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conspiracy-theory

Opinion 5 years ago

The Trump lesson: Democracy is frail

Trump was a bad president who has consistently put his own interests above the country’s.

World 5 years ago

What is QAnon, the Trump-supporting conspiracy movement?

It appeared to have been sparked by innocuous messages published by WikiLeaks recounting a Hillary Clinton fundraiser, and culminated in a man firing a gun in the restaurant in December 2016.

National 5 years ago

PREMIUM
Doubts loom over Indonesia’s vaccination plans

The recent flip-flop on whether to make COVID-19 vaccines free has polarized public sentiment against the government.

Health 5 years ago

Conspiracies could jeopardize COVID-19 vaccine, warn experts

Conspiracy theories about COVID-19 vaccines play an "outsized role" on social media, driven in part by a lack of reliable information which could threaten their efficacy.

Science & Tech 5 years ago

YouTube toughens rules for QAnon conspiracy content

YouTube said it was tightening rules for propagation of conspiracy theories, notably targeting the QAnon movement already limited on Twitter and Facebook.

Science & Tech 5 years ago

What is QAnon and how are online platforms taking action on it?

Online marketplace Etsy Inc is removing all QAnon merchandise from its site, the latest in a series of platform crackdowns on the unfounded and sprawling conspiracy theory.

Science & Tech 5 years ago

Facebook, Instagram ban QAnon conspiracy-linked accounts

Facebook announced a ban on all accounts linked to the QAnon conspiracy group, as the social network tries to clamp down on misinformation ahead of the heated US presidential election.

National 5 years ago

'COVID-19 is real', govt says as public denial persists

The national COVID-19 task force has formed so-called “behavioral change” units.

World 5 years ago

Men in black? Dark shadows? Trump hits full conspiracy theory mode

Eight weeks before the US election, President Donald Trump is hurtling down a rabbit hole of conspiracy theories filled with black-clad saboteurs, "dark shadows," the deep state, QAnon, and claims that he is victim of a coup and/or plans to rig the polls.