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More to Explore -- Worldview Theme #36B: Conspiracies |
| Conspiracy
Encyclopedia: The Encyclopedia of Conspiracy Theories (official
website of publisher) |
| Conspiracy-net:
The Most Definitive Conspiracy Theory Portal on the Web |
| No
Such Thing as Paranoia: On the Culture of Conspiracism |
| Fighting
conspiracy theories with comedy? That's what the Onion hopes after its
purchase of Infowars by David Bauder (from AP News November 14
2024)
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| Baltimore
bridge collapse was tragic enough. Then came the right-wing conspiracy
theorists by Rex Huppke
(from USA Today March 27 2024)
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| Jewish
Space Lasers--The Rothschilds and 200 Years of Conspiracy Theories
by Mike Rothschild ( book review by Emily Tamkin in The
Washington Post September 19 2023) |
| Conspiracy
Theories Can Be Undermined with These Strategies, New Analysis Shows by
Stephanie Pappas (posted on Scientific American, April 5 2023)
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| ‘I
was wrong’: how Covid conspiracies became a gateway to extreme views by
Ben Quinn (from The Guardian Jan 11 2023)
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| Analysis
| "There’s actually only one conspiracy theory: Democrats are evil"
by Phillip Bump
(from The Washington Post Jan 27 2023)
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| "Why
Conspiratorial Beliefs Are So Hard to Dislodge" (from Wired
May 7, 2022) |
| “Conspiracy
mentality around the globe tends to be particularly pronounced on the
political fringes” by
Universitaet Mainz (academic
study report January 2022)
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|
“The
real reason for the vile GOP child-porn attack on Judge Jackson”
by Paul Waldman (connects w/ QAnon
conspiracy from The Washington Post March 24 2022) |
| “The
dark side of wellness: the overlap between spiritual thinking and
far-right conspiracies” by Eva Wiseman
(from The Guardian October 17 2021) |
| Conspiracy
Theories -- from Congo to the
Capitol (report from The Economist
September 4 2021)
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| Hispanics
and QAnon
(article from The Economist June 12 2021) |
| White
Evangelicals More Likely to Believe in QAnon Than Any Other Faith Group (Newsweek
story February 2021) |
| essay:
“We can still save democracy from conspiracies” by Sacha Baron Cohen
(in Time magazine October 19 2020) |
| Down
the rabbit hole—How Conspiracy Theories Are Shaping the 2020 Election"
by Charlotte Alter
(article from Time magazine September 21 2020) |
| “Is
Qanon America’s Newest Religion?” by
Bonnie Kristian (article about
political, conspiracy minded apocalyptic folks posted on The Week
May 22 2020) |
| “Study:
Nearly a third of Americans believe a conspiracy theory about the origins
of the coronavirus” by
Aja Romano (posted on Vox April 12
2020) |
| FDA
warns conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to stop pitching bogus virus remedies
by Matthew
Perrone
(posted on ABC News April 10, 2020)
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| "The
flat-Earth conspiracy is spreading around the globe. Does it hide a darker
core?" by Rob Picheta (report from CNN Nov 17 2019) |
| “Viral
Area 51 ‘raid’ amasses 1 million recruits, gets Air Force warning”
by Hannah Sparks
(The New York Post alien coverup related article) |
| “Dad
of Sandy Hook victim wins suit against conspiracy theorists” by Amanda
Woods (report from The New York Post June 18 2019)
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| "#QAnon,
the scarily popular pro-Trump conspiracy theory, explained" by Jane
Coaston (August 1 2018 post on VOX) |
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"Magical
