2020s conspiracy theorists

Who should decide what’s true online?

When Ben Leyland’s mum said she was in trouble, he had no idea she was about to be exposed for sending hundreds of abusive tweets about Madeleine McCann’s parents – or of the tragic end to her story

Hacked phones, undercover cops, and conspiracy theories: Records reveal how far authorities went to dig up dirt on NGOs saving lives at sea.

The “QAnon Queen of Canada,” Romana Didulo, has used her followers’ bank accounts, sometimes without permission. And she’s raised more than $140,000 CAD.

A QAnon chief whose followers consider she’s the “Queen of Canada” has now set her sights on the United States, urging her followers to implement her harmful

What happened to Giorgio Agamben?

The more people believe in conspiracy theories, the worse they perform on critical thinking tests, a new study has confirmed.

As long as there have been vaccines, a vocal minority of public voices have made it their mission to rile up their communities against vaccination. In Montréal, in 1885, those voices were successful – and the results were deadly.

An Internet mob wanted to rescue a 13-year-old girl. Instead, they terrified her, derailed real trafficking investigations and incited ‘save the children’ violence.

You might think that a homicidal cult of aspirational psychics threatening to murder members of government would be full of interesting people. You would be wrong.

Steven Monacelli, who attended the 'Qonference' of the paranoid conspiracy theory in Dallas earlier this month, fears the quasi-religious movement might not die out without a fight

Old and overtly anti-Semitic fantasies are gaining new adherents, and far-right activists have been working to convert anti-lockdown beliefs to anti-Semitism too.

Much as the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine became an unproven remedy for Covid deniers, ivermectin has emerged in recent weeks as a new false cure.

Selling the story of disinformation

Leaked chat logs detail efforts to influencer elected leaders.

The majority of false claims about COVID-19 vaccines on social media trace back to just a handful of influential figures. So why don't the companies just shut them down?

Part One Of The Misinformation Trifecta

The "Disinformation Dozen" are spreading anti-vaccination content throughout the internet.

Post titled “Astonishing fraud! Evil Pfffizer! Fake vaccines!” found on the Dark Web.

While he was working at Citi, Jason Gelinas took QAnon mainstream, delivering its theories to a wider audience of soccer mums, white-collar workers and other 'normies'.

As the pandemic has taken a grip, so have the misinformation spreaders. Here are five ways to spot the holes in their logic

We conducted a mixed-method, interpretative analysis of an online, cross-platform disinformation campaign targeting the White Helmets, a rescue group operating in rebel-held areas of Syria that have become the subject of a persistent effort of delegitimization. This research helps to conceptualize what a disinformation campaign is and how it works. Based on what we learned

Country on frontline of information war teaches everyone from school pupils to politicians how to spot slippery information

The bizarre, pro-Trump cult known as QAnon has been gaining followers in the United States for months. Now, the conspiracy theory has begun spreading to Germany. It's followers believe that the coronavirus is a weapon of the elite in their quest to enslave the world.

Playing with reality

BTS stans built the trolling blueprint for 4chan types, and they’ve proven they can disrupt it.

The study goes against basically all scientific evidence and expert opinion. But it fits with the former Trump adviser’s anti-China posture.

The far-right fringe group infamous for promoting nutjob conspiracy theories about pedophile rings has moved on to criminally meddling in child custody cases.

Since the beginning of the pandemic, conspiracy theories about the coronavirus have exploded. But conspiracy theories themselves are nothing new - in fact, they're fundamental to American life. In this episode, how conspiracy theories helped to create the U.S. and became the currency of political opportunists.

While vowing to police COVID-19 misinformation on its platform, Facebook let advertisers target users interested in “pseudoscience”