democrats who seek to dominate America and the world. Read more »

Fighting conspiracy theorists, Facebook removes 790 QAnon groups

Fighting conspiracy theorists, Facebook removes 790 QAnon groups

Sheera Frenkel, The New York Times
Posted at Aug 20 08:34 AM

Facebook said on Wednesday that it had removed 790 QAnon groups from its site and was restricting another 1,950 groups, 440 pages and more than 10,000 Instagram accounts related to the right-wing conspiracy theory, in the social network’s most sweeping action against the fast-growing movement.   Read more »

What is QAnon, the viral pro-Trump conspiracy theory?

What is QAnon, the viral pro-Trump conspiracy theory?

Kevin Roose, The New York Times
Posted at Aug 19 10:52 PM

Trump is the central and heroic figure in QAnon’s core narrative — the brave patriot who was chosen to save America from the global cabal. As a result, QAnon believers parse Trump’s words and actions closely, looking for hidden meanings.  Read more »

Sotto has explanation for frowning Nancy viral meme

Sotto has explanation for frowning Nancy viral meme

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 06 11:07 AM

Binay was caught on camera frowning and scrunching her face during the Senate inquiry on the Philippines' preparedness against the novel coronavirus, which has killed nearly 500 people and infected some 24,000 others worldwide.   Read more »

The weird world of Trump's conspiracy theories

The weird world of Trump's conspiracy theories

Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 13 10:34 PM

The Clintons killed financier Jeffrey Epstein in jail, Barack Obama was secretly born in Africa... the wacky list of conspiracy theories promoted by President Donald Trump knows few limits. Read more »

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