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QAnon conspiracy theorists could prove awkward for Republicans

Unit recently, most people asked to identify “Q” would mention an eccentric inventor of gadgets for...

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Public Interest in Tech Scrutiny From Presidential Candidates Has Grown Since Last Year

As Washington continues to hammer large technology companies for their perceived market power and...

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Liberal, educated... and anti-vaxxer: pandemic births new vaccine doubters

Greer McVay insists she is “not an anti-vaxxer — not at all.” She is up-to-date with her own...

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Why is the ‘anti-vaxxer’ movement growing during a worldwide pandemic?

Greer McVay insists she is “not an anti-vaxxer — not at all”. She is up to date with her own...

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Trump praises baseless QAnon conspiracy theory, says he appreciates support of its followers

President Trump gave a major boost to the baseless QAnon conspiracy theory, saying Wednesday that he...

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Facebook bans some, but not all, QAnon groups and accounts

Facebook said it will restrict the right-wing conspiracy movement QAnon and will no longer recommend...

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Vaccines are safe. But huge numbers of people around the world say they wouldn't take a Covid jab

Neil Johnson, a physicist at George Washington University who is studying vaccine skepticism on social...

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Anti-Vax Posts Against Future COVID-19 Vaccine Steadily Increasing on Social Media, Researchers Warn

Misinformation about a vaccine linked to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is "steadily rising" on social...

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QAnon supporter, with Georgia primary victory, is poised to bring far-right conspiracy theory to Congress

Congressional Republicans came a step closer Tuesday to welcoming into their ranks a promoter of ...

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Lawmakers: Social Media Platforms Must Take Action Against Online Misogyny

Social media platforms must do more to protect women from the online attacks that too often end their...