domestic terrorism White Supremacist Domestic Terrorism Is Not a New Problem for America The U.S. has a long history of domestic terrorist attacks. And many of them are directly rooted in racism and white supremacy. Kurt Braddock of American University joined LX News to explain to help explain why white supremacy and domestic terrorism is such a persistent problem for our country — and why our digital lives are making people susceptible to...
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...
U.S. Capitol Riots No, Antifa Was Not Behind the Riots at the U.S. Capitol After Wednesday’s deadly riots at the U.S. Capitol, false rumors have spread among right wing commentators online that Antifa activists were to blame rather than supporters of President Trump. PolitiFact’s Daniel Funke joined NBCLX to fact-check this claim he rated as “pants on fire,” and other misleading news following the riots at the U.S. Capitol.
New Year QAnon, Racist Brand Names and Other Things We'd Like to Leave Behind in 2020 As we say goodbye to 2020, here's a look at a few subjects we'd like to leave in the rear view mirror.
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 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 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 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.
