conspiracy theories Archives - Flux https://flux.community/tag/conspiracy-theories/ A platform for change Mon, 26 Sep 2022 05:36:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 GOP candidate Leon Benjamin declares ‘God’s about to send people like me’ to Congress https://flux.community/kyle-mantyla/2022/09/gop-candidate-leon-benjamin-declares-gods-about-to-send-people-like-me-to-congress/ Mon, 26 Sep 2022 18:00:32 +0000 https://flux.community/?p=12419 Leon Benjamin, a MAGA pastor and Republican congressional candidate, spoke at the ReAwaken America tour event in Post Falls, Idaho, last weekend, where he blew a shofar in order to “confuse the electoral process” and, he says, to bind the demons, witches, and warlocks who are trying to steal his election to keep him out of the U.S. House. […]

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]]> Anti-vaccine ideology gains ground as state lawmakers target existing rules for kids’ shots https://flux.community/sandy-west/2022/04/anti-vaccine-ideology-gains-ground-state-lawmakers-target/ Mon, 25 Apr 2022 08:07:50 +0000 https://flux.community/2022/04/anti-vaccine-ideology-gains-ground-state-lawmakers-target/ The post Anti-vaccine ideology gains ground as state lawmakers target existing rules for kids’ shots appeared first on Flux.

]]> Embracing uncertainty may be a better way to cure conspiracist thinking https://flux.community/ivan-oransky/2021/12/embracing-uncertainty-may-be-better-way-cure-conspiracist-thinking-covid-lab/ Mon, 13 Dec 2021 19:06:32 +0000 https://flux.community/2021/12/embracing-uncertainty-may-be-better-way-cure-conspiracist-thinking-covid-lab/ The post Embracing uncertainty may be a better way to cure conspiracist thinking appeared first on Flux.

]]> Alex Jones keeps losing defamation lawsuits, but the underlying issues behind them remain unresolved https://flux.community/enrique-armijo/2021/11/alex-jones-keeps-losing-defamation-lawsuits-even-underlying-issues-behind/ Wed, 17 Nov 2021 14:02:00 +0000 https://flux.community/2021/11/alex-jones-keeps-losing-defamation-lawsuits-even-underlying-issues-behind/ The post Alex Jones keeps losing defamation lawsuits, but the underlying issues behind them remain unresolved appeared first on Flux.

]]> Ghost stories tell us more about ourselves than the supernatural creatures they describe https://flux.community/melanie-trecek-king/2021/10/ghost-stories-tell-us-more-about-ourselves-supernatural-creatures-they/ Sun, 31 Oct 2021 15:31:06 +0000 https://flux.community/2021/10/ghost-stories-tell-us-more-about-ourselves-supernatural-creatures-they/ The post Ghost stories tell us more about ourselves than the supernatural creatures they describe appeared first on Flux.

]]> Analysis: Russian state-owned media outlets published thousands of articles promoting QAnon talking points https://flux.community/kristen-doerer/2021/09/analysis-russian-state-owned-media-outlets-thousands-articles-promoting/ Sat, 04 Sep 2021 10:00:00 +0000 https://flux.community/2021/09/analysis-russian-state-owned-media-outlets-thousands-articles-promoting/ The post Analysis: Russian state-owned media outlets published thousands of articles promoting QAnon talking points appeared first on Flux.

]]> Heeding Steve Bannon’s call, election conspiracy theorists are taking over the GOP to continue Trump’s lies https://flux.community/isaac-arnsdorf-doug-bock-clark-alexandra-berzon-an/2021/09/heeding-steve-bannons/ Fri, 03 Sep 2021 07:28:55 +0000 https://flux.community/2021/09/heeding-steve-bannons/ The post Heeding Steve Bannon’s call, election conspiracy theorists are taking over the GOP to continue Trump’s lies appeared first on Flux.

]]> Ivermectin isn’t being ‘suppressed’ as a Covid-19 treatment, it’s being investigated, because that’s how science works https://flux.community/mark-sumner/2021/08/ivermectin-isnt-being-suppressed-covid-19-treatment-its-being-investigated/ Mon, 23 Aug 2021 08:05:16 +0000 https://flux.community/2021/08/ivermectin-isnt-being-suppressed-covid-19-treatment-its-being-investigated/ The post Ivermectin isn’t being ‘suppressed’ as a Covid-19 treatment, it’s being investigated, because that’s how science works appeared first on Flux.

]]> On vaccines, deliberate ignorance shouldn’t be treated the same as hesitance https://flux.community/eric-boehlert/2021/07/vaccines-deliberate-ignorance-shouldnt-be-treated-same-hesitance/ Wed, 28 Jul 2021 20:04:08 +0000 https://flux.community/2021/07/vaccines-deliberate-ignorance-shouldnt-be-treated-same-hesitance/ The post On vaccines, deliberate ignorance shouldn’t be treated the same as hesitance appeared first on Flux.

]]> White House press secretary Jen Psaki is handling right-wing media trolls perfectly https://flux.community/walter-einenkel/2021/05/white-house-press-secretary-jen-psaki-handling-right-wing-media/ Mon, 10 May 2021 17:59:53 +0000 https://flux.community/2021/05/white-house-press-secretary-jen-psaki-handling-right-wing-media/ The post White House press secretary Jen Psaki is handling right-wing media trolls perfectly appeared first on Flux.

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