Politics

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
Politics

The American Culture War: Coming soon to a politics near you

Aaron Rabinowitz -
Culture war issues have long been used to try to derail social progress, but as exhausting as they are, they're worth pushing back against
Conspiracy Theories

The Great Reset: political pipe dream, or sinister New World Order plot?

Thiago Vahia Malliagros -
When world leaders talk of a Great Reset, conspiracy theorists hear a malevolent plan to destroy society and erode civil liberties
Conspiracy Theories

Our guide to the pseudoscience promoters aiming to be the next mayor of London

Michael Marshall -
From a former faith healer, to a climate change denier, to the man who premiered Plandemic - the conspiracy-minded voter is spoilt for choice in the London mayoral election
Politics

Fact checking a live debate taught me we shouldn’t let political falsehoods stand

Brian Eggo -
If the public are to make well-informed political decisions, there needs to be a policy of zero tolerance for deception.
Conspiracy Theories

How the conspiracy theorists behind the failed US coup settled on a new date: March 4th

Thiago Vahia Malliagros -
When the attempted coup of January 6th failed, supporters of Qanon picked up the Sovereign Citizen belief that the revolution would take place on March 4th
Conspiracy Theories

The carefully-woven conspiracy theories behind the attempted coup of January 6th

Thiago Vahia Malliagros -
The forces that made the attempted coup of January 6th inevitable are still around - give them another spark and it will explode again.
Alternative Medicine

Kardecism: the fringe spiritualist doctrine which became the soul of pseudoscience in Brazil

Natália Pasternak, Carlos Orsi -
Kardecism - an 19th century off-shoot of spiritualism - found fertile ground in Brazil, and grew to wholly undermine trust in science and medicine.
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