Conspiracy Theories

Conspiracy theories – history, news, commentary, extreme beliefs and the factors that shape them

Conspiracy Theories

Aaron Rabinowitz - 8th February 2021

By blaming an unseen "They" for all that's wrong, conspiracy theories block any genuine skepticism - and that's what makes them so dangerous

Conspiracy Theories

Michael Marshall - 5th February 2021

Since making headlines in 2018, many Flat Earth believers have become Covid deniers and QAnon followers. The signs were always there.

QAnon

Chris French - 3rd February 2021

When their predictions don't come true, cults are faced with a choice: accept reality, or rationalise the failure. Which road will Qanon take?

Conspiracy Theories

Mark Horne - 29th January 2021

The Qanon movement regurgiates old antisemitic tropes that echo back to the Illuminati conspiracy theories pushed by Nesta Helen Webster

History

Thiago Vahia Malliagros - 20th January 2021

Adrenochrome has become a central part of the Qanon theory, despite 'Q' never mentioning it; its history is long, and deeply anti-Semitic.

Conspiracy Theories

Michael Marshall - 18th January 2021

David Icke's 2018 tour sanitised some of his more outré claims and played to the free speech gallery, readying his return to the mainstream.

Conspiracy Theories

Frank Visser - 14th January 2021

In the world of the virus deniers, not only is the novel coronavirus fake, but viruses themselves don't actually exist.

Conspiracy Theories

Aaron Rabinowitz - 8th January 2021

'Cheap talk' skepticism - coming at little cost to the doubter, but significant cost to others - is undermining genuine skeptical inquiry.

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