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# Conspiracy Theories

Last year
2024
Disappointed by failed campaigns, far-right candidates turn to claims of election rigging
'They control weather': Trump supporters have been brewing up a storm of hurricane misinformation
The topic has become a big political issue as US voters get set to go to the polls.
Disinformation expert fears diocese is helping to 'mainstream conspiracy theories'
There are growing concerns that the Waterford diocese has become a ‘test case’ for hardline factions in the Catholic Church in Ireland.
Bomb threats levelled against Haitian community in Ohio town after Trump's conspiracy theories
Trump shooting, one week on: 'Social media is sending people down rabbit holes of conspiracy'
Aoife Gallagher
Conspiracy theories swirl online amid unanswered questions about Trump assassination attempt
How Elon Musk has courted Ireland's far-right by taking aim at the government's hate speech laws
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Major analysis shows how Irish disinformation ecosystem has been 'co-opted by far-right actors'
Anti-immigration groups use Israel-Gaza violence to push antisemitism and Islamophobia online
Lasers, ‘magic trees’ and Simpsons predictions: False claims about Maui wildfires spread online
The 15-minute city: how Ireland's conspiracy theorists grew to fear an urban planning concept
Social media has 'distracted significantly' in Nicola Bulley investigation, say police
Opinion: How conspiracy communities are using predictable tactics to spread falsehoods about RSV
Aoife Gallagher and Clara Martiny
Mysterious Georgia Guidestones monument demolished after being bombed by vandals
Conspiracy website Infowars files for bankruptcy as Alex Jones faces libel lawsuits
'They're not going to go away': Where does Ireland's anti-lockdown movement go next?
'Violent rhetoric' within Irish anti-lockdown movement 'should not be underestimated' - report
Opinion: First rule of social media? Don’t engage with The Horrible People
Aoife Gallagher
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The Explainer: From influencers to QAnon - how misinformation changed in Ireland over the past year
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Republicans say they will stand by congresswoman who supported bizarre conspiracy theories
Facebook bans all accounts linked to conspiracy group QAnon
'The Infodemic': Ireland's weak far-right hopes to gain from online conspiracies and misinformation
Here's why you might never fall down a YouTube conspiracy theory rabbit hole again
Conor McGregor said Tupac's old gaff had a "mad pong" out of it
Can You Match This Celebrity to Their Favourite Conspiracy Theory?
11 bizarre celebrity conspiracy theories that you'll probably lose hours to
Shooting suspect with 'Martian master race' manifesto arrested at White House
Brian Cowen played golf with Seán FitzPatrick but they never discussed Anglo
Egyptian TV claims The Simpsons predicted the Syrian civil war
7 people who are weirdly miffed about the Rose of Tralee
9/11 conspiracy theories: the alternative accounts of September 11