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Conspiracy Theories

Del Bigtree’s Better Way conference seeks to turn Covid conspiracists into full-on anti-vaxxers

Aaron Rabinowitz - 10th June 2022

Described by some as the "Davos of COVID conspiracy theorists", the Better Way conference clearly had its sights set on undermining confidence in all vaccines

Conspiracy Theories

The Russian Game: the conspiracy mongering propaganda techniques designed to stoke division

Dave Hahn - 18th May 2022

Many might assume Russian propaganda is a modern phenomenon, but conspiracy theories throughout history have found a helping hand in Moscow.

Conspiracy Theories

The Anti-Vax Truthpaper: Putting The Light under the spotlight

Mark Horne - 1st April 2022

The Light - the anti-vaccination newspaper started by a prominent flat earther - has increasingly pivoted to spreading far right extremist conspiracy theories

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Michael Yeadon; or why we should listen to the scientists who listen to the scientists

Mark Horne - 4th March 2022

Michael Yeadon, a former scientist at Pfizer, becoming one of the most prolific sources of pandemic pseudoscience shows that even experts aren't immune from misinformation

Conspiracy Theories

David Icke and Brian Rose’s four-hour anti-vaxx misinformation marathon

Michael Marshall - 14th February 2022

Failed mayoral candidate Brian Rose invited David Icke back to spend four hours spreading dangerous Covid misinformation, enabled by YouTube

Conspiracy Theories

There’s nothing to claims that Covid vaccines cause HIV – but that won’t stop them spreading

Alice Howarth - 11th February 2022

The latest viral conspiracy theory about COVID-19 vaccines are that they cause HIV infection - based on misreading scientific articles from two years ago

Covid-19

Have Brazilians been effectively immunised against vaccine disinformation?

Natália Pasternak, Carlos Orsi - 26th January 2022

While health misinformation is rife in Brazil, confidence in vaccines remains extremely high, thanks to decades of public health messaging

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Vernon Coleman: how the Pandemic has brought some unpleasant people new fame

Mark Horne - 19th January 2022

Former doctor Vernon Coleman's emergence as a star of the COVID-19 conspiracy movement is little surprise, given his prolific career of misinformation

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Rhyme and Reason – Magnetic quackery

Fighting health misinformation can save lives, and stop vulnerable people being exploited

The Get Well show proved that for its fans, even when pseudoscience fails, it succeeds

As pet owners increasingly turn to CBD products, do claims match the evidence?

The Mail Online declared arsenic a “miracle cure for cancer” – I’ll wait to see some evidence

Conspiracy theories give the illusion of control, in a system that leaves people feeling powerless

The Get Well show proved that for its fans, even when pseudoscience fails, it succeeds

As pet owners increasingly turn to CBD products, do claims match the evidence?

Del Bigtree’s Better Way conference seeks to turn Covid conspiracists into full-on anti-vaxxers

Abortion isn’t murder – despite their rhetoric, even the American religious right know it

The Hairy Hands of Devon: how a tabloid tale spiraled into a full-blown urban legend

Philosopher’s Corner: why people continue to see underwhelming psychics

The mystery of Glastonbury Abbey: Messages from the other side?

“Miracles Today?” A Medical Critique of Craig Keener’s miracle claims

Could Loch Ness Monster sightings really be attributed to an aroused whale penis?

Conspiracy theories give the illusion of control, in a system that leaves people feeling powerless

Another mass shooting in America cites the Great Replacement conspiracy theory as motivation

Nikola Tesla and the cult of the mysterious genius

Del Bigtree’s Better Way conference seeks to turn Covid conspiracists into full-on anti-vaxxers

Being Reasonable: what we can learn from people who hold fringe beliefs

Rhyme and Reason – Magnetic quackery

Anti-vaxxers and pro-Russia conspiracy theorists are both driven first of all by attitude

The Hairy Hands of Devon: how a tabloid tale spiraled into a full-blown urban legend

My abortion was absolutely the right decision – but I wish I’d known what to expect

Philosopher’s Corner: why people continue to see underwhelming psychics

Why the climate change deniers’ argument that “CO2 is simply plant food” doesn’t stand up

Nikola Tesla and the cult of the mysterious genius

Being Reasonable: what we can learn from people who hold fringe beliefs

When it comes to the paranormal, do ‘sheep’ and ‘goats’ think differently? It looks like they do

Jordan Peterson, climate change, and the many definitions of a scientific model

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Why the climate change deniers’ argument that “CO2 is simply plant food” doesn’t stand up

Conspiracy theories give the illusion of control, in a system that leaves people feeling powerless

Rhyme and Reason – Magnetic quackery

Anti-vaxxers and pro-Russia conspiracy theorists are both driven first of all by attitude

Fighting health misinformation can save lives, and stop vulnerable people being exploited

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