This miniseries does a great disservice to history by portraying this completely fictitious scene, which only succeeds in spreading a long-debunked and baseless conspiracy theory to the masses. I’m still shocked that this otherwise pro-Edwin Stanton miniseries embraced the ugliest of conspiracy theo...
The Impact of Asking Conspiracy Theory Questions on Data QualityMiller, Joanne MSaunders, KyleFarhart, Christina
“perceived threat”, such as the SARS-CoV-2 virus. A total of 363 adults from Cyprus were recruited via convenience and snowball sampling methods. The data were collected via an internet-based questionnaire that examined participants’ belief in 17 conspiracy theory statements, trust in science ...
The conspiracy theory was also believed by Prince Harry, who said in January, 2023, that he believed she could still be alive for "many years" after the crash. He told Anderson Cooper on "60 Minutes" that he thought she may have faked her own death and they would be reunited at some...
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She'd applied to receive counseling the month prior, but a year passed before she was moved off the waitlist. Stuck at home during lockdown, she found her first Q-related conspiracy theory on Facebook. That led her to a vast collection of alarming conspiracy theories and disinformation ...
How “The female-dominated New Age (with its positive focus on self) and the male-dominated realm of conspiracy theory (with its negative focus on global politics)” has synthesized into a hybrid system of belief dubbed “Conspirituality” by sociologists Charlotte Ward and David Voas. Why a ...
Not all false conspiracy theories are harmful; consider the false conspiracy theory, held by many of the younger members of our society, that a secret group of elves, working in a remote location under the leadership of the mysterious "Santa Claus," make and distribute presents on Christmas ...
Oneconspiracy theoryproposes that the coronavirus is actually a bio-weapon engineered by the CIA as a way to wage war on China. Others are convinced that the UK and US governments introduced the coronavirus as a way to make money from a potential vaccine. Some people even suggest that Bill ...
Beyond the physical and financial costs, there’s an often-overlooked psychological impact of living in a constant state of conflict. When citizens are continuously fed narratives of fear and danger, a sense of anxiety and helplessness begins to pervade. People start to feel they are always on ...