Category: Media
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Pizzagate and the media: how newsrooms struggled to cover a conspiracy without amplifying it
Pizzagate forced newsrooms to confront a hard question: can you debunk a conspiracy without spreading it further? The lessons shaped later coverage of QAnon and election claims.
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The false flag framework and how it migrated from 9/11 to every event since
The false flag template that crystallized after 9/11 has been applied to nearly every major news event since. Here’s how the framework spreads and why it persists.
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The Anatomy of a Viral Conspiracy
Pizzagate spread through specific platform mechanics on Reddit, 4chan, and Twitter. Examining the subreddits, moderation choices, and amplification loops.
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Larry Silverstein’s pull it quote, in context
Larry Silverstein’s pull it remark fueled years of speculation about 7 World Trade Center. What he actually said, what he later clarified, and what the record shows.
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Suze Orman’s advice has aged terribly, and we should say so
Suze Orman built a brand on personal finance certainty, but key pieces of her advice have not held up. Why honest reassessment is overdue.
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Platform moderation and 9/11 misinformation: a case study in content policy
How major platforms have handled 9/11 conspiracy content reveals the unsolved tradeoffs in modern content moderation, from labeling to demonetization to removal.
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How JFK conspiracy culture set the template for 9/11 theories
The JFK assassination created the modern conspiracy template—official narrative versus hidden truth. The 9/11 theories that followed were a near-direct copy.