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Facebook and YouTube take action against QAnon — but they’re fighting a losing battle
Recent decisions by Facebook and YouTube to crack down on the far-right conspiracy theory movement known as QAnon will disrupt ...
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British grannies, please stop with the QAnon memes on Facebook
A headteacher in Stoke-on-Trent told me that, alongside ensuring a COVID-safe return to school for her pupils this September, ...
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Congress fumbles through antitrust hearing with big tech CEOs
Heres an exhaustive play-by-play of the US House Judiciary Committee's antitrust hearing with the CEOs of Apple, Amazon, ...
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Scientists know coronavirus came from bats, not a lab — here’s how
One of the conspiracy theories that have plagued attempts to keep people informed during the pandemic is the idea that the ...
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The anatomy of a fake news headline
As confrontations between Black Lives Matter protesters and police erupted across the country earlier this month, some Oregonians, ...
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Bill Gates commits $750M to help Oxford vaccinate the world against COVID-19
Gates' millions will support the delivery of 300 million doses of a potential COVID-19 vaccine, confusingly dubbed AZD1222. ...
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How the coronavirus led to a rise in online Islamophobic hate speech
Communities coming together to help those in need has been a strong theme of the COVID-19 pandemic. But at the same time ...
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How conspiracy theories spread online – it's not just down to algorithms
The debate has grown in recent years over the role that social media algorithms play in spreading conspiracy theories and ...
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Why conspiracy theories flourish during pandemics
A bioengineered virus, a genetic mutation induced by 5G technology, a big pharma conspiracy, a plot single-handedly masterminded ...
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New US Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany ran a racist, right-wing conspiracy blog
I'm about three hours into a deep wallow in new US Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany's blog and – spoiler alert – it's ...
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Facebook now bans ads peddling coronavirus conspiracies and fake cures
Facebook doubles down on its desire to halt the spread of coronavirus misinformation, this time by prohibiting ads for "cures." ...
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Coronavirus is a breeding ground for conspiracy theories – and that has serious consequences
The novel coronavirus continues to spread around the world, with new cases being reported all the time. Spreading just as ...
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Coronavirus petitions have generated over 3,590,563 signatures
There are over 1,600 coronavirus (COVID-19) petitions on Change.org — and they've attracted a total of over 3.5 million ...
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Project Veritas 'exposes' CNN's bias against Trump
I don't know how to tell you this, but at least some of the people who work at CNN have a personal bias against President ...
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This game shows you how bots and trolls spread fake news on social media
Troll Factory taps into the power of gamification to bring about awareness and "illustrate how fake news, emotive content ...
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4chan users pose as Jews to peddle anti-Semitic propaganda on Twitter
A group of 4chan users have taken to Twitter, impersonating Jews and promoting anti-Semitic conspiracy theories following ...
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James Bridle is live at TNW2019 - tune in now!
We’re coming at you live from TNW2019 on day one where author James Bridle is about to take to the main stage to talk about ...
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Notre Dame fire sparks Twitter conspiracy theories
Various commenters on Twitter are using the burning of the beautiful, historic Notre Dame cathedral to further a number of ...
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Delve deep into Bitcoin’s craziest conspiracy theories
Bitcoin has always been shrouded in mystery, and to this day, not much is known about its origins or the identity of its ...
