Conspiracy Theories

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On the comparative study of denialism and conspiracy theories

Part I When former war crimes prosecutor Stephen Rapp said, “we’ve got better evidence” against Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad committing war crimes “than we had against the Nazis at Nuremberg,”…

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How Trump’s Election Defeat Reshaped QAnon

The idea of QAnon, the bewildering buzzword of our time, is undergoing a phase of test and reset. For many, the end of Trump’s presidency means the end of QAnon.…

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How radical Right conspiracy theories drive populist mobilisation

The storming of the US Capitol on 6 January 2021 was a true epiphany of radical Right mobilization. There is little doubt now that conspiracy theories have the potential to…

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Beware! Populism in Conjunction with Conspiracy Theories Might be Bad for Your Health (Part 2)

Yet Germany, explored in the first part of this piece, is hardly an exceptional case. Take the United States. A recent study has shown that “rampant partisanship” has severely hampered…

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Beware! Populism in Conjunction with Conspiracy Theories Might be Bad for Your Health (Part 1)

Dresden is one of Germany’s great cities, known worldwide for its meticulously rebuilt historic center, destroyed in one night at the end of World War II. Pre-Christmas shoppers have probably…

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“Infamy! Infamy! They’ve All Got It Infamy!”* The Paranoid Delusions of Radical Right Conspiracism

*Kenneth Williams as Caesar in Carry On Cleo (1964) Numerous online networks serve radical-right conspiracy theories. One of the highest profiles is QAnon, which alleges a ‘deep state’ conspiracy run…

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America’s Other Pandemic: Conspiracy Theories

Judging by their prevalence and popularity, conspiratorial interpretations of political events seem to tap a basic need of many individuals in the US and other nations. The belief that nothing…

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Tackling Online Radicalization At Its Offline Roots

You would be forgiven for thinking that the advent of Covid-19 and the accompanying lockdowns have led to the mass radicalization of our youth, consigned to cyberspace, and exposed to…

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Donald Trump, COVID-19 and America’s Love of Conspiracy

US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania tested positive for COVID-19 on the evening of Thursday, October 1. In retrospect, the diagnosis should not have become as a complete…

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Europe’s Far Right Fails to Capitalize on COVID-19

The European radical right seems to have failed to develop coherent responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Europe’s radical-right parties have quickly understood the benefit they can derive from criticizing their…

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On the comparative study of denialism and conspiracy theories

How Trump’s Election Defeat Reshaped QAnon

How radical Right conspiracy theories drive populist mobilisation

Beware! Populism in Conjunction with Conspiracy Theories Might be Bad for Your Health (Part 2)

Beware! Populism in Conjunction with Conspiracy Theories Might be Bad for Your Health (Part 1)

“Infamy! Infamy! They’ve All Got It Infamy!”* The Paranoid Delusions of Radical Right Conspiracism

America’s Other Pandemic: Conspiracy Theories

Donald Trump, COVID-19 and America’s Love of Conspiracy

Europe’s Far Right Fails to Capitalize on COVID-19

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On the comparative study of denialism and conspiracy theories

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