Conspiracy Theories

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Conspiracy Theories

Inside the White Rose: The Covid conspiracy graffiti group operating on your doorstep

Michael Marshall -
Throughout the pandemic, the White Rose movement has been growing, plastering towns with Covid conspiracy propaganda stickers
Conspiracy Theories

When it comes to conspiracy theories, even the small stuff matters

Dave Hahn -
Conspiracy theories like the 27 club or Shakespeare's authorship may seem trivial, but they often serve as gateways into deeper, darker rabbit holes
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
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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
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