Tag: conspiracy theories
Princess Diana: why her death 25 years ago has sparked so many conspiracy theories
Image: A quarter of a century after the Paris car crash, conspiracy theories about Diana’s death persist. Mark Reinstein / Shutterstock
Diana, Princess of Wales, died...
Who is Joe Rogan, and why does Spotify love him so much?
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Joe Rogan is described on his website as “stand up comic, mixed martial arts fanatic, psychedelic adventurer, host of The Joe Rogan Experience podcast.”...
Why the Victorian protests should concern us all
Image: AAP/James Ross
Over the weekend, tens of thousands of people gathered in Melbourne to protest vaccine mandates and the Victorian government’s proposed pandemic bill.
While the...
Right out there: how the pandemic has given rise to extreme views and fractured conservative politics
Image: Wes Mountain/The Conversation
Great crises are a stimulus to right-wing political mobilisation. Famously, the Great Depression of the 1930s gave the Nazis their...
Liberals’ Dan Andrews questions are a perfect case study in how to manufacture fake news
Premier Dan Andrews shortly after the fall that left him with broken ribs and a damaged spine. AAP/@DanielAndrewsMP
A case study in the manufacture of...
Conspiracy theories on the right, cancel culture on the left: how political legitimacy came under threat in 2020
Image: Wes Mountain/The Conversation,
2020 has been a challenging year. For some challenges, such as the coronavirus, a light is appearing at the end of...