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THE RACIST GREAT REPLACEMENT CONSPIRACY THEORY

The concern that non-white people, who are viewed as “less capable,” will replace white majorities is reinforced by the “great replacement” theory, which has its roots in white supremacist ideology. It also has racist hints, at times linking powerful Jews such as George Soros to Jewish individuals or using veiled language directed at “globalists” or…

conspiracy, disinformation, false, Social Media

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Matthew T
6 degrees of manipulation- DEPICT

Why is Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy doubling down on conspiracy theories?

Vivek Ramaswamy, a Republican presidential candidate, is shown in this post discussing conspiracy ideas, including the Great Replacement. This post demonstrates the conspiracy theory since Vivek discusses Saudi Arabia’s role in 9/11 and asserts, without providing any real proof, that the replacement idea is accurate. Since the replacement hypothesis and the 9/11 attacks have nothing…

conspiracy, Conspiracy Theories, disinformation

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Matthew T
Conspiracy, Emotion, Immune to evidence, Impersonation, Re-interpreting Randomness, Something must be wrong, Trolling

Global Warming is Not Real

@cs4humanity DM for solution. No joke you guys😱 ♬ Suspense, horror, piano and music box – takaya This TikTok states that global warming is not a problem we are just entering causes caused by a cosmic influence that occurs every 12000 years. The man states that this is a cycle and that it is just…

conspiracy, disinformation, Social Media

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Kaitlyn Schafer
Conspiracy, Immune to evidence, Polarization, Something must be wrong

Paper Bags Need to Go: Disinformation from YouTube

There is a guy I knew from high school that would often spout unhinged conservative banter. He often posts on YouTube. I will not share the link due to how much personal information he shares online. Recently he made a YouTube video on how plastic is more beneficial to the earth than paper. I think…

controversial, disinformation, echo chamber, filter bubbles, Social Media, YouTube

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Stephen M.
Immune to evidence, Re-interpreting Randomness

The Horrifying Images Are Real. But They’re Not From the Israel-Gaza War

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/02/us/politics/israel-gaza-war-misinformation-videos.html This second option is also from the New York Times. This article discusses the recent Israel-Gaza War. It is very easy to see the photos of this tragic fighting online, and to hear about the atrocities that are currently happening, but this article talks about all the fake stuff that is mixed in there…

disinformation, Gaza, Israel, War

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Stephen M.
Conspiracy, Contradictory

Information and Disinformation about the Ukraine War on Social Media

Dastgeer, Shugofa, and Rashmi Thapaliya. “Information and Disinformation about the Ukraine War on Social Media.” ESSACHESS 16.1 (2023): 93-. Web. https://web.p.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=0&sid=86e292db-042e-4349-b478-eeff18d1a7ec%40redis This article debunks the disinformation about the war in Ukraine being spread through social media. This article discusses how both Russia and Ukraine have been spreading disinformation along multiple different social media platforms to…

disinformation, Social Media, Ukraine, War

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Michael Arbuiso
Conspiracy

Misinformation about illicit drugs is spreading on social media – and the consequences could be dangerous

The conversation https://theconversation.com/misinformation-about-illicit-drugs-is-spreading-on-social-media-and-the-consequences-could-be-dangerous-146637 In this article it talks about how the misinformation about illicit drugs like fentanyl are spreading around causing many issues and concern to peoples health. One of the myths is that you can overdose by even touching a small amount of fentanyl. This disinformation has been spreading across social media causing a…

disinformation, drugs

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Ciara
Conspiracy Theories- CONSPIRE, Contradictory, Nefarious intent, Overriding suspicion, Something must be wrong

Disinformation is a Weapon Regularly Deployed in Russia’s War in Ukraine

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/26/world/europe/ukraine-russia-war-disinformation.html?searchResultPosition=12 For the disinformation in the Russian-Ukrainian War, contradictory and nefarious intent are two aspects of CONSPIRE that are linked. The contradictory is that both sides of the war are using disinformation to boost themselves and bring the spirits of the other side down. Contradicting each other. The disinformation contradicts what is actually happening in…

disinformation, false, propaganda, Ukraine

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Gavin Weseman

Dragon 1000: DIS/MISINFORMATION AND NEW IDEAS

Why is Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy doubling down on conspiracy theories?

The Horrifying Images Are Real. But They’re Not From the Israel-Gaza War

Misinformation about illicit drugs is spreading on social media – and the consequences could be dangerous

Disinformation is a Weapon Regularly Deployed in Russia’s War in Ukraine

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