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Musk on Antisemitic Conspiracy Theory: ‘The Actual Truth’

Elon Musk, who has steered X (formerly Twitter) into a tsunami of antisemitic discourse since taking over the site in 2022, has now endorsed a post attacking Jewish communities and accusing them of promoting “dialectical hatred against whites.” On Wednesday, X user @CWBOCA, whose bio states “Jewish Conservative from S. Florida,” shared a PSA from the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism that […]
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The QAnon Shaman Isn’t Even the Most Extreme Candidate in His Race for Congress

The man who became a figurehead of the January 6 Capitol riot is planning to run for Congress in Arizona, and he may not even be the most extreme candidate on the ballot. Jacob Chansley, a January 6 rioter known as the QAnon Shaman who wore face paint and horns to breach the Capitol, pleaded […]
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Piers Corbyn: The Hamas terrorist attacks were a “false flag operation”

Source: Campaign Against Antisemitism/YouTube, November 14, 2023.
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New report: How conspiracy groups in Spain worked to undermine the media literacy project of the Maldita.es foundation

The International Press Institute (IPI) has released a big-data case study exposing a campaign to intimidate and discredit the Spanish foundation Maldita.es earlier this year. Maldita.es, an nonprofit organization of journalists that exposes falsehoods and misinformation, became the subject of a campaign by conspiracy theorists, anti-vaxxers, and denialists in the run-up to the municipal and […]
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Denial of Hamas' October 7 Massacre Is Gaining Pace Online

Denial of the atrocities of October 7 or attempts to downplay Hamas’ role have been gaining traction on social media – to the point that some Israelis are following suit, even lawmakers. The false posts mix lies and baseless allegations – against the backdrop of antisemitism and anti-Israel stances. Conspiracy theorists don’t claim that the […]
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Who is Jackson Hinkle? Twitter's most viral misinformation spreader and anti-Israel activist

In 2018, Jackson Hinkle was a political activist, campaigning for climate justice – and Bernie Sanders. Writing for his High School newspaper, he aimed “to provide factual information and new thoughts to the currently stigmatized scenes of local, national, and international politics”. In the six years since, he has been banned from WhatsApp, YouTube, Paypal, […]
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Netanyahu's to Blame for the Oct. 7 Failures? These Likud Voters Would Rather Believe Conspiracy Theories

“The present government is only a few months old,” notes Asher Yaish. “All of Hamas’ preparations for the attack happened before that. And I’m not blaming the previous [prime ministers, Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid]. I am a man of faith. I pity those poor martyrs in the south who paid with their lives. Maybe […]
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Israeli kids killed on October 7 were actors, claims Jeremy Corbyn’s brother

Piers Corbyn, the brother of former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, was recorded going on a tirade about whether Hamas’ October 7 invasion had happened. Corbyn was at a pro-Palestine demonstration when a man approached him and asked him how he would solve the “hostage issue.” Hamas is currently holding over 200 Israelis and other foreign […]
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'Hamas Attack Was an Inside Job': Why Are Wild Conspiracy Theories So Popular?

Hours after the shocking attack by Hamas, erstwhile soccer player and current sports commentator Maor Buzaglo rushed to point a finger at those who are really to blame for the debacle. “Something isn’t working out in any way here,” he tweeted. “It’s not that they attacked with spaceships or stealth aircraft. Without a single helicopter […]
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A Complex History of Things That Never Happened

12 October 2023
On Oct. 4 at 2:20 p.m. EDT, the zombie apocalypse was supposed to begin, not with a bang, but with an unpleasant screeching sound coming from every phone in the United States. ­­­­At that precise moment, the multiyear plans of shadowy elites would finally become reality, and by using 5G mobile networks and the emergency […]
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