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The excitement of conspiracy theories

The fantasy that one is smarter than the rest of the "sheeple" can lead to self-delusion

Salon · Jul 6, 2022

Buying into conspiracy theories can be exciting – that’s what makes them dangerous

Conspiracy theories have been around for centuries, from witch trials and antisemitic campaigns to beliefs that Freemasons were trying to topple European monarchies. In the mid-20th century, historian Richard Hofstadter described a “paranoid style” that he observed in right-wing U.S. politics and culture: a blend of “heated exaggeration, suspiciousness, and…

The Conversation · Jul 5, 2022

Brainwashed by Daniel Pick review – do great minds really think alike?

From The Simpsons to QAnon via The Stepford Wives, the psychoanalyst’s absorbing study of mind control is part media studies, part political history

The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2022

‘Q’ returns with first new post in 18 months for far-right QAnon conspiracy theorists

Q began posting in 2017, fuelling the belief that Trump was fighting a cabal of Satanic, pedophiliac Democrats

The Independent UK · Jun 25, 2022

Jan 6 committee hears pro-Trump conspiracy theory involving vote-switching Italian satellites: ‘Pure insanity’

Claims circulating among far-right platforms and QAnon influencers made their way to the White House

The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2022

‘Pure insanity’: Jan 6 committee hears pro-Trump conspiracy theory involving vote-switching Italian satellites

Claims circulating among far-right platforms and QAnon influencers made their way to the White House

The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2022

Hotel guest saw QAnon surfer Matthew Coleman just before he allegedly murdered his children

Matthew Coleman told his two young children: ‘You’ll see mommy soon’

The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2022

Judge issues warning to election denier Joshua Macias: ‘Stay off social media’ or go to jail

PHILADELPHIA — Prosecutors and defense attorneys continued to trade legal volleys Friday in the case of Joshua Macias, the election denier from Virginia who traveled to the Pennsylvania Convention Center — in a QAnon-emblazoned Hummer containing weapons and ammunition — as votes were being counted in the 2020 presidential election.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jun 18, 2022

Conspiracist may run Nevada elections

Jim Marchant claims that Republican votes haven't "counted for decades" as he vows to overhaul election system

Salon · Jun 15, 2022

First Thing: More than 100m Americans urged to stay indoors amid extreme heat

Heatwave expected to stretch from Gulf coast to Carolinas, reaching 100F in some cities. Plus, the 67-year-old crowd surfer

The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2022