Why today is the easiest time to be a conspiracy theorist
The witch craze could not have traveled as far or lasted as long without the printing press. Malleus Maleficarum (Hammer of the Witches), a 1486...
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Can “The Simpsons” really predict the future?
THE SIMPSONS ™ & © 20TH TELEVISION It’s not like we would’ve made that knowing what was going to come, which we didn’t. And people...
How conspiracy theories infiltrated the doctor’s office
I’d say that the rate of how much vaccines are talked about now is significantly lower, and covid doesn’t really come up anymore. But other...
Why it’s so hard to bust the weather control conspiracy theory
What we cannot do The versions of weather modification that the conspiracy theorists envision most often—significantly altering monsoons or hurricanes or making the skies clear...
Chatbots are surprisingly effective at debunking conspiracy theories
But facts aren’t dead. Our findings about conspiracy theories are the latest—and perhaps most extreme—in an emerging body of research demonstrating the persuasive power of...
Why do so many people think the Fruit of the Loom logo had a cornucopia?
In 2003, the philosopher Nick Bostrom—famous for his theories on the threat of AI “superintelligence”—posited that humanity may be living inside a simulation. Almost two...
What it’s like to be in the middle of a conspiracy theory (according to a conspiracy theory expert)
In the aftermath, many claimed that they received no warning to evacuate, saw no first responders battling the blazes, and had little interaction with official...