Tag: disinformation
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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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Debunking the code words claim: what the Podesta emails actually said
A factual breakdown of the Podesta email language conspiracy theorists reinterpreted, and what cheese pizza, pasta, and handkerchief references actually meant.
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Comet Ping Pong: how a D.C. pizza restaurant became the target of a global conspiracy
Comet Ping Pong became the focus of one of the internet’s most consequential conspiracy theories. The restaurant, its owner, and its staff are still living with the consequences.
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The anti-Semitic strain in 9/11 conspiracy theories and why it matters
9/11 truther narratives often recycle older anti-Semitic libels. Tracing how the claims spread, what’s documented, and why the pattern keeps reappearing.
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Russian and foreign-state amplification of 9/11 theories
Foreign-state media has spent two decades amplifying 9/11 conspiracy theories. Here’s how the operation works and why it’s not really about September 11 at all.
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How conspiracy theories monetize: the truther economy
Conspiracy theories now run on subscriptions, supplements, and ad revenue. Here’s how the truther economy turns suspicion into a business model.
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The Mossad theory: tracing its origin and spread
How the ‘Mossad did it’ explanation became a default conspiracy template, and what its spread reveals about online information ecosystems.
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Document Drop Disinformation: How Epstein List Hype Outpaced Reality
Public expectations of the Epstein document unsealings vastly outpaced what the records actually disclosed. Here’s the gap between hype and substance.
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Comparing 9/11 conspiracies to COVID-19 conspiracies: shared DNA
Different events, the same playbook. The structural similarities between 9/11 and COVID-19 conspiracy movements reveal how distrust gets weaponized.