Fighting Conspiracy Theories

Intelligence bulletins show rising threat from extremists motivated by election conspiracies

Domestic violent extremists are considering a range of activities to disrupt the 2024 election and the peaceful transfer of power, with U.S. intelligence agencies seeing greater discussions around ...

Politics - The Hill - October 28

Profiteers Are Exploiting US Election Conspiracies and Hate to Make Millions

Unscrupulous online operators are spreading toxic lies to push bitcoin scams and sell MAGA shirts to Facebook users in the run-up to the US presidential election.

Tech - Wired - November 1

Trump’s Wild Claims, Conspiracies and Falsehoods Redefine Presidential Bounds

Throughout his life, Donald J. Trump has bent the truth to serve his needs, never more so than on the campaign trail to win back the White House.

Top stories - The New York Times - November 3

Georgia officials defend voting system against barrage of conspiracies

In Georgia, where millions of people have already voted, officials are focused on ensuring the vote counting process is accurate — and that voters actually believe that.

Georgia State Election Board chair discusses conspiracies, threats and more

Georgia State Election Board Chair John Fervier said that threats against the board were "spiking" in August and September but have "significantly reduced" recently.

How your favorite social media apps are preparing for election conspiracies

Social media companies are under intense pressure to squash the spread of disinformation on their platforms during the 2024 elections

Business - CNBC - November 5

My husband became a conspiracy theorist. Would our marriage survive?

When we met, Arlo was a charming and adventurous photographer. Then the pandemic hit and he fell for fake news, financial scams and flat-Earthers. It’s a unicorn of a summer’s day in 2020; the kind ...

World - The Guardian - 5 days ago

'It's not true': OneTaste founder denies forced labor conspiracy charge

Wellness guru and OneTaste founder Nicole Daedone is facing one charge of forced labor conspiracy. NBC News' Chloe Melas sat down with Daedone to discuss the allegations and her business.

The fight for AI labels

The Hill's weekly technology news digest. {beacon} Friday, October 18, 2024 LEADING THE DAY Lawmakers struggle for ways to distinguish real content from AI fakes Image © Getty Images ...

Politics - The Hill - October 18

Citi has a new theory about the economy — and says investors should pick stocks that can stand on their own

Strategists at Citi like companies where there are positive trends on return on equity that are driven by operations instead of buybacks.

Business - MarketWatch - October 22

New theory about woman known as world's most prolific female serial killer

"I'm very convinced that it is, as we put it in England, a stitch-up job," a researcher said.

Billionaire Game Theory + We Are Not Ready for A.G.I. + Election Betting Markets Get Weird

“If I had $1 billion, how would I try to influence the results of this election?”

Tech - The New York Times - November 1

Dow transports finally break out. Here’s what the Dow theory says that means.

Dow transports and Dow industrials closed at records simultaneously for the first time in three years on Wednesday.

Business - MarketWatch - November 6

'Not everything in life is a conspiracy': Andy Kim responds to claims he wore North Korean flag

Congressman Andy Kim, D-N.J., slammed Trump delegate Mike Crispi who accused him of wearing the North Korean flag during Tuesday night’s New Jersey Senate debate.

Elon Musk pushes false conspiracies about voting machines during town hall

While speaking at a town hall in Pennsylvania, tech CEO and Trump supporter Elon Musk repeated false conspiracy theories claiming that voting machines rig elections.

Week 8 recap: Dallas is bad, Hail Marys are good and national TE day is a conspiracy | Yahoo Fantasy Forecast

Week 8's Sunday slate is in the books and there were performances and injuries that will have long term fantasy implications. Andy Behrens joins Matt Harmon to breakdown all the action and place ...

Sports - Yahoo Sports - October 28

American activists were behind efforts to spread conspiracies with bot networks, study finds

American political activists on the left and the right are using networks of social media followers that behave like bots to rapidly spread conspiracy theories.

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