conspiracy theories

Drawing of houses and water with hurricanes winds

Opinion October 19, 2024

Weaponizing The Weather Or Attacking America’s Response To Hurricanes?

By John A. Tures, Professor of Political Science, LaGrange College There’s an October Surprise myth that claims Barack Obama won the 2012 election with his response to Hurricane Sandy, which…

Critical Thinking October 7, 2024

Some online conspiracy-spreaders don’t even believe the lies they’re spewing

by H. Colleen Sinclair, Louisiana State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] There has been a lot of research on the types of people who…

sign with American flag stating "Vote Here"

Elections July 31, 2024

Flawed research into election fraud can undermine democracy and intensify polarization

by John Kuk, Michigan State University; Don S. Lee, Sungkyunkwan University, and Inbok Rhee, Yonsei University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Bad electoral science can…

conspiracy theorist wearing a tinfoil hat surrounding by reams of papers

Psychology May 29, 2024

What QAnon supporters, butthole sunners and New Age spiritualists have in common

by Christopher T. Conner, University of Missouri-Columbia, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] After the murder of George Floyd in May 2020, former NBA player Royce…

Politics May 8, 2024

How to tell if a conspiracy theory is probably false

by H. Colleen Sinclair, Louisiana State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Conspiracy theories are everywhere, and they can involve just about anything. People believe…

Critical Thinking March 18, 2024

Did Biden really steal the election? Students learn how to debunk conspiracy theories in this course

by David Cason, University of North Dakota, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Title of course: Debunking conspiracy theories What prompted the idea for the course?…

Elections June 21, 2023

State Election Board rejects takeover of Fulton after conspiracy theorists fixated on 2020

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 20, 2023 The State Election Board Tuesday rejected a state takeover of Fulton…

2022 Elections November 5, 2022

Conspiracy theorists urge voting as late as possible on Election Day to ‘stop the steal’

by Kira Lerner, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]November 4, 2022 A close ally of Republican Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano has a…

Election board member at large wooden platform hears testimony

2022 Elections May 18, 2022

Georgia election board dismisses claims of ‘ballot harvesting’ in 2020 election

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission]May 18, 2022 The Georgia State Election Board voted unanimously Tuesday to dismiss three cases…

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