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5 min read · 184 saves · Sep 28th · Benedict Carey · In a new study, psychologists tried to get a handle on the personality types that might be prone to outlandish beliefs.
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The Atlantic
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10 min read · 69 saves · Aug 18th · Kaitlyn Tiffany · How the domestic aesthetics of Instagram repackage QAnon for the masses
The Intercept
How QAnon Conspiracy Theories Spread in My Colorado Hometown
The Intercept
~11 min read · 80 saves · Sep 23rd · During the pandemic, some of the people I grew up with got sucked into QAnon and the Q-adjacent “Save the Children” movement.
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Why Conspiracy Theories Are So Addictive Right Now
The New York Times
5 min read · 58 saves · Oct 7th · Kevin Roose · QAnon, #TrumpCovidHoax and other conspiracy theories may be part of a larger authority crisis created by the internet.
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WIRED
YouTube’s Plot to Silence Conspiracy Theories
WIRED
2 min read · 40 saves · Sep 18th · From flat-earthers to QAnon to Covid quackery, the video giant is awash in misinformation. Can AI keep the lunatic fringe from going viral?
Nature
The epic battle against coronavirus misinformation and conspiracy theories
Nature
~13 min read · 41 saves · May 27th · Analysts are tracking false rumours about COVID-19 in hopes of curbing their spread.
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The Warped Epistemology of Conspiracy Theories
blog.apaonline.org
9 min read · 30 saves · Sep 8th · The novel coronavirus pandemic has spawned numerous conspiracy theories, sometimes replicating faster than the virus itself. Some people have rumored that SARS-CoV-2 was engineered…
WIRED
Please, Please, Please Don't Mock Conspiracy Theories
WIRED
2 min read · 37 saves · Feb 27th · Whitney Phillips · People have a lot of bizarre notions about Covid-19 and the 2020 elections—but if you have to laugh, just do it in private.
