Covid-19

Since 2020, during the pandemic and the lead-up to the tightly-contested US presidential election, people have started to gather in city centers in the US, Europe, and elsewhere, representing a…

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12 min

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COVID-19: The Lab Leak Theory Makes a Comeback

September 6, 2021

The sudden reemergence of the lab leak theory earlier this year — that COVID-19 was made in and escaped from the Wuhan Institute of Virology — has hit international media…

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6 min

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Anti-Vaxxers’ Trivialization Of The Holocaust Is Antisemitic

August 10, 2021

In June of this year, a British nurse, Kate Shemirani, was struck off for spreading misinformation about the covid-19 pandemic. The fact that a nurse was arguing that the illness was…

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5 min

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Is pandemic isolation pushing people towards extremism?

May 25, 2021

While the UK and, indeed, most of Europe has been under some form of lockdown over the last 12 months, there has been growing discussion about the detrimental effects of…

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9 min

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The Murky Overlaps Between Swedish COVID Protests and the Radical Right

May 21, 2021

Despite Sweden’s comparably soft public-health approach in combatting the COVID-19 pandemic, the Anti-Corona movement finally hit the streets in early 2021. Under the fuzzy slogan “Freedom and Truth”, a motley crew…

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5 min

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The Interconnected Web Of Anti-Vaccine Disinformation

May 7, 2021

Vaccine disinformation does not come from a single source; it is like a hydra with many heads. Sometimes, its origin is geopolitical, authoritarian states, and even vaccine nationalism playing a…

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5 min

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Hungary’s Extreme-Right Party And Its Fight Against COVID-19 Measures

April 26, 2021

In Hungary, March 15th is a day of remembrance. A national holiday commemorating the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, which marked the start of the War of Independence against the Habsburgs.…

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5 min

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Has COVID brought about a far-Right dystopia?

April 16, 2021

If at the turn of the 21st century, the world already seemed decidedly ‘flatter’ and more compressed, after a year of closed borders, silent airports, ‘stay at home’ injunctions, and all sorts…

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6 min

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Pandemic Poses Radicalization Risks For Children

April 14, 2021

Despite the fact that there has been a steady increase in radicalization among minors in the last few years, COVID-19 has exacerbated the situation. This is in part due to lockdown restrictions,…

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10 min

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Today’s Anti-Asian Bigotry Has Deep Roots In American History

April 7, 2021

Over the past several months, America’s East Asian community has received a rude awakening – or at least anyone who happens to look “Chinese.” For a long time, Asian-Americans were…

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How Authoritarian Movements Are Exploiting COVID Restriction Protests

COVID-19: The Lab Leak Theory Makes a Comeback

Anti-Vaxxers’ Trivialization Of The Holocaust Is Antisemitic

Is pandemic isolation pushing people towards extremism?

The Murky Overlaps Between Swedish COVID Protests and the Radical Right

The Interconnected Web Of Anti-Vaccine Disinformation

Hungary’s Extreme-Right Party And Its Fight Against COVID-19 Measures

Has COVID brought about a far-Right dystopia?

Pandemic Poses Radicalization Risks For Children

Today’s Anti-Asian Bigotry Has Deep Roots In American History

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