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RESULTS: Arizona Republicans compete to take on Sen. Mark Kelly
Republicans will select their nominee to take on Sen. Mark Kelly, while a few key races could play …
John L. Dorman
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Trump continues to promote conspiracy theories from a rapidly rising QAnon star
Ron Watkins has emerged as a top voice for voter-fraud conspiracy theories. His claims are making t…
Rachel E. Greenspan
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Biden's Disinformation Governance Board faces conservative attacks after messy rollout, but experts say it's no 'Ministry of Truth'
Right-wing pundits have especially targeted Nina Jankowicz, the researcher and author appointed to …
Kieran Press-Reynolds
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The owner of 8chan, the online message board that's been repeatedly linked to mass shootings, vows to bring it back from the dead
"They are a private company and of course have a right to stop doing business with me," Watkins sai…
Ben Gilbert
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8chan - the website connected to numerous mass shootings and conspiracy theories - has relaunched as '8kun'
Watkins is explicit on 8kun that legality is the line of enforcement for the site - the only speech…
Benjamin Goggin,Benjamin Gogg…
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The owner of 8chan is being summoned to testify before Congress regarding its link to mass shootings, but no one seems to have his mailing address
8chan - which was described as as a "cesspool of hate" by the security firm that protected it from …
Nick Bastone
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A well-known QAnon influencer dubbed the 'Q Shaman' has been arrested after playing a highly visible role in the Capitol siege
A leader in the QAnon conspiracy-theory movement kept popping up at Wednesday's Capitol siege in Wa…
Rachel E. Greenspan
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QAnon followers are giving up on their conspiracy theory after Biden's inauguration: 'Is anyone still holding the line?'
Believers of QAnon appeared to realize on Wednesday that with President Joe Biden inaugurated, thei…
Rachel E. Greenspan
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Fox Nation host Lara Logan accuses media watchdog group of 'feeding off the blood of decent people' while distancing herself from a QAnon influencer's claim that she's moderating his conference
Central to the QAnon conspiracy theory is the baseless claim that satanic Democrats and Hollywood p…
Eliza Relman
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Dominion's lawyers demand Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Parler preserve posts by Trump and other far-right figures, ahead of threatened defamation lawsuits
Dominion asked the companies to keep posts from Fox News, Newsmax, OANN, Dan Bongino, Sean Hannity,…
Tyler Sonnemaker
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The history of QAnon: how the conspiracy theory snowballed from the fringes of the internet into the mainstream
QAnon has been linked to several crimes and helped fuel the January 6 insurrection on the US Capito…
Rachel E. Greenspan
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What QAnon's own activists said when we told them we were publishing a list of the movement's 200 most important people
In interviews, emails, and direct messages the people who sustain QAnon told us what they really th…
Jim Edwards,Jessica Davies
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Citigroup fires employee who ran popular QAnon conspiracy theory website
Citigroup confirmed to Insider that Jason Gelinas was no longer an employee after it was revealed t…
Rachel E. Greenspan
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10 things in tech you need to know today
Have an Amazon Alexa device? Now you can hear 10 Things in Tech each morning. Just search for "Busi…
Shona Ghosh
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Indian-American astronaut Raja Chari shortlisted by NASA to land on the Moon by 2024
NASA has selected an initial team of 18 astronauts, including Indian-American astronaut Raja Chari,…
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Wealthy weekender's guide: Where to eat, stay, party, and buy in New York's Finger Lakes region
The Finger Lakes region spans over 9,000 square miles. Spread across that area are 11 lakes, an arr…
Libertina Brandt,Shayanne Gal
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GOP politicians lost tens of thousands of followers after Twitter purged QAnon accounts. Here's who lost the most.
Insider analyzed the Twitter followings of 248 GOP leaders. Some lost more than 100,000 followers a…
Angela Wang
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An online message board that's been repeatedly linked to mass shootings is facing renewed scrutiny in the wake of two deadly shootings
Below it, a dizzying array of hyperlinked text is laid out across a variety of framed subsections. …
Ben Gilbert
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Americans are trying to cash in on 'QAnon' in a race to trademark the conspiracy theory's slogans
Insider has identified six US trademark applications related to QAnon, demonstrating how people are…
Rachel E. Greenspan
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The controversial company now protecting 8chan from online attacks also services an infamous neo-Nazi site
In an interview with Business Insider, Lim said he found it "strange" and "worrying" that a website…