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# oddities    

the terminally online right's greatest new enemies: convenience and walking

Last year, social media's far right denizens were fuming about walkable cities and neighborhoods. They're still fuming to this day.
the terminally online right's greatest new enemies: convenience and walking

# oddities    

the enduring mystery of mh370 and why we'll never let it go

Nine years on, conspiracy theories and questions are still flying around the fate of flight MH370. And they will never stop.
the enduring mystery of mh370 and why we'll never let it go

# oddities    

so, about that jewish space laser…

An absurd conspiracy embraced by a GOP congresswoman would be funny if she wasn't serious and if people knew more about how lasers and space solar really work.
so, about that jewish space laser…

# oddities    

the boomers are not all right: how social media obsessions are destroying families

Older, conservative Americans have become engrossed in conspiracy theories and fear-mongering propaganda. Now, they're paying the price as their families start to cut ties.
the boomers are not all right: how social media obsessions are destroying families

# longform    

america's new lysenkoism: what happens when ideology trumps science

When populists, demagogues, and authoritarians insist on attacking experts for trying to fix the problems their dogmas created, the consequences can destroy entire nations.
america's new lysenkoism: what happens when ideology trumps science

# health    

debunking plandemic, the conspiracy theory heard 'round the world

Plandemic is just a rapid-fire tsunami of lies and anti-vaccine tropes with something for every conspiracy theorist.
debunking plandemic, the conspiracy theory heard 'round the world

# politics    

so, you elected a conspiracy theorist…

It's bad enough when conspiracy theorists with an axe to grind decide who gets to run nations. It's far worse when those they elect are just as wild-eyed and paranoid.
so, you elected a conspiracy theorist…

# oddities    

rage against the metric system: the partisan outrage machine's performative stupidity

Having apparently ran out of enemies for a night, Fox News decided to battle a new foe during its primetime lineup: the tyranny of the ubiquitous metric system.
rage against the metric system: the partisan outrage machine's performative stupidity

# oddities    

breaking news: tinfoil hats are the real conspiracy

According to an empirical study of the subject, if you're trying to avoid the mind control rays of sinister government agencies, a tinfoil hat is the worst choice you could make.
breaking news: tinfoil hats are the real conspiracy

# tech    

why tech companies aren't building our new machine overlords

Pundits are charging that not only are tech billionaires taking advantage of their employees and automating them out of a job, they're actually on a mission to make humans obsolete.
why tech companies aren't building our new machine overlords

# oddities    

why a conspiracy theorist and his money are soon parted

Thanks to modern technology and streaming platforms, conspiracy theories are big business, meaning that you're quite literally paying to have people mess with your mind.
why a conspiracy theorist and his money are soon parted

# oddities    

the flat earth conspiracy is a rebellion against reality itself

Flat earthers don't just reject the idea that our world is round, they reject virtually all modern science, technology, and ideas.
the flat earth conspiracy is a rebellion against reality itself

# oddities    

great battles of crank magnetism: flat earth vs. pizzagate

Pizzagaters and Flat Earthers were bound to share adherents by the rules of crank magnetism. That doesn't mean they're happy about it.
great battles of crank magnetism: flat earth vs. pizzagate

# oddities    

ok, maybe we should laugh a little less at david icke's alien lizards…

Skeptical blogger Marlon Solomon lays out a persuasive case that we missed a toxic neo-Nazi ideology hiding under Icke's veneer of immortal alien reptilians.
ok, maybe we should laugh a little less at david icke's alien lizards…

# oddities    

florida man warns public about mind control. maybe. but probably not…

Buckle up for a classic DARPA mass brainwashing/mind control conspiracy with an identity theft twist...
florida man warns public about mind control. maybe. but probably not…

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