conspiracy theories
Shreya Sen-Handley | Unfriend social media, it is time to get ‘real’
It reduces interaction to likes and emojis, quantity, not quality, with little distinction made between genuine buds and pure acquaintances
Thanks to conspiracy theories, Australians are refusing to test for COVID-19
Health officials in southern state of Victoria pled with the public to get themselves tested and to ignore disinformation spreading online
Liberal billionaire George Soros the target of conspiracy theories over black protests
The Hungarian-American, who is Jewish, has also been the subject of anti-Semitic attacks and conspiracy theories for decades.
Bill Gates conspiracy theories viral in Africa
A Kenyan politician's false online post has added major fuel to the spread of misinformation regarding the American business magnate
YouTube, WhatsApp abound with conspiracy theories accusing Bill Gates of starting the virus outbreak
In recent months, 5G networks and Hungarian-American billionaire George Soros have also been blamed for creating COVID-19
Medics around the world face hostility over virus stigma
In countries like India, Egypt, Mexico and elsewhere, doctors and nurses are intimidated and treated like pariahs because of their work
Covid consipracy theory video ‘Plandemic’ viewed by millions before Facebook, YouTube can take it down
Its spread illustrates how easy it is to use social media as a megaphone for dubious content, and how difficult for platforms to remove it.
Trump supporters on Facebook spreading QAnon conspiracy theories kicked off social media platform
QAnon believes Trump is waging a secret campaign against the “deep state” and child sex trafficking run by satanic paedophiles and cannibals
Fake news being spread in US by conspiracy theorists claiming COVID-19 is a hoax
Group called “QAnon” believes Trump is on a secret campaign against the “deep state” and “Satan-worshiping Democrats who prey on children”
Blood moon: Will the world end tonight? Here are the conspiracy theories
When the light refracts differently in the atmosphere and hits the moon, it makes the lunar body seem red.