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Snopes→ Why Do Mass Shootings Spawn Conspiracy Theories?
While conspiracy theories are not limited to any topic, one type of event seems particularly likely to spark them: mass shootings.
Snopes→ COVID Conspiracy Shows Vast Reach of Chinese Disinformation
It took just three months for the rumor that COVID-19 was engineered as a bioweapon to spread from the fringes of the Chinese internet and take root in millions of people’s minds.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: List Of Claims About Diseases And More Relies On Common Conspiracy Theories
Does a list of claims about diseases and more rely only on factual and proven statements? No, that's not true: Most of the claims are common conspiracy theories repeatedly disproven. Medical experts, for example, agree that the Spanish fl
Snopes→ The Superspreaders Behind Top COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories
The Associated Press collaborated with the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab on a nine-month investigation to identify the people and organizations behind some of the most viral misinformation about the origins of the coronavirus.
Liste→ Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones falsely claims Australia and France ditched coronavirus vaccination drives
A video of far-right broadcaster Alex Jones claiming that Australia and France have suspended Covid-19 vaccination campaigns because the jab “does not work” has been viewed thousands of times on Facebook in February 2021. The claim is misleading: a
Top Fact Checks→ An article in Time Magazine proves there was a “conspiracy” to influence the 2020 Presidential Election.
The use of the word “conspiracy” in Molly Ball’s controversial op-ed has been used to claim that Biden’s campaign equates to electoral fraud.
Liste→ After Trump loss, US vote conspiracy theory shifts to Myanmar
Social media users in America say that companies falsely accused of rigging the presidential election against Donald Trump were also employed in Myanmar, where the military cited alleged vote irregularities to justify a coup. But the claims are baseles
Snopes→ Why Creationism Bears All the Hallmarks of a Conspiracy Theory
In the US today, up to 40% of adults agree with the young Earth creationist claim that all humans are descended from Adam and Eve within the past 10,000 years.
TruthOrFiction→ ‘TIL That Congresswoman Lauren Boebert, QAnon Conspiracy Theorist, Obtained Her GED Just Last Year’
On February 2 2021, a screenshot of a tweet was shared on Reddit and Imgur, highlighting Congresswoman Lauren Boebert’s purported level of education and adding that “they” (presumably conservatives or Republicans) complain about Rep.
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ What Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has said about election fraud, QAnon and other conspiracy theories
https://www.politifact.com/article/2021/feb/02/what-rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-has-said-about-ele/ One
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ What Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has said about election fraud, QAnon and other conspiracy theories
One of the newest members of Congress is under intense scrutiny from her own party following her promotion of conspiracy theories and inflammatory comments supporting violence against other lawmakers. At least 67 House Democrats have signed on to a fo
Snopes→ Federal Conspiracy Charges for 2 Proud Boys in Capitol Riot
Overall, federal authorities have charged more than 150 people in the Capitol siege.
Snopes→ Conspiracy Theories: Why Are They Thriving in the Pandemic?
In contrast to past crises, recent conspiracy theories have been driven by the rapid change in how we communicate with each other.
Snopes→ Man Pleads Guilty in Conspiracy to Kidnap Michigan Governor
One of six men charged in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer pleaded guilty to conspiracy.
Snopes→ China Pushes Conspiracy Theories on COVID Origin, Vaccines
Chinese state media have stoked concerns about Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, despite rigorous trials indicating it is safe.
Liste→ Indian ruling party members amplify false claim that ‘Indian Muslim cleric warned of vaccine microchip conspiracy’
A video has been viewed thousands of times in multiple Facebook and YouTube posts that claim it shows an Indian Muslim cleric talking about a mind-controlling microchip injected through Covid-19 vaccinations. The video was promoted online by official
TruthOrFiction→ Conspiracy-Slinging Lawmaker Caught Encouraging Parkland Shooting ‘False Flag’ Lie
Journalists looking into the history of a newly sworn-in, QAnon-friendly Republican legislator have discovered that she has a history of conspiracy theories and disinformation around mass shootings. Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene encouraged the c
Snopes→ Inauguration Sows Doubt Among QAnon Conspiracy Theorists
QAnon followers grappled with anger, confusion and disappointment as President Joe Biden was sworn into office.
