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Conspiracy Theories

Conspiracy theorists cry betrayal at Trump’s selective approach to immigration

Dave Hahn -
Trump's support of H1-B immigration visas has been seen as a betrayal by the conspiracy theorists who helped sweep him to power
Conspiracy Theories

Contorium: how a conspiracy narrative embraced a Turkish parody crystal

Serdar Basegmez -
Contorium, a fictitious element made up by a Turkish university student, raises the question: when does a parody stop being just a parody?
Conspiracy Theories

The Southport attack wasn’t ideologically motivated; the misinformation around it is

Michael Marshall -
Why is the British public more likely to believe misinformation about the Southport killer now than they did at the time of the attack?
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Understanding the origins of the 15-Minute City panic takes just 30 minutes

Tim Jokl -
15-Minute Cities, where amenities are within easy reach of your home, are nothing new. Yet they became the bête noire of conspiracy theorists
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Left-wing conspiracy theories and ‘missing’ votes in the wake of Trump’s election win

Dave Hahn -
In the wake of Trump's election win, conspiracy theories around a 'missing 15m' votes were easier for the left to accept than Harris simply losing
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Comparing misinformation to a virus is both accurate and useful in preventing its spread

Sander van der Linden -
In response to a recent article in The Skeptic, Professor Sander van der Linden argues that there is value and validity to the misinformation-as-virus analogy
Conspiracy Theories

2000 mules: why many Americans are convinced Trump won the 2020 election

Jim Cliff -
Ahead of the the American election, there are millions of Americans who still refuse to accept the results of 2020, fed by lies from the misleading film, 2000 Mules
Conspiracy Theories

Welcome to the modern American Right – the world that high weirdness built

Aaron Rabinowitz -
The 2024 US election campaign has illustrated the ongoing influence of 'high weirdness' in the MAGA movement and modern conservatism
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