September 11 Attacks The 9/11 Conspiracy Theory of a ‘Controlled Demolition' Is Impossible: An Expert Explains One of the most widely spread conspiracy theories about the 9/11 terror attacks was that the World Trade Center was brought down in a “controlled demolition” rather than by the hijacked airplanes. NBCLX’s Mackenzie Brehm found an expert who has thoroughly debunked this theory for a series that looks at the questions that Millennials and members of Gen Z have...
conspiracy theories When Family and Friends Fall Down the QAnon Rabbit Hole, Can They Be Rescued? As QAnon and other conspiracy theories spread online, more people are losing friends and family to these cult-like networks of misinformation. NBCLX storyteller Cody Broadway talked to people who have lost loved ones to conspiracies, and to experts like Mick West, author of “Escaping the Rabbit Hole” about how people get caught in this web — and whether it’s possible...
QAnon A Reporter Spent Weeks Inside a QAnon Chat Room — Here Is What He Learned The bizarre theories of the fringe conspiracy group QAnon have become so pervasive on social media that they’ve reached many of our neighbors, friends and family members. Stuart Thompson, a reporter and editor for The New York Times, spent three weeks inside a QAnon chat room to learn more about what draws people into its web. He joined LX News...
QAnon Why the Addition of QAnon Believers to Congress Should Terrify Us All The candidate almost certain to join the 117th Congress is Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene from Georgia’s 14th District. The Democrat running against her dropped out of the race in September, virtually guaranteeing the victory to Greene.
QAnon Three Tips for Talking to Believers in QAnon Conspiracies QAnon followers believe they’ve been enlightened and it’s their job to enlighten you, much like a religious cult.
QAnon QAnon: How the Conspiracy Theories Are Spread, and How to Talk to Believers Studies suggest tens of millions of Americans now believe QAnon conspiracies, including unfounded claims about satanic, cannibalistic, child-exploiting cabals. And it’s creating dangerous situations for first responders and victims of actual crime. But Noah Pransky explains why logic isn’t the right strategy for talking to someone who starts believing irrational conspiracies.
QAnon How QAnon Draws People Into Its Web of Conspiracy Theories QAnon seems to be everywhere: its conspiracy theories are spreading on social media, its supporters are visible at Trump rallies, and, increasingly, its talking points are even getting repeated by politicians and people in government. Joan Donovan of the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy explains how QAnon draws people into its web.
face masks Send This Video to Someone Who Thinks Wearing a Mask Causes CO2 Poisoning With so much information about face masks being thrown at us every single day, it’s easy to see why some would be confused about whether they really work. In this edition of “Send This Video To,” our new series debunking viral myths and conspiracy theories, NBCLX’s Fernando Hurtado unmasks the truth about face masks. After you’re done watching it, send...
Mail-in Voting The Myth: Mail-In Voting Will Lead to Fraud and Abuse Claims of widespread vote-by-mail fraud have been tweeted and retweeted by President Trump. However there is little to no evidence to back them up. NBCLX’s Chase Cain takes measures into his own hands to uncover the truth about mail-in ballots as part of his new series about election myths and conspiracy theories.
2020 Elections Conspiracy Theory 101: QAnon is Spreading Misinformation Like Wildfire as 2020 Election Approaches Abby Ohlheiser, senior editor at MIT Technology Review, breaks down how QAnon and other far-right conspiracy theories detailing a supposed secret plot by an alleged deep state against Donald Trump and his supporters are spreading online. Twitter and Facebook are working to take action. But is it too late?
