QAnon beliefs and adjacent conspiracy theories have had devastating political consequences as they’ve exploded in popularity. What’s often overlooked is the lasting havoc they wreak on our society at its most basic and intimate level — the family. In The…[Continue Reading...]
Late Saturday, the host of the popular conspiracy theory show Infowars Alex Jones tweeted that his YouTube will be deleted tomorrow. According to YouTube, that is not the case. The company told us in an email it currently has no…[Continue Reading...]
Conspiracy, She Wrote is a new podcast revealing women’s overlooked roles in conspiracy culture as architects, evangelisers, and symbols. From pastel QAnon to royal pregnancy truthers to Taylor Swift psyops, the series uncovers how even the most absurd fictions have…[Continue Reading...]
New research has shown that fear around vaccination can increase vaccine hesitancy, where conspiracy beliefs may then be used to justify not vaccinating, with these findings likely helping to inform more effective public health messaging. Dr. Daniel Jolley, from the…[Continue Reading...]
A Florida family of four was deep into anti-government conspiracy theories when they killed a sheriff’s deputy and injured two others in a violent shootout last week, authorities say. Michael and Julie Ann Sulpizio and daughters Cheyenne, 23, and Savannah,…[Continue Reading...]
Not long ago, a millennial father of two in the Midwest I interviewed was convinced that many of our elected leaders like to feast on the flesh of children. He feared that the world was at the mercy of a…[Continue Reading...]
Despite overwhelming scientific evidence, some people still believe the Earth is flat. This theory claims that our planet is a disc surrounded by an ice wall (Antarctica). Believers argue that space agencies like NASA are part of a global conspiracy…[Continue Reading...]
Effective conspiracy theories draw in believers by appearing to give a glimpse behind the curtain, of how the world really works, while preserving a sense that even in the modern technological era, there are still mysteries beyond most people’s understanding.…[Continue Reading...]
Conspiracy theories about vaccinations may have contributed to a drop in the number of children being immunised in Scotland, according to a new study. Anti-vax sentiments are commonly spread on social media with ‘misinformation’ around the subject thought to be…[Continue Reading...]
When Jesselyn Cook wrote about the children of QAnon believers as a HuffPost reporter in 2021, she didn’t expect the reaction she would receive ― hundreds upon hundreds of emails from readers, all of who had lived some version of…[Continue Reading...]
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