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Central Bank Digital Currencies, and why conspiracists are urging each other to use cash

Mark Horne - 10th April 2023

Central Bank Digital Currencies have become the new target of fear from conspiracy theorists, who insist that cash is freedom... but is it?

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In Turkey, conspiracy theories about the Peace Treaty of Lausanne run riot

Serdar Basegmez - 29th March 2023

Conspiracy theories about the Treaty of Lausanne and its implications for Turkish sovereignty are common in Turkey, and are being weaponised by cynical political movements

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As a teacher, I wish I’d handled the conspiracy theorist in my class differently

Brian Montgomery - 24th March 2023

How should teachers handle students who begin to bring their conspiracy theories to class? By treating them like any other student in distress, and offering a lifeline

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Hugo Talks – a lot: the prominent conspiracy theorist channel that recently found religion

Mark Horne - 13th March 2023

Popular conspiracy channel Hugo Talks has taken a hard pivot into Christianity, but the supposed 'one-world religion' isn't about to be imposed by the UN any time soon

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15 minute cities: the latest big bad of the conspiracy theory ecosystem

Michael Marshall - 10th March 2023

Why did 15 minute cities go from a niche town planning proposal to a full-blown paranoia? Because existing conspiracist networks needed their next big fear

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The 10-step guide to sense-checking conspiracy theory claims (take note, Toby Young)

Brian Eggo - 1st March 2023

With so much misinformation around (including on websites who think they're being sceptical), it's important to sense-check claims you find online

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Netflix’s Ancient Apocalypse with Graham Hancock: from alien conspiracies to antisemitism

Aaron Rabinowitz - 15th February 2023

Netflix documentaries commodifying conspiracism and pseudoscience for mainstream audiences could have wider consequences including exposure to antisemitism

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January 8th, and the insurrectionist riot provoked by Bolsonaro and the Brazilian army

Thiago Vahia Malliagros - 8th February 2023

When Bolsonaro supporters stormed Brazilian parliament on January 8th, the attack was merely the culmination of years of lies and provocation from the former President and the army

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First do no harm? Treatments don’t need to be harmless, as long they do good

Moroccan Argan oil is an interesting traditional product, but it’s certainly no panacea

Animals, acupuncture and alt-med: the Brazilian penguin being subjected to Enya

Wim Hof: the self-described ‘Ice man’ whose extreme health claims leave many cold

Menstrual masking: the inadvisable trend of treating acne… with period blood

First do no harm? Treatments don’t need to be harmless, as long they do good

Pacemakers don’t work when they’re switched off – we should doubt studies that say otherwise

Moroccan Argan oil is an interesting traditional product, but it’s certainly no panacea

Animals, acupuncture and alt-med: the Brazilian penguin being subjected to Enya

The evidence for pill colour impacting placebo effects gets flimsier the more you examine it

From the archive: Many Happy Returns – Are past-life regressions evidence for reincarnation?

From the archives: The Art of Fakery – Fakes and forgeries at the British Museum

From the archives: A skeptical look at astrology

When it comes to science, the standard has to be truth and accuracy – not false balance

From the archives: UFOs Over Russia

Comparing misinformation to a virus is both accurate and useful in preventing its spread

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

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

Donald Trump’s debate performance proved he has mainstreamed extreme conspiracy theories

Med Beds: the futuristic health devices promising to cure you with undefined energy

The meaning crisis, and how we rescue young men from reactionary politics

From the archive: Many Happy Returns – Are past-life regressions evidence for reincarnation?

Faking the faking of fake news, 1910 style: the ‘death’ of film star Florence Lawrence

Unborn in the USA: being honest about IUDs could help us fight the anti-abortion movement

Exploding the myth of the longevity “Blue Zones”, where people live beyond the age of 100

Scientific publication is now fully digital – so who is responsible for preserving our archives?

HADD its day: there’s no evidence for an inherited hyperactive agency detection device

Unborn in the USA: being honest about IUDs could help us fight the anti-abortion movement

The evidence for pill colour impacting placebo effects gets flimsier the more you examine it

Comparing misinformation to a virus is both accurate and useful in preventing its spread

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First do no harm? Treatments don’t need to be harmless, as long they do good

Pacemakers don’t work when they’re switched off – we should doubt studies that say otherwise

The meaning crisis, and how we rescue young men from reactionary politics

Scientific publication is now fully digital – so who is responsible for preserving our archives?

From the archive: Many Happy Returns – Are past-life regressions evidence for reincarnation?

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