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They lost their families to conspiracy theories. Now they're finding others just like them on TikTok
Several creators have turned to TikTok after losing loved ones to the conspiracy movement, finding …
Lindsay Dodgson
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Fauci opened up about the hate mail he receives, with people calling him Hitler and sending death threats to his wife and daughters
Dr. Anthony Fauci told Kara Swisher of the New York Times that he tries to focus on work, but "obsc…
Andrea Michelson
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An anti-vax nurse tried, and failed, to make a key stick to her neck as proof that COVID-19 vaccines make you magnetic
She tried to prove a conspiracy theory that the COVID-19 vaccine makes people magnetic. She held me…
Mia Jankowicz
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QAnon influencer who spread conspiracy theories and misinformation about COVID-19 dies after contracting the virus
"I'm exhausted and I have no, I'm very, very weak. I have no strength. I haven't eaten in four days…
Morgan Keith
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Bill Gates said it's 'tragic' if a conspiracy theory about him putting tracking microchips in COVID-19 vaccines is driving people to not get vaccinated
"I don't know why they think I'm interested in knowing people's locations — that one I still have t…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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No, the coronavirus vaccine won't make you infertile
A social media post claiming the COVID-19 vaccine makes you infertile has no factual base. Experts …
Anna Medaris Miller
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Nearly a third of Americans believe in coronavirus conspiracy theories. Science explains why people tend to believe them more in times of crisis.
Bill Gates recently refuted a popular conspiracy theory that says that he's using the coronavirus v…
Joey Hadden
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A leading conspiracy theorist who thought COVID-19 was a hoax died from the virus after hosting illegal house parties
A high-profile conspiracy theorist from Norway, who shared false information about the pandemic onl…
Sophia Ankel
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Social-media users in China are obsessing over a conspiracy theory claiming the COVID-19 virus was produced by US-linked laboratories in Ukraine
The buzz centers on a Global Times article that also said, "When the truth is revealed, America wil…
Cheryl Teh
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Conspiracy theorists are pushing toxic bleach and other harmful treatments they claim can 'de-vaccinate' people
Private messaging channels are awash with dangerous advice for people who want to remove COVID-19 v…
Tom Porter
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8 coronavirus vaccine myths debunked, from microchipping to DNA changes
The vaccines will not be mandatory for all Americans and can't track your location via microchip. B…
Andrea Michelson,Anna Medaris…
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Pastors are leaving their congregations after losing their churchgoers to QAnon
Hundreds of pastors are decrying Christian nationalism as churchgoers adopt conspiracy theories. In…
Sophia Ankel
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Coronavirus vaccines don't contain microchips. Here's what's actually in the shots.
The false claim that Bill Gates is plotting to use the vaccine to track people via microchip may ha…
Andrea Michelson
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Tucker Carlson pushes blatantly false InfoWars conspiracy theory that white people are being denied monoclonal antibodies because of their race
"If you wanted to make the population radical and distrustful and conspiracy minded ... this is exa…
Jake Lahut
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Tech executive resigns after sending an email to CEOs and politicians sharing an antisemitic conspiracy theory about COVID-19 vaccines
"Entrata's board of directors today asked Dave Bateman to resign from the company's board of direct…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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Fauci says he is polarizing because he supports 'science, data, and hard facts' and not conspiracy theories
"Sometimes the truth becomes inconvenient for some people, so they react against me," Fauci told Fo…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Facebook, Twitter, and Google are uniting to stop vaccine misinformation from spreading online
During the pandemic, misinformation about public health guidelines spread on Facebook, Twitter, You…
Allana Akhtar
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Facebook cracks down on coronavirus misinformation. False claims that the vaccine contains microchips are banned.
Under the new rules, any claims about the safety, efficacy, ingredients, or side effects of the vac…
Naina Bhardwaj
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China is spreading conspiracy theories that the coronavirus was created in an American lab and that a US-created vaccine is killing the elderly
The disinformation push comes as a team of WHO scientists begin a study into the origins of the vir…
Julie Gerstein
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Wisconsin pharmacist accused of removing vaccine doses from clinic fridge charged with a misdemeanor
In custody, Brandenburg told authorities that he believed conspiracy theories about the vaccine and…