A recent study, The Relationship between Conspiracy Theory Beliefs and Political Violence, conducted by Joanna Sterling, John Voelkel, Robb Willer, and Jan-Willem van Prooijen, and published on December 12, 2024, in the Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review, offers key insights. The researchers explored the connection between belief in conspiracy theories and support for political violence, […]
A long-time member of the breakaway French Archbishop Lefebvre’s secretive and schismatic Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX), Catholic convert Williamson was ordained bishop in 1988. Swiftly excommunicated for defying the authority of the Pope along with his idol Lefebvre and three other bishops, Williamson was a veteran thorn in the Vatican’s side. He was […]
Henry Makow is a Canadian author and blogger known for his virulent and relentless antisemitic conspiracy theorising. A slavish fan of Elon Musk and Vladimir Putin, he publishes repeatedly about a Judeo-Masonic Satanist plot to control the world. Often homophobic and intensely masculinist, he is opposed to Donald Trump and his “bromance” with the man […]
Jean-Marie Le Pen's lifelong obsession with Holocaust denial was strictly off the agenda at his carefully staged funeral and burial. A few days after the January 7, 2025 death of France's extreme right patriarch at the age of 96, Le Pen's clan assembled in La Trinité-sur-Mer. It was the village where the Front National founder […]
While religious and secular scholars debate many of the historical aspects of the life of Jesus Christ, it is generally accepted that a man who went by the name Jesus of Nazareth did exist in the 1st century CE. His name was mentioned as a reformer and leader by multiple Jewish and Roman texts in […]
From his early work as a journalist to being founder and editor-in-chief of Russia and Iran-supported "independent media" platform The Grayzone, Blumenthal has developed a dubious reputation for disseminating the disinformation of dictators while pushing antisemitic narratives. Beloved by fellow America-hating anti-Western "anti-imperialists" like the late John Pilger, George Galloway and Oliver Stone, his propagation […]
Holocaust denial remains a cornerstone of modern antisemitic conspiratorial ideologies, often amplified by online misinformation and hate speech. In this context, Artificial Intelligence (AI) poses both significant opportunities and alarming risks to the understanding and preservation of Holocaust history. While AI offers new tools to engage with and educate about the past, its misuse can […]
When Donald Trump was re-elected on November 5, the sphere of conspiracy theorist influencers built up around him was flush with gloating and self-congratulation. Most took their enthusiasm to social media, particularly X, where they extolled Trump’s victory and claimed that it was the beginning of a long reign that would see Trump’s enemies – […]
It is humanly impossible to fact-check every post by far right influencers like Elon Musk, Radio Genoa, Eva Vlaardingerbroek, Candace Owens and Peter Imanuelsen (aka Peter Sweden). Their output is too overwhelming, and zero dialogue ensues if the post is shown to be incorrect. At best, the post is deleted, however arguments or an explanation […]
The horrific premeditated violence against Israeli and Jewish football fans in Amsterdam on the night of November 7 into the morning of November 8—described by the attackers themselves in their planning messages as a “Jew Hunt” —has been amplified and justified by a disturbing blend of antisemitic conspiracy theories, including that the attacks were staged […]
