The world is flat. Aliens exist. The 2020 election was stolen. The NFL playoffs last season were rigged to help Taylor Swift’s boyfriend—and ultimately President Joe Biden’s reelection efforts. The COVID-19 vaccine is dangerous. An overwhelming majority of teenagers not…[Continue Reading...]
Hurricane Milton slammed into the west coast of Florida on October 9, becoming the second powerful hurricane to hit the state in just two weeks. While most people turned to meteorologists for explanations, a vocal minority remained skeptical, proposing that…[Continue Reading...]
There have been a lot of bizarre conspiracy theories and disinformation going around about Hurricanes Helene and Milton over the last few weeks — that the government created them and controls them, that those who had suffered extreme losses would…[Continue Reading...]
There has been a lot of research on the types of people who believe conspiracy theories, and their reasons for doing so. But there’s a wrinkle: My colleagues and I have found that there are a number of people sharing…[Continue Reading...]
QAnon is believed to have first started in 2017 after an anonymous poster, who hailed themselves as 'Q', alleged that they had a level of US security approval known as 'Q clearance'. Using the message board 4chan, the person started…[Continue Reading...]
Given the profound societal impact of conspiracy theories, probing the psychological factors associated with their spread is paramount. Most research lacks large-scale behavioral outcomes, leaving factors related to actual online support for conspiracy theories uncertain. We bridge this gap by…[Continue Reading...]
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...]
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...]
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