Conspiracy Theories
Conspiracy theories – history, news, commentary, extreme beliefs and the factors that shape them
Curbing misinformation begins with having more patience with the older generation
Times of crisis magnify the dangers of misinformation - in Singapore, those dangers are compounded by a digital skills gap between generations.
You’re probably not Galileo: scientific advance rarely comes from lone, contrarian outsiders
The pseudoscience and vaccine scaremongering from Drs Heather Heying and Bret Weinstein illustrates the importance of intellectual humility, especially when operating outside your field of knowledge
BTS = Bow to Satan? How Satanic, Illuminati conspiracies travelled from West to East
The use of religious iconography has seen a growth in the conspiracy theory that BTS - the Korean boyband phenomenon - worship Satan
The continuation of QAnon: the eternal sunshine of an election that never ended
The conspiracy theorists of Donald Trump's base avoid processing his defeat by refusing to accept that the 2020 election is over
Talking with believers helps us understand the emotional appeal of conspiracy theories
When tragedy struck in Agnes' life, her interest in conspiracy theories grew, and gave her something to hold onto and believe in
From chemtrails to COVID-19, Naomi Wolf’s prolific promotion of pseudoscience
Over the years, author Naomi Wolf has spread all manner of misinformation - from misleading statistics to chemtrails and COVID-19 conspiracy theories
The Great Reset: political pipe dream, or sinister New World Order plot?
When world leaders talk of a Great Reset, conspiracy theorists hear a malevolent plan to destroy society and erode civil liberties
Sine Missione, and the conspiracy theorists who use graffiti to spread pseudoscience
From 5G fears to antisemitism and QAnon - graffiti that promotes conspiracies around Liverpool and beyond are more harmful than you think.
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