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"From beloved cultural historian and acclaimed author of Ghostland, a history of America's obsession with secret societies and the conspiracies of hidden power The United States was born in paranoia. From the American Revolution (thought by some to be a conspiracy organized by the French) to the Salem witch trials to the Satanic Panic, Illuminati and QAnon, one of the most enduring narratives that defines the United States is simply this: secret groups...
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"Ten years ago, Theodora "Teddy" Angstrom's older sister, Angie, disappeared. Her case remains unsolved. Now--on the anniversary of Angie's disappearance--Teddy's father, Mark, has killed himself. Unbeknownst to Mark's family, he had been actively investigating conspiracy theories sourced from a Reddit community of true crime fans fixated on Angie, and Teddy soon finds herself falling down that same rabbit hole. After all, if hope dies last, Angie...
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"In Escaping the Rabbit Hole, author Mick West shares over a decade's worth of knowledge and experience investigating and debunking false conspiracy theories through his forum, MetaBunk.org, and sets forth a practical guide to helping friends and loved ones recognize these theories for what they really are. Perhaps counter-intuitively, the most successful approaches to helping individuals escape a rabbit hole aren't comprised of simply explaining...
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"Applying his extensive scientific knowledge, Prothero corrects misinformation that con artists and quacks use to hoodwink others about geology--hollow earth, expanding earth, and bizarre earthquakes--and mystical and paranormal happenings--healing crystals, alien landings, and the gates of hell. By deconstructing wild claims such as prophesies of imminent natural disasters, Prothero provides a way for everyone to recognize dubious assertions. Prothero...
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"Conspiracy theories aren't just a feature of the fringe. They have been a potent force across the political spectrum, at the center as well as the extremes, from the colonial era to the present. In this book the author explores this rich history, arguing that conspiracy stories should be read not just as claims to be either believed or debunked but also as folklore. When a tale takes hold, it reveals something true about the anxieties and experiences...
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"In 2018 Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene took to social media to share her suspicions that the California wildfires were started by 'space solar generators' which were funded by powerful, mysterious backers. Instantly, thousands of people rallied around her, blaming the fires on "Jewish space lasers" and, ultimately, the Rothschild family. For more than 200 years, the name "Rothschild" has been synonymous with two things: great wealth, and conspiracy...
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"The author discusses how we should think about conspiracy theories, who believes them and why, which conspiracy theories are likely to be true or false and what criteria we can use to assess them, and what we should do to combat dangerous conspiracism and reestablish trust in our democratic institutions, in the media, and in one another"--
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A journalist who has followed the rise of QAnon explains what it is, how it has gained a mainstream following among Republican lawmakers and ordinary citizens, the threat it poses to democracy, and how we can reach those who have embraced the conspiracy and are disseminating its lies.
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"The truth may hurt-but the lies will kill us. In They Knew, New York Times best-selling author Sarah Kendzior explores the United States' "culture of conspiracy," putting forth a timely and unflinching argument: uncritical faith in broken institutions is as dangerous as false narratives peddled by propagandists. Conspiracy theories are on the rise because officials refuse to enforce accountability for real conspiracies. They Knew discusses conspiracy...
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Essentiellement, ce livre condamne le complotisme mais en même temps permet aux lecteurs de mieux différencier complot et complotisme. Cette distinction est importante.
Un complot fait référence à un fait de manipulation avéré. On parle de complot pour évoquer une réalité historique o un petit groupe a manipulé l'opinion publique à l'aide d'un faux témoignage. C'est aussi un projet concerté en secret par un groupe restreint avec une...
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This book is light years ahead of any counterparts. In fact, it is one-of-a-kind. It is a page-turner.
It provides shocking details about the CIA-sponsored assassination of JFK. The CIA kept a very accurate and detailed record of the plans and progress being made for the assassination right up to the date and time including telephone calls and meetings.
Elements in the military-industrial-intelligence complex wanted Kennedy killed because he was...
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"Incredible Mysteries: Conspiracy Theories Vol. 1" takes you on a thrilling journey into the world of the unknown and the unexplained. This book delves into the depths of some of the most fascinating and controversial conspiracy theories that have captivated minds and sparked debates for decades. Each chapter unfolds a new layer of intrigue and mystery.
As you turn the pages, you'll find yourself questioning the official narratives and exploring...
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The year 2011 will mark the tenth anniversary of the terror attacks of September 11, 2001, those history changing events that have come to be known simply as 9/11. In The Terror Conspiracy Revisited, the world's leading conspiracy writer updates his authoritative dissection of the official story of 9/11. This revised edition is packed with explosive new material including: The revelations of former New Jersey attorney General John Farmer, who served...
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"What if you woke up one morning and found you'd acquired another self--a double who was almost you and yet not you at all? What if that double shared many of your preoccupations but, in a twisted, upside-down way, furthered the very causes you'd devoted your life to fighting against? Not long ago, the celebrated activist and public intellectual Naomi Klein had just such an experience--she was confronted with a doppelganger whose views she found abhorrent...
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¿De dónde surge el pensamiento conspiranoico? ¿Por qué tanta gente está convencida de que un pequeño y poderoso grupo de personas maneja el mundo en secreto y en contra de los intereses de la gente de a pie? ¿Qué razones tenemos para creer que la civilización tal y como la conocemos está al borde del colapso y que se aproxima un nuevo orden mundial? ¿Es Bill Gates el culpable de todo lo que ocurre en nuestro planeta?
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It is widely accepted that political discourse in recent years has become more openly racist and more filled with wildly implausible conspiracy theories. Dogwhistles and Figleaves explores certain ways in which such changes - both of which defied previously settled norms of political speech - have been brought about. Jennifer Saul shows that two linguistic devices, dogwhistles and figleaves, have played a crucial role. Some dogwhistles (such as "88,"...
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The sea shanties, YOLO's, and red bandanas aren't even half of the GameStop story.
Did you know Robinhood didn't initiate their infamous trading halt?
Did you know why Redditors refer to 2021 as the "sneeze" rather than the squeeze?
Did you know that shares in your brokerage account might be counterfeits?If not, buckle up.
Witness firsthand the real and utterly ludicrous hivemind that brought Wall Street to its knees in January 2021, and...
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¿Conoces alguna leyenda urbana? ¿Sabes de buena tinta por un amigo que eso tan fascinante pasó en realidad? ¿No será que la historia es tan buena y sorprendente que deseas que sea cierta y no te planteas que es inverosímil? En esta obra repasaremos las más interesantes, divididas en diversos temas:
Famosos: Cuando el cantante de Kiss se injertó una lengua de vaca.
Accidentes caseros: ¿Puede una serpiente trepar por el váter y morderte mientras...
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"In short, I have found that the covert of a Mason Lodge had been employed in every country for venting and propagating sentiments in religion and politics, that could not have circulated in public without exposing the author to great danger. I found, that this impunity had gradually encouraged men of licentious principles to become more bold, and to teach doctrines subversive of all our notions of morality-of all our confidence in the moral government...
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Navigating the marketplace of ideas can be difficult when there is so much bullshit to wade through. This book helps connect the underlying arguments used by charlatans and gives readers a skeptic's toolkit to identify the logical traps and pitfalls of different types of nonsense, and to discard each of them using critical thinking practices. From paranormal and medical quackery, to conspiracy theories and religion, the authors unpack the Grand Unified...
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