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Conspiracy Theories

Who runs the world? According to conspiracy theorists, it’s Beyoncé

Pai Jing Wen -
The rumours and conspiracy theories about Beyoncé's rise to the top tell us a lot about how society reacts to women having power and agency
Conspiracy Theories

The conspiracy-adjacent politicians finding allies in Sovereign Citizens

Michael Marshall -
Former politicians like Andrew Bridgen, Ben Habib and Godfrey Bloom happily sat by as conspiracy theorists were taught sovereign citizen legal woo
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
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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?
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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?
Conspiracy Theories

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
Conspiracy Theories

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
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