In The Truth Hurts, a series of VICE documentaries, Bupé Bhima explored the roots and spread of modern conspiracy theories: why they’re dangerous and how they become violent. After conducting extensive research into where conspiracy theories come from, the results…[Continue Reading...]
MPs have been given a guide on how to spot ‘deeply disturbing’ conspiracy theories that are threatening the health of British democracy, Penny Mordaunt said. The Guide for Members of Parliament and Candidates on Conspiracy Theories was published on Tuesday…[Continue Reading...]
A movement is emerging online to shun store-bought toothpaste over a conspiracy theory that small colored markings on the end of tubes signify whether the product was made with natural or chemical ingredients. The markings in question are small squares…[Continue Reading...]
Abominable Pictures (Children’s Hospital, Wet Hot American Summer, Mission Implausible) and Green Couch Entertainment (The Deported) have optioned journalist and conspiracy theory expert Mike Rothschild’s 2023’s Jewish Space Lasers: The Rothschilds and 200 Years of Conspiracy Theories. The book, and Rothchild’s…[Continue Reading...]
Conspiracy theories are everywhere, and they can involve just about anything. People believe false conspiracy theories for a wide range of reasons – including the fact that there are real conspiracies, like efforts by the Sackler family to profit by…[Continue Reading...]
There's a moment Stephanie Kemmerer regrets so deeply that her voice cracks as she recalls it, though it happened 10 years ago. She was chatting with a homeless woman outside a local shop about the 2001 terrorist attacks in the…[Continue Reading...]
False allegations that COVID-19 vaccines turn children gay or trans are spreading rapidly on Telegram, the messaging-based social-media app. Ayatollah Abbas Tabrizian, an Iranian cleric who is known for spreading false medical claims, appeared to be the first to popularize…[Continue Reading...]
A recent study published in Applied Cognitive Psychology reveals that people who struggle to distinguish between different negative emotions are more likely to believe in conspiracy theories. Additionally, these individuals often engage in rumination, a maladaptive strategy for emotion regulation.…[Continue Reading...]
Pioneered by digital literacy experts, the "Sift" strategy is a technique for spotting fake news and misleading social media posts, says Amanda Ruggeri. It's no secret that misinformation is rampant on social media. And it's even more so in some…[Continue Reading...]
Conspiracy theories are everywhere, and they can involve just about anything. People believe false conspiracy theories for a wide range of reasons – including the fact that there are real conspiracies, like efforts by the Sackler family to profit by…[Continue Reading...]
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