Conspiracy Theories
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Inside the White Rose: the extremist groups looking to capitalise on Covid paranoia
Seizing on people's pandemic fears, extremist groups are trying to radicalise White Rose members with health misinformation, holocaust denial, and white supremacist propaganda
Though it remains unlikely, we’ve too little data to fully rule out the lab leak hypothesis… yet
While the recent US intelligence report ruled out claims that Covid had been deliberately create, it did not come to a conclusion on the lab leak hypothesis
The Bewilder Gambit: a conspiracy theorist tactic designed to distract
When the questions get too tricky to answer, many conspiracy theorists will aim to bewilder the skeptic with a complex-looking non sequitur
Fire, malfunction, North Korea, or something else: What really happened to flight MH370?
When speculating as to what happened to flight MH370, it's vital to be considerate of the families of those who are missing - the passengers and pilots
Inside the White Rose: from stickers and graffiti to an online Covid conspiracy ecosystem
In part two of this investigation into the White Rose graffiti movement, we take a look at how members get pulled in to a conspiracy network on Telegram, and some of the confusing and bizarre claims that get shared there
How American conspiracy theories invaded my family home in Singapore
Jadon Teo ponders how his normal Singaporean family become passionate supporters of Donald Trump, and loyal followers of Qanon
Inside the White Rose: The Covid conspiracy graffiti group operating on your doorstep
Throughout the pandemic, the White Rose movement has been growing, plastering towns with Covid conspiracy propaganda stickers
When it comes to conspiracy theories, even the small stuff matters
Conspiracy theories like the 27 club or Shakespeare's authorship may seem trivial, but they often serve as gateways into deeper, darker rabbit holes