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AI Channel Wisdom says everyone will be wiped out in 21 days (Posted 26 days ago.)

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Who Believes Conspiracy Theories?

1. More people believe that the 2016 U.S. election was fraudulent than that the 2020 election was.

2. Zoomers and Millennials are more prone to conspiracy beliefs than Xers and Boomers.

3. Around one-in-five Zoomers and Millennials report believing that the Air Force is hiding evidence about the Dakota Crash… an event the survey makers made up.

https://www.stevestewartwilliams.com/p/who-believes-conspiracy-theories?utm_source=mastodon
#conspiracy #conspiracy_theory

Who Believes Conspiracy Theories?

More people believe the 2016 U.S. election was fraudulent than that the 2020 election was

The Nature-Nurture-Nietzsche Newsletter

I'm not religious at all, but I found this bible quote today while doing some work:

"The LORD detests lying lips, but he delights in people who are trustworthy." Proverbs 12:22

How TF do our current crop of RW politicians claim to be Christian? How is it possible that the voters who call themselves Christian support them?

Increasingly, parts of fundamentalist Christianity look like a giant conspiracy cult. I did read that in some quarters of the happy clapping community the churches feel that they're looking influence to things like QAnon....

Weird times ...

#trump #dutton #populism #christianity #QAnon #uselection2024 #auspol #conspiracy_theory #lies

The Conspiracy Theory mindset

A study from Emory University psychologists has shown that it isn't just a simple case of uneducated or disturbed people buying into conspiracy theories.

Lead author Shauna Bowes, a doctoral student in clinical psychology at Emory University has summarised that.

"Conspiracy theorists are not all likely to be simple-minded, mentally unwell folks—a portrait which is routinely painted in popular culture,” she added, “Instead, many turn to conspiracy theories to fulfill deprived motivational needs and make sense of distress and impairment.”

https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2023/06/why-people-believe-conspiracy-theories

#conspiracytheory #conspiracy_theory #psychologists #emoryuniversity

You think the internet is a clown show now? You ain’t seen nothing yet… (The Guardian)

Social media platforms are laying off their ‘trust and safety’ teams. Brace yourself for a new wave of unfettered misinformation and abuse.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jun/24/you-think-the-internet-is-a-clown-show-now-social-media-trust-safety-meta-instagram

#internet #internet_safety #social_media #digital_media #media #instagram #facebook #meta #politics #twitter #google #politics #discrimination #racism #hate_speech #conspiracy_theory #anti_vaxer #moderation #fake_news #disinformation

You think the internet is a clown show now? You ain’t seen nothing yet…

Social media platforms are laying off their ‘trust and safety’ teams. Brace yourself for a new wave of unfettered misinformation and abuse

The Guardian
Wild Bribery Allegations Are Tearing The Arizona GOP Apart

For the past two weeks, accusations of bribery, money laundering and Mexican drug cartel string-pulling have led to infighting among Republican lawmakers.

HuffPost
MAGAs Won't Let Go of Their Paul Pelosi Conspiracy Theories

The far right clings to a lie, even after video revealed the awful truth about the horrible hammer attack. It’s kind of like still believing the 2020 election was stolen.

The Daily Beast
How QAnon Became Obsessed With ‘Adrenochrome,’ an Imaginary Drug Hollywood Is Harvesting from Kids

Followers of the pro-Trump conspiracy theory QAnon believe Hollywood and Democratic elites take a psychedelic drug called Adrenochrome harvested from the fear of children.

The Daily Beast
@realcaseyrollins @4hh3h3h3h33hb2 @commandlinekid

> don't do a good job at demonstrating widespread health threat

There may be a very small chance of some damage, but it is far from proven, given currently licensed frequencies and sufficient distance from transmitting devices. The #conspiracy_theory level stuff blows past me because it takes too much faith in the competence of the conspirators.