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Far-right groups hit Germany’s flooded regions with conspiracy theories and disinformation | Coda Story
by Josephine Hüetlin
September 7, 2021
In July, “once-in-a-century” flash flooding killed nearly 200 people in western Germany and left 30,000 homeless, or without basic services,…
Conspiracy theories stubbornly impervious to scientific method | The Irish Times
by William Reville
September 2, 2021
Conspiracy theories abound in today’s world: who killed JFK, who killed Princess Diana, “cover-up” of alien landings, “fake” Apollo moon…
Conspiracy theories emerge that Hurricane Ida was manufactured | First Draft News
by Keenan Chen
September 2, 2021
Hurricane Ida, which made landfall in southeast Louisiana on August 29, killed at least five people, leveled homes and left…
Clubhouse removed personal info from users’ accounts in Afghanistan as a safety measure | The Verge
by Kim Lyons
August 23, 2021
Social audio app Clubhouse has joined other social platforms in taking steps to protect the privacy and safety of its…
U.S. anti-vaxxers are coming out in support of the Taliban | Coda Story
by Natalia Antelava
August 23, 2021
If you are in Afghanistan at the moment, trying to flee or figure out how to survive, it is safe…
Facebook’s New Toxic Stew: Militia Groups and Vaccine Conspiracies | Tech Transparency Project
by Tech Transparency Project
August 20, 2021
Facebook’s twin failures to prevent the spread of extremism and Covid misinformation are combining into a dangerous new trend: Far-right…
Inside the U.K.’s anti-lockdown media machine | Coda Story
by Darren Loucaides
August 9, 2021
On June 26, thousands of people gathered in central London to protest against the U.K. government’s Covid-19 restrictions — never…
Extremism Online | Essay Series
July 28, 2021
Extremism Online In this essay series from Items, the SSRC’s digital forum, researchers examine how right-wing extremism ideologies multiply through…
What drives belief in conspiracy theories, a lack of religion or too much? | The Economist
by The Economist
July 28, 2021
Americans who believe in the conspiracy theories collectively packaged as “QAnon” have grown quiet in recent months. They gained international…