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‘Somebody Planted the Guns’: In Canada, a Raided, Distrusting Village Blames the Police

September 24, 2022September 24, 2022CATHERINE PORTERComments Off on ‘Somebody Planted the Guns’: In Canada, a Raided, Distrusting Village Blames the Police

When a cache of weapons was found in a tiny Canadian village that has become a symbol of the far right, it didn’t take long for new conspiracy theories to start circulating.

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Attempt to Kill Argentina’s Vice President Fuels Conspiracy Theories

September 15, 2022September 15, 2022David Feliba, Natalie Alcoba and Jack NicasComments Off on Attempt to Kill Argentina’s Vice President Fuels Conspiracy Theories

An assassination attempt against Argentina’s vice president, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, failed. Now many Argentines believe the entire event was a hoax.

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Russia’s Unfounded Claims of Secret U.S. Bioweapons Linger On and On

September 4, 2022September 4, 2022STEVEN LEE MYERSComments Off on Russia’s Unfounded Claims of Secret U.S. Bioweapons Linger On and On

Without providing evidence, the Kremlin is pressing allegations that the U.S. operates labs in Ukraine and beyond. This week, it has called an investigative session in Geneva.

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China’s Echoes of Russia’s Alternate Reality Intensify Around the World

April 11, 2022April 11, 2022Paul Mozur, Steven Lee Myers and John LiuComments Off on China’s Echoes of Russia’s Alternate Reality Intensify Around the World

China’s officials and state media are increasingly parroting Russian propaganda organs on the war in Ukraine, undercutting U.S. and European diplomatic efforts, even after the killings in Bucha.

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Russia and Far-Right Americans Find Common Ground With Ukraine War

March 23, 2022March 23, 2022Sheera Frenkel and Stuart A. ThompsonComments Off on Russia and Far-Right Americans Find Common Ground With Ukraine War

Some conservatives have echoed the Kremlin’s misleading claims about the war and vice versa, giving each other’s assertions a sheen of credibility.

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U.S. Fights Bioweapons Conspiracy Theory Pushed by Russia and China

March 10, 2022March 11, 2022EDWARD WONGComments Off on U.S. Fights Bioweapons Conspiracy Theory Pushed by Russia and China

The Biden administration says the two countries’ promotion of anti-U.S. conspiracy theories might be cover for lethal Russian military operations.

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In Germany, Threats Grow as Far Right and Pandemic Protestors Merge

February 28, 2022February 28, 2022KATRIN BENNHOLDComments Off on In Germany, Threats Grow as Far Right and Pandemic Protestors Merge

In the former Communist East, security officials worry that a long-running movement against Covid restrictions is becoming an incubator of political violence.

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‘I’ll Stand on the Side of Russia’: Pro-Putin Sentiment Spreads Online

February 25, 2022Davey Alba and Stuart A. ThompsonComments Off on ‘I’ll Stand on the Side of Russia’: Pro-Putin Sentiment Spreads Online

After marinating in conspiracy theories and Donald J. Trump’s Russia stance, some online discourse about Vladimir Putin has grown more complimentary.

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New Zealand Antivaccine Protest Gets More Violent

February 23, 2022Pete McKenzieComments Off on New Zealand Antivaccine Protest Gets More Violent

An occupation in the capital demonstrates the dangerous influence that American disinformation is having on otherwise stable democracies.

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Olavo de Carvalho, Bolsonaro’s Far-Right Guru, Dies at 74

January 26, 2022JACK NICASComments Off on Olavo de Carvalho, Bolsonaro’s Far-Right Guru, Dies at 74

He was the intellectual leader of Brazil’s far-right movement and a conspiracy theorist who mocked the pandemic. He died days after announcing he had Covid.

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