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As a result, a century after Fort’s swerve away from the scientism of the modern world, Blu Buhs notes, we have grand conspiracy theories that consist of only the two words ‘Fake News!’; one ...
conspiracy theory, an attempt to explain harmful or tragic events as the result of the actions of a small powerful group. Such explanations reject the accepted narrative surrounding those events; indeed, the official version may be seen as further proof of the conspiracy.
The conspiracy theorists’ misses far outweigh their hits. And it requires too many leaps of logic and fact to go from criticizing poor planning and communications, to assuming a truly malign ...
This guide sets out the state-of-the-art knowledge on risk and protective factors for adopting conspiracy beliefs. Conspiracy theories (CTs) constitute explanations for important events that involve secret plots by powerful and malevolent groups (e.g., Goertzel, 1994).
This report seeks to understand how conspiracy theories and extreme ideologies impact one another, introducing a new method analysis of conspiracy and politically motivated groups named the SHIFT analysis.
Conspiracy theories, which allege that powerful groups hatch malicious plots, are increasingly recognized as a threat to contemporary society.
The BBC contacted people behind the accounts and found that some are genuine UK voters who believe they are helping the party through their own initiative. Others, however, failed to prove they...