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Facebook has banned QAnon, but false claims connected to the conspiracy are still circulating on the platform ahead of Inauguration Day
Facebook and Instagram posts are spreading false claims that President Donald Trump is set to impose martial law ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration. Many of them allude to QAnon, a baseless conspiracy theory that’s banned on the platforms. On Jan. 6
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘A Letter from the Chairman’ From Nye County, Nevada GOP Repeats Several Unproven Conspiracy Theories
Does a letter published by the chairman of a Nevada county Republican Central Committee, disputing the outcome of the presidential election, include evidence for the conspiracy theories proposed? No, that's not true: the widely viral arti
Snopes→ Family: Trump Supporter Who Died Followed QAnon Conspiracy
“It just spiraled,” her sister, Lonna Cave, said outside her home in suburban Atlanta.
The Dispatch Fact Check→ Debunking the Conspiracy Theories Claiming That Antifa Led the Attack on the Capitol
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Snopes→ Mob at U.S. Capitol Encouraged by Online Conspiracy Theories
The president encouraged his Twitter and Facebook followers to attend the rally, at times using warlike imagery to urge supporters to show up.
Snopes→ The Offline Effect of Online Conspiracy Theories
What is the cost of propaganda, misinformation and conspiracy theories? Democracy and public safety, to name just two things.
TruthOrFiction→ Citing Conspiracy Theories, Pennsylvania Republicans Refuse to Seat Democratic Party Senator
As Pennsylvania’s legislature convened on January 5 2021 to commence its new two-year session, its Republican majority is blocking Sen. Jim Brewster (a Democrat) of Allegheny County from taking the oath of office: At the heart of the dispute is
Top Fact Checks→ QAnon spreads conspiracy theories.
QAnon is an unfounded far-right conspiracy movement speculating discredited information from social networks with unsubstantiated claims and photos.
Liste→ Conspiracy theory links false claim of AT&T election audit to bombing
Social media posts shared thousands of times claim AT&T was contracted to conduct a “forensic audit” of machines from election technologies firm Dominion Voting Systems, linking this to a bombing near one of the telecommunication company’s facili
FactCheck.org→ Audit in Michigan County Refutes Dominion Conspiracy Theory
Quick Take A hand count of paper ballots in Antrim County, Michigan, has verified the election results there, refuting a “forensics report” promoted by President Donald Trump that baselessly claimed the election equipment in the county was “desig
Top Fact Checks→ COVID-19 is not a real pandemic. It is a conspiracy.
COVID-19 is an acute infectious respiratory disease. It is real, and not a conspiracy.
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Citing an October CNN story, a conspiracy theory targets the first UK recipient of the COVID-19 vaccine
On Dec. 8, 2020, news organizations around the world published stories about the first patient in the United Kingdom to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine outside of trials: 90-year-old Margaret Keenan. Along with the stories came images showing Keena
Snopes→ Conspiracy Theories May Seem Irrational – But They Fulfill a Basic Human Need
Many irrational beliefs are attempts to protect mental health by responding to the human need for control, understanding and belonging.
FactCheck.org→ Baseless Conspiracy Theory Targets Another Election Technology Company
Quick Take An unfounded conspiracy theory of widespread election fraud claims that an election technology company called Smartmatic switched votes in the 2020 election. But Smartmatic provided ballot-marking machines to only one U.S. county in the elec
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Rudy Giuliani, Trump legal team push conspiracy theories, baseless claims about 2020 election
https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/nov/20/giuliani-trump-legal-team-push-conspiracy-theories/ Duri
Snopes→ JFK-Oswald Conspiracy Theory Debunked in Mexico?
Several JFK assassination experts see Mexico as the best place to find answers regarding a possible conspiracy and who was behind it.
Liste→ Trudeau UN speech sparks ‘Great Reset’ conspiracy
Social media posts are sharing a video of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addressing the United Nations in September and using it to justify a baseless conspiracy theory about a plan by global elites to control the population and bypass democrac
The Dispatch Fact Check→ Explaining the Conspiracy Theories About ‘Computers’ Stealing the Election for Joe Biden
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FactCheck.org→ Trump Tweets Conspiracy Theory About Deleted Votes
In a tweet, President Donald Trump on Nov. 12 pushed the baseless theory that voting systems deleted millions of votes for him and switched thousands of votes cast for him to his Democratic rival, President-elect Joe Biden. No evidence has been produc
The Dispatch Fact Check→ Fact Check: Debunking the Hammer and Scorecard Conspiracy Theory
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TruthOrFiction→ ‘Special Paper,’ ‘Watermarked Ballots’ Conspiracy Theory Spreads on Social Media
As Democratic Party presidential candidate Joe Biden began pulling ahead in the 2020 election, Twitter user @jdburney1 generated engagement and accrued followers by advancing a “watermarked ballots” conspiracy theory (which we archived h