Conspiracy Theory

• Alberta premier consulting with Trump adviser may affect health system, NDP warns

  Both Notley and Smith are pitching reforms to the health system ahead of the provincial election in May.

  Canada

  Nov 9, 2022
  
• Alex Jones verdict will unlikely make disinformation go away. Here’s why

  In today's media world, Alex Jones found that there's a lot of money to be made — and quickly — in creating a community willing to believe lies, no matter how outlandish.

  World

  Oct 17, 2022
  
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• Rise of conspiracy theories shows Canada not immune from U.S. problems

  Recent polling has found a large number of Canadians buy into conspiracies like the racist "white replacement" theory to the disproven claim Donald Trump won the U.S. election.

  Commentary

  Jun 29, 2022
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• Russia says the U.S. is making bioweapons in Ukraine. Here’s the reality

  False claims are spreading online that Putin is trying to destroy U.S.-funded bioweapons labs in Ukraine. There's just one problem with this claim — it's completely made up.

  World

  Mar 10, 2022
• Brian Jean’s ‘Great Reset,’ ‘globalist’ tweet an appeal to the far right: expert

  The terms globalist, Great Reset and the idea of “own nothing, rent everything” are thinly-veiled and well-worn far-right political dog whistles.

  Politics

  Mar 2, 2022
• Anti-vax activist dies of COVID-19 amid QAnon demands for ivermectin

  Wolski’s supporters flooded her Chicago hospital with angry calls about a drug that has not been proven as a COVID-19 treatment.

  Trending

  Sep 13, 2021
• Rioter formerly known as ‘QAnon Shaman’ pleads guilty in Capitol attack

  Jacob Chansley, one of the most visible Trump supporters in the U.S. Capitol riot, has reached a deal with prosecutors.

  Trending

  Sep 3, 2021
• Man killed his kids over QAnon ‘serpent DNA’ conspiracy, U.S. officials say

  The California surf instructor allegedly confessed to killing his children, ages 2 and 10 months, according to U.S. prosecutors.

  Trending

  Aug 12, 2021
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• Anti-vaxxers storm the wrong BBC building in botched U.K. protest

  The misinformed mob wanted to disrupt BBC headquarters, but it showed up at the wrong address.

  Trending

  Aug 10, 2021
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• Rudy Giuliani’s law licence suspended for pushing Trump election falsehoods

  A New York court punished Rudy Giuliani for repeatedly pushing Donald Trump's false claims about election fraud.

  Trending

  Jun 24, 2021