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Conspiracy Theories

Europa: The Last Battle – the antisemitic documentary going viral among the far right

Thiago Vahia Malliagros -
The makers of the viral documentary Europa: The Last Battle want viewers to believe Jewish people rule and control the world - and they have a far-right audience primed to believe it
Conspiracy Theories

As an always-online Gen Z, it’s impossible to avoid conspiracy theories on social media

Katharina Anita Szigeti -
The spread of conspiracy theories online is quietly moulding the thoughts and actions of a generation that’s always online, leading to the spread of fear, and even violence.
Conspiracy Theories

Mark McDonald, America’s Frontline Doctors, and some very troubling beliefs about autism

Aaron Rabinowitz -
A recent interview between former atheist James Lindsay and Dr Mark McDonald showed the distasteful views anti-vaxxers share when among friends
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Agent Swift and sinking Tuvalu: Inventing fake conspiracy theories to teach critical thinking

Dave Hahn -
Studying the details of conspiracy theories can take students so far, but they learn so much more by having to invent their own fake conspiracy plots
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Earthquake conspiracy theories flourished in the wake of last year’s disaster in Turkey

Serdar Basegmez -
One year on from the catastrophic earthquakes in Turkey, conspiracy theories as to its cause and meaning continue to spread
Climate Change

The radicalisation of “Joan”: a true-life account of one colleague’s slide into conspiracism

Anonymous -
"Joan" was always interested in off-the-wall ideas, but over time she became increasingly drawn into deeper and deeper conspiracy theories
Conspiracy Theories

A Swift conspiracy: why almost all major celebrities get accused of being in the Illuminati

Dave Hahn -
Almost without fail, the latest big celebrity gets falsely accused of being members of the Illuminati - and now they've come for Taylor Swift
Climate Change

The recent Glasgow Low Emission Zone protest turned out to be more of a ‘low information zone’

Brian Eggo -
Glasgow's Low Emission Zone protest drew support from QAnon believers and antivaxxers - even Piers Corbyn turned up, to collect money from the crowd
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