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25 votes
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Interview with Hunter Biden
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An “anti-government militia” called ‘Veterans on Patrol’ is “targeting” Oklahoma weather radars because they believe the radars control the weather
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The epicenter of conspiracy belief: the economically left-leaning and culturally regressive spot in the political landscape
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Conspiracy
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The weird plot to take over Germany
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New Rasputins rise to power - mysticism, pseudo science and autocracy
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A conspiracy theory about US "bullet ballots" - How it's hard to evaluate stuff you see online
I think I won't post the link here to one of the posts about this because I think it's an unproven conspiracy theory and it isn't true. But there is a particular story going around online that one...
I think I won't post the link here to one of the posts about this because I think it's an unproven conspiracy theory and it isn't true.
But there is a particular story going around online that one or more security experts is claiming that the latest presidential election was stolen. The "proof" is of this type:- I'm a security expert
- There is some stuff in the election results that is statistically impossible, especially in swing states
- There is a specific type of ballot where the voter has only voted for one candidate or issue
- Here are the numbers compared to the normal numbers
- Voting machines were compromised, and here's how
For each of those bullet points (and a few others I didn't mention), I have to go and research that data in order to determine if it is accurate.
- I could google the expert and check their reputation
- I could research how common it is to have certain types of ballot completions
- I may be able to get detailed information about specific counties and their historic voting patterns
- I could do a lot of research on voting machine integrity
The research on each of those bullets could be compromised by other misinformation, astroturfing, bad AI summaries, etc.
Or I could just send the link to everyone I know and hope that someone else does this. Or just send it because I don't like the election result and I wish this story was true.
It's easy to see why CNN reported that 70% of Republicans thought the 2020 election was stolen, especially since conspiracy theories were repeated to them on all their main news sources and confirmed their biases.
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Jacob’s Dream - MAGA meets the Age of Aquarius
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Days of darkness: How one woman escaped the conspiracy theory trap that has ensnared millions
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Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce and a MAGA meltdown
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Naomi Klein on following her ‘doppelganger’ down the conspiracy rabbit hole – and why millions of people have entered an alternative political reality
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The latest dangerous conspiracy theory: That conspiracy theory research is part of a big conspiracy
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Charlie Kirk and "head empty" fascism
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The rise of Māori MAGA
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QAnon now as popular in US as some major religions, poll suggests
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“Hacker X”—the American who built a pro-Trump fake news empire—unmasks himself
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The QAnon timeline: Four years, five thousand drops and countless failed prophecies
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We need to speak honestly about the GOP’s evolution into a conspiracy cult
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The prophecies of Q: American conspiracy theories are entering a dangerous new phase
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The paranoid style in American politics: It had been around a long time before the Radical Right discovered it (1964)
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US President Donald Trump claims ‘Noble Prize’ tweets were sarcastic then shares deepfake Biden video in barrage of conspiracy-laden tweets
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QAnon now has its own super PAC, established by the owner of 8chan
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Why is billionaire George Soros a bogeyman for the hard right?
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The terrifying world of Alex Jones
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Why we are addicted to conspiracy theories
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How sovereign citizens helped swindle $1 billion from the government they disavow
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The American roots of a right-wing conspiracy
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Pizzagate: A slice of fake news
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The plot against George Soros - How two Jewish American political consultants helped create the world’s largest anti-Semitic conspiracy theory
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Michael Cohen's lawyer says he's completely flipped and will give evidence that US President Donald Trump colluded with Russia
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After mainstream exposure, QAnon is starting to fracture
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It's looking extremely likely that QAnon is a leftist prank on Trump supporters
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Evidence shows hackers changed votes in the 2016 US election but no one will admit it
20 votes