conspiracy theories

Why people believe conspiracy theories: A political scientist’s view

By Dawn Stover | Artificial Intelligence, Interviews, Magazine, Science Denial

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Introduction: Disinformation as a multiplier of existential threat

By Dan Drollette Jr | Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security, Magazine, Science Denial, Technology and Security

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The evolution of a conspiracy-minded culture: A historian’s view

By Dawn Stover | Interviews, Magazine, Science Denial

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The Greene revolution: How politicians benefit from conspiracies about cloud seeding and weather control

By Justin Key Canfil | Climate Change

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The role of the scientist in a post-truth world

By John Morales | Climate Change, Opinion

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is rushed offstage during a rally on July 13 in Butler, Penn. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

An attempted assassination and the conspiratorial disinformation that followed

By John Mecklin | Analysis, Disruptive Technologies

The A1 Verse: Conspiracies, coups, and other grim tales

By Thomas Gaulkin | Special Topics

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As avian influenza spreads in birds, conspiracy theories about the disease infect the internet

By Matt Field | Biosecurity

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Survey: Americans love conspiracy theories, and that’s dangerous for everyone

By Matthew A. Baum, Katherine Ognyanova | Biosecurity, Disruptive Technologies, Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

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The role of the scientist in a post-truth world

By John Morales | Climate Change

A gallows set up outside the US Capitol.

After January 6, a new breed of extremism emerges: The mainstream insurrectionist

By Matt Field | Disruptive Technologies

Many COVID vaccine conspiracy theories target Blacks: Here’s why they can work

By Angela R. Pashayan | Biosecurity, Disruptive Technologies