Alerts
One of the hosts of the anti-conspiracy theory podcast
QAnon Anonymous is no longer so anonymous.
Advertisement
The pseudonymous counter-extremism researcher publicly known as Travis View until today knows more about the rabidly pro-Donald Trump QAnon community, which believes that Democrats and Hollywood celebrities are the masterminds of a demonic, Illuminati-style cabal of cannibalistic pedophiles, than pretty much anyone else. He’s been tracking its adherents for years as their numbers exploded on platforms like Facebook and the theory’s repugnant dogma united disparate factions of the conspiracy web and wormed its way throughout the Republican Party, and well before its violent rhetoric contributed to the deaths of five people during a clumsily executed coup attempt at the Capitol in January.
Ireland’s far-right using anti-lockdown movement to smuggle in its own agenda
The second in a four-part investigation into the far right in Ireland looks at the intersection between online campaigns and the move to the streets. By Ian Curran Monday 15 Mar 2021, 12:03 AM Mar 15th 2021, 12:03 AM 47,252 Views 0 Comments
This is the second of a four-part series published today and tomorrow by Noteworthy and The Journal on the growth of far-right ideology on Irish online networks, its influence and impact on real-life protests and events and the political endgame for some of its proponents.
Here, Ian Curran looks at how Irish people’s frustration with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic is being used by certain commentators to advance other far-right ideologies.
Why are QAnon believers obsessed with 4 March? bbc.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bbc.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
We could all use a voice that can cut through the bullshit right now.
Image: vicky leta / mashable
All products featured here are independently selected by our editors and writers.If you buy something through links on our site, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission.
2021-02-15 11:00:00 UTC
I don t know about you, but ever since mass conspiracy theory and disinformation campaigns led to the attack on the Capitol, I haven t been able to stop thinking about exactly how we got here.
We ve been talking and hearing about fake news, misinformation, and the viral online conspiracy theory ecosystem for years now. But it wasn t until the events of Jan. 6 that I started rabidly consuming everything I could to understand them, almost as if my life depended on it. Because actually, to an extent, our lives â and our relationships to our democracy â