Conspiracy Theories

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Conspiracy Theories

The conspiracy theorists who now hold local council seats across the UK

Brian Eggo -
With Reform UK making gains in the recent local elections, parts of the UK now boast councillors with all manner of questionable beliefs.
Conspiracy Theories

Bill Hicks embodied all the good and bad of High Weirdness

Aaron Rabinowitz -
Bill Hicks was a brilliant and passionate comedian, but one who was prone to conspiracy theory, high weirdness, and a proto-incel level of misogyny.
Conspiracy Theories

Who’s afraid for Naomi Wolf? The fall of a feminist icon into a conspiracist rabbithole

Michael Marshall -
Throughout the pandemic, writer Naomi Wolf fell from feminist icon and public intellectual, to conspiracy theorist and talking head of the right-wing media ecosystem
Conspiracy Theories

Peter Duesberg is dead, but his legacy of AIDS denial lives on in Joe Rogan

Michael Marshall -
Podcaster Joe Rogan has spread 1980s-era AIDS denial rhetoric with disconcerting frequency, based on the discredited work of Prof Peter Duesberg.
Conspiracy Theories

The Italian electoral abstention, and the self-fulfilling conspiracy theory plot

Allegra Brachini -
Many Italian voters are convinced the elites in power don't have their interests in mind - but by opting not to vote, they guarantee their needs aren't considered
Conspiracy Theories

Venezuelan “birtherism”: the nationalistic movement to delegitimise Nicolás Maduro

Gabriel Andrade -
Nicolás Maduro, the former president of Venezuela, has long faced false rumours of his Colombian' birthplace - driven by nationalist politics.
Conspiracy Theories

What the ‘Epstein Files’ tell us about conspiracy theories – and about skeptics

Michael Marshall -
The Epstein files have the internet scouring for dirt on prominent figures. We should take care what we accept at face value – and whom we defend.
Conspiracy Theories

Taylor Swift isn’t “MAGA-coded”, she is a lightning rod for conspiracist grievances

Dave Hahn -
Conspiracy theorising around Taylor Swift being "MAGA-coded" is designed appeal to those who have already decided they dislike the pop megastar.
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