Spreading anti-vaccine conspiracy theories online should be a crime, according to some of Britain’s top scientists. The Royal Society and British Academy institutions have together called for laws to be drawn up about spreading bogus claims about vaccination on the internet. A huge leap forward in the fight against coronavirus was announced yesterday when it … Read more
Up to one-third of people believe the coronavirus was engineered in a laboratory in Wuhan, China – where the pandemic originated, a new study suggests. Researchers found that around 23 percent of people in the UK and the US believe the unproven conspiracy theory and labeled it as ‘reliable’ information. In Ireland, the number jumped … Read more
Michelle Obama has urged voters to ignore Donald Trump’s ‘conspiracy theories’ about voting fraud as the former first lady and her Hollywood friends try to rally Democratic turnout ahead of the November 3 election. As the election nears, Trump has raged at the supposed threat of mail-in ballot fraud and last night refused to commit … Read more
Bill Gates said the Trump administration appointed Dr Scott Atlas as the new coronavirus adviser because he ‘agrees’ with the White House’s ‘crackpot theories.’ In an interview with STAT News, the co-founder of Microsoft, whose foundation has committed $350 million for COVID-19 initiatives, criticized the federal government’s response to the pandemic. This includes the hire … Read more
Arsonists destroy another 5G mast fueled by false conspiracy theory that the new high-speed mobile phone network is to blame for coronavirus A 5G phone mast was set on fire in Otley, Bradford at around 3.39am today Police are investigating the burning of the mast as a suspected arson attack Conspiracy theorists claim that the 5G network … Read more
Rising civil unrest, conspiracy theories and racism typically follows in the wake of disease epidemics, a study of historical outbreaks has warned. Researchers from Italy analysed 57 past epidemics — finding that the turmoil from each outbreak tended to result in a quieting of existing unrest. The findings, the team said, may explain why movements … Read more
Ministers have published a guide on 5G masts in a bid to dispel ‘quack’ theories that the new technology could harm people’s health. Conspiracy theories have emerged claiming that the 5G network, which will provide super-fast internet speeds while on the move once fully rolled out, was behind the coronavirus outbreak. The theorists have claimed that … Read more
China vented fury at ‘conspiracy theories’ today after a controversial dossier accused it of trying to turn British establishment figures into agents. The bombshell 86-page report sparked a furious row by alleging a campaign by Beijing to persuade influential individuals to back Huawei and its strategic aims. Among a string of incendiary claims, it described … Read more
China vented fury at ‘conspiracy theories’ today after a controversial dossier accused it of trying to turn British establishment figures into agents. The bombshell 86-page report sparked a furious row by alleging a campaign by Beijing to persuade influential individuals to back Huawei and its strategic aims. Among a string of incendiary claims, it described … Read more
Conspiracy theories that billionaire philanthropist George Soros has been organizing and funding the nationwide anti-police brutality protests sparked by the death of George Floyd are gaining traction online among the far right. The baseless theories involving Soros range from him hiring protesters and renting buses to transport them to demonstrations, to stashing piles of bricks … Read more