Conspiracy Theories

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Conspiracy Theories

Curbing misinformation begins with having more patience with the older generation

Ethel Lim -
Times of crisis magnify the dangers of misinformation - in Singapore, those dangers are compounded by a digital skills gap between generations.
Conspiracy Theories

You’re probably not Galileo: scientific advance rarely comes from lone, contrarian outsiders

Matthew Browne, Chris Kavanagh -
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
Conspiracy Theories

BTS = Bow to Satan? How Satanic, Illuminati conspiracies travelled from West to East

Marnell Esmilla -
The use of religious iconography has seen a growth in the conspiracy theory that BTS - the Korean boyband phenomenon - worship Satan
Conspiracy Theories

The continuation of QAnon: the eternal sunshine of an election that never ended

Thiago Vahia Malliagros -
The conspiracy theorists of Donald Trump's base avoid processing his defeat by refusing to accept that the 2020 election is over
Conspiracy Theories

Talking with believers helps us understand the emotional appeal of conspiracy theories

Kang Le Yeo -
When tragedy struck in Agnes' life, her interest in conspiracy theories grew, and gave her something to hold onto and believe in
Chemtrails

From chemtrails to COVID-19, Naomi Wolf’s prolific promotion of pseudoscience

Mark Horne -
Over the years, author Naomi Wolf has spread all manner of misinformation - from misleading statistics to chemtrails and COVID-19 conspiracy theories
Conspiracy Theories

The Great Reset: political pipe dream, or sinister New World Order plot?

Thiago Vahia Malliagros -
When world leaders talk of a Great Reset, conspiracy theorists hear a malevolent plan to destroy society and erode civil liberties
Conspiracy Theories

Sine Missione, and the conspiracy theorists who use graffiti to spread pseudoscience

Mark Horne -
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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