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Russian poisoning and AI photos: conspiracy theories abound over Graham and McConnell

A collision of online conspiracy theories have come for two of the most powerful Senate Republicans in recent days

The Guardian - US

Ebola and hantavirus outbreaks prompt raft of conspiracy theories in divided US

Ever-growing influence of social media and AI means such ideas spreading at faster rates than before, experts say

The Guardian - US

$Press dinner shooting conspiracy theories spread in era of fractured politics$

Press dinner shooting conspiracy theories spread in era of fractured politics

Neither political party is immune to conspiracy theories in a time of intense distrust in government and media, experts say

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‘A script’: Alleged Charlie Kirk assassin’s texts fuel conspiracy theories

Tyler Robinson’s alleged texts to his partner have been met with scepticism across the ideological spectrum.

Al Jazeera

How the Trump administration’s handling of the Epstein files became a vehicle for QAnon

Maga’s obsession with the files shows how a fringe QAnon conspiracy theory has taken root in the pro-Trump movement

The Guardian - US

43 Years Ago, the Greatest Action Movie Ever Exposed a Creepy Psychological Phenomenon

What's the deal with Hanger 15 in the Indiana Jones movies?

Inverse

Who buys "taboo" conspiracy theories?

White men with graduate degrees, a new study finds, are highly likely to hold especially noxious beliefs

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Journal of Free Speech Law: "What's the Harm?," by Profs. Adam Enders & Joseph Uscinski

The second of twelve articles from the Knight Institute’s Lies, Free Speech, and the Law symposium.

Reason

Are Right-Wingers More Prone to Believe Conspiracy Theories than Left-Wingers?

An extensive new study finds that the answer is "no." Belief in conspiracy theories is about equally common on different sides of the political spectrum.

Reason

How 9/11 influenced the way conspiracy theories spread today

The theories began almost as soon as the attacks had finished, writes Andrew Griffin

The Independent UK

How 9/11 influenced the way conspiracy theories spread today

The theories began almost as soon as the attacks had finished, writes Andrew Griffin

The Independent UK

Is TikTok Really To Blame for Titanic Conspiracy Theories?

The New York Times tries to blame social media for conspiracy theories that have been around for decades. Don't fall for it.

Reason

‘Boogeyman’: Why Republicans invoke Soros to defend Trump

Right-wing claims about liberal donor being behind former US president’s charges are a conspiracy theory, critics say.

Al Jazeera

This Just In: Conspiracy Theorists Not Quite as Kooky as Previously Reported

Greetings from the second International Conspiracy Theory Symposium, where one of the most cited findings in the field has been debunked.

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Nicholas Goldberg: Why do people believe in conspiracy theories?

Watching the Jan. 6 committee hearings, one could be forgiven for believing we're living in the heyday of conspiracy theories, between the Holocaust denialism of the Oath Keepers, the loony pedophilia fears of the QAnoners and the "Stop the Steal" ravings of Sidney Powell, Rudolph W. Giuliani and former President…

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