Thinking in America" by Frank S. Robinson (from his Nov 2017 blog) |
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Superstition,
Magical Thinking, and Gun Laws (w/ comments on 2018 book Enchanted
America by Eric Oliver and Thomas Wood
from The Economist
Oct 7 2017) |
| “NASA
Denies That It’s a Running Child Slave Colony on Mars” by Ben Collins
(June 29 2017 report posted on The
Daily Beast) |
|
Killers
of the Flower Moon by David Grann
(NY Times Book Review
by Dave Eggers Feb 28 2017
story of “one of the most chilling conspiracies in American history”) |
| Great
Conspiracy Theories of 2016 by Elle Hunt (article in The
Guardian Dec 22 2016) |
| Pizzagate:
From Rumor to Hashtag to Gunfire in DC by Marc Fisher etal. (report
about fake news story in The Washington Post
Dec 6 2016) |
| "John
Oliver hilariously explains YouTube conspiracy theories" by Chris
Smith (March 28 2016 post of video) |
|
"Science
vs Conspiracy: Collective Narratives in the Age of Misinformation"
by Alessandro Bessi etal Feb 2015 |
| American
Conspiracy Theories by J. Uscinski and J. Parent (more on this 2014
book from Oxford University Press) |
| "US
Postal Service Joins Federal Ammo Purchases" (Apr 2014 article
about conspiracy theory re government plan to drive up price of ammo) |
| "The
Astounding Conspiracy Theories of Wall Street Genius Mark Gorton" by
Hamilton Nolan (April 11 2014 article posted on Gawker.com) |
| "NSA and Cryptography: Cracked Credibility"
(of interest to conspiracy theorists, article in The Economist Sep 14 2013) |
| "From
Global Warming to Fluoride--Why Do People Deny Science?" by A. Varki
and D. Brower (May 25 2013 article on Salon.com) |
| The
Believing Brain: From Ghosts and Gods to Politics and Conspiracies
by Michael Shermer (2011 book) |
| Cults,
Conspiracies, and Secret Societies by Arthur Goldwag (review of this
2009 book) |
| "Skeptic:
Paranoia Strikes Deep"
by Michael Shermer (essay in September 2009 issue Scientific
American) |
| "The
Paranoid Style in American Politics" by Richard Hofstadter (classic
1964 essay relevant to conspiracy theory) |
| Global
Advanced Trait: Paranoia |
| Conspiracy
Planet -- Alternative News & History Network |
| Conspiracy
Digest |
| Skeptical
Report on UN Agenda 21 viewed as "Smart Growth Communism"
Conspiracy by Tea Partiers (article in March 2011 issue of Mother
Jones) |
| The
Listener, by Timothy Lavin (Jan 2010 Atlantic article re: Coast
to Coast AM's "conspiratorial worldview") |
| Coast
to Coast AM Radio Show website (popular talk show build around a
"conspiratorial worldview") |
| The
American Denial of Global Warming (12/12/2007 UCTV program looks at
reasons for this) |
| "Fantasy
Island" by Jacob Weisberg ("conspiracy thinking is
flourishing on the right" May 2011 Slate article) |
| Donald
Trump's New Obama Conspiracy Theory by Michelle Goldberg (Apr 2011
post on The Daily Beast) |
| "UFO
Encounter Revealed After Almost 40 Years By Ex-Military Pilot" (April
2012 story from The Huffington Post) |
| UFOs
in the FBI's Vault by Mike Krumboltz (April 2011 report on conspiracy
theory involving FBI) |
| Mrs.
Paine's Garage (and the Murder of JFK) by T. Mallon (2003 book
w/ good discussion of conspiracy theories) |
| Conspiracy
Theories (1999 article, from atheist perspective) |
| Post
9/11 Conspiracism (from Political Research Associates Website) |
| "The
Paranoid Style in American Politics" by Richard Hofstadter
(summary of this 1964 essay by historian) |
| Criticism
of Conspiracism, by Chip Berlet (subtitled Conspiracism and
Right Wing Populism) |
| Conspiracism
as a Flawed Worldview |
| Conspiracy
Theorists (organization challenging conspiracism) |
| Conspiracy:
How the Paranoid Style Flourishes and Where It Comes From, by Daniel
Pipes-Washington Post bookreview |
| The
Roots of Conspiracy Denial (another review of Pipes' book) |
| quotes
involving conspiracy and related terms |