The mystery of Havana syndrome
This strange story from investigative journalist Nicky Woolf sits at the intersection of so many dark subjects.
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Andrew Bridgen isn’t the only conspiracy theorist when it comes to the NHS
When things go wrong, we are all primed to go looking for someone to blame.
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Andrew Bridgen is the sign of a new conspiracist conservatism
It’s vital for the persecution complex of a modern right that has lost the zeitgeist.
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How to spot fake news and fight back against post-truth politics
Five ways in which you can fight the rise of media bullshit.
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Nick Fuentes: the white supremacist travelling with Kanye West
Who is the 24-year-old conspiracy theorist who dined with the rapper and Donald Trump?
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Ye, Adidas and the trap of celebrity anti-Semitism
Prejudice against Jewish people won’t be stamped out in America because the German sportswear company dropped Kanye West.
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Political violence in the US has always been there, waiting to erupt
The attack on the House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband is not an isolated incident.
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The podcast Hoaxed packages suburban trauma as grim entertainment
No matter how well researched, an investigation into a fake satanic conspiracy can’t help but seem salacious.
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With George Soros, right-wing America puts conspiracy above reality
By invoking “Soros-backed prosecutors”, Republicans are trying to decide who gets to participate fully in US society.
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Don’t fall for Boris Johnson’s “deep state” conspiracy theory
It’s appealing for those in power to pretend there’s another, hidden elite somewhere preventing them from fulfilling their promises.
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We are all conspiracy theorists now
From who killed JFK to where Covid came from, most of us are susceptible to suppositions that align with our…
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Facts are mere weapons in the war over US Capitol riots narrative
The US congressional hearings are a blockbuster but a divided audience hears two different stories.
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Should the BBC interview flat-Earthers?
Fringe views become mainstream – especially if we ignore them.
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What lies behind conspiracy theories targeting Brigitte Macron
The wife of the French president has faced false rumours that she is a transgender woman.
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How the Christian right is driving the anti-vax movement
Reactionary wings of the Roman Catholic and evangelical churches in the US are fanning the flames of conspiracy theories and…
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Vaccine hesitancy in south-eastern Europe stems from the region’s authoritarian past
Distrust of government has deep roots in the region and disastrous consequences during a pandemic.
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Birds aren’t real and this man wants the world to know
The Birds Aren’t Real movement is a combination of post-truth satire and Gen-Z s**tposting. But is Peter McIndoe on the…
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How 9/11 internet culture created a blueprint for modern conspiracy theories
The 11 September attacks coincided with the rise of the internet. A new strain of online paranoia was born.
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Myth busting: Are Jews actually rich?
From Judas to the Brick Lane mural, how the malicious libel about Jewish greed gripped the global imagination
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Dogpilling: the online theory that women are rejecting men to have sex with dogs
While not visible in mainstream internet spaces, dogpilling is a longstanding theory that is rapidly beginning to thrive.
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