conspiracy theories
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Dominion Tells Facebook, Parler, And Other Sites to Keep the Receipts
Dominion Voting Systems is taking some of the most vocal election fraud conspiracy theorists to court over their toothless claims in a string of billion-dollar defamation lawsuits. But with social media platforms purging far-right commentators and cracking down on election misinformation among other long-overdue moderation measures, Dominion has reportedly reached out to ensure all of…
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Obviously, Those Radiation ‘Protection’ Stickers Don’t Work, Researchers Find
Of all the grifts we came across in 2020, one of the most bizarre was SmartDOTS, a so-called “anti-radiation” device that promised to neutralise the electric and magnetic fields transmitted by devices like phones and laptops. Popping one of these round stickers onto these devices, the company promised, would leave you with a better night’s…
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Smartmatic Demands Fox News, Newsmax, OAN Retract Pro-Trump Conspiracy Theories or Else
Voting systems manufacturer Smartmatic has sent legal letters to U.S. conservative news network Fox News, as well as its ultra-right cousins Newsmax and One America News Network, demanding they retract coverage spinning baseless conspiracy theories about the company’s role in the 2020 elections or face legal action.
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Anonymous Self-Proclaimed Founder Reveals Plans To Take Down QAnon
One of the self-proclaimed founders of the hacktivist group Anonymous has come out of retirement to take on conspiracy theory cult QAnon. And just when you thought Trump vs Biden was the biggest rivalry of 2020. Aubrey Cottle, a long-time member of Anonymous, was unmasked to the public in an interview with The Atlantic earlier…