THE DEBUNK

Nonsense does as well as facts on social media, and it’s hard to separate the unorthodox from the entirely unreal, writes Navneet Alang.

QAnon, the baseless far-right conspiracy theory, has gone from anonymous message boards into the mainstream. It's even found a home in the yoga world.

Self-enhancement through spiritual practices can fool some of us into thinking we’re evolving and growing when all we’re growing is our ego

Unproven technologies, unsafe ingredients and inadequate testing — fortunately, current law prohibits mandating unlicensed vaccines approved for “emergency use.”

Fans of the pro-Trump conspiracy theory are clogging anti-trafficking hotlines, infiltrating Facebook groups and raising false fears about child exploitation.

President Trump has refused to concede the election while alleging widespread voter fraud, without evidence, and mounting legal challenges in several states. Here's what to know about these claims and the latest on lawsuits challenging election results.

CNN —Once again, misleading comparisons between the flu and Covid-19 caught widespread attention across the internet.“Flu season is coming up! Many people every year, sometimes over 100,000, and despite the Vaccine, die from the Flu,” President …

If the authorities can’t satisfy the public’s desire to know more, others will fill the void with misinformation.

Donald Trump's embrace of hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malaria drug unproven in treating COVID-19, has directly contradicted guidance of top agencies and officials.

Conspiracy theories, which explain events or a set of circumstances as the result of secret plot by usually powerful and malevolent groups, are quite common. Research has provided some understanding about why people are drawn to conspiracy theories and what makes some people more likely to believe than others.

On November 13, 1919, a couple of hundred protesters gathered on the steps of City Hall to air their discontent with the city's compulsory vaccinatio…

In the universe of false online information, Mr. Floyd remains alive and George Soros is to blame for the protests.

Experts and r/ChangeMyView subreddit moderators offer 10 tips to debunk conspiracy theories convincingly.

Despite evidence from infectious disease experts suggesting otherwise, nearly 30% of Americans in a new Pew poll said they believe the novel coronavirus was likely created in a lab.

The scientific community must take up cudgels in the battle against bunk.

Four ways to help those around you be better informed about the pandemic

Unseen villains. Top-secret cures. In their quest for reassurance during the pandemic, many people are worsening more than just their own anxiety.

I’ve noticed COVID19 conspiracy theories spreading and being promoted by leading influencers in New Age spirituality. Why the overlap?

RT America, a network known for sowing disinformation, has a new alarm: the coming ‘5G Apocalypse.’

Trump and his allies have financial ties to companies that manufacture untested drug he’s touting for COVID-19

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Russia and China are pushing conspiracy theories on the origin of the new coronavirus, experts say.

Unseen villains. Top-secret cures. In their quest for reassurance during the pandemic, many people are worsening more than just their own anxiety.

We love Robert F. Kennedy Jr., but he is part of a misinformation campaign that’s having heartbreaking—and deadly—consequences.

As with other epidemics, crises and disasters throughout history, the search for scapegoats for the corona crisis has already started.

The COVID-19 pandemic will almost certainly wind up being by far the worst pandemic we have experienced in a century. Given a huge pandemic with tragic death tolls, it's not surprising that conspiracy

Falsehoods about a new strain of the coronavirus spreading from China vary widely, from Facebook posts that take a paten

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A viral claim on social media says Bill Gates is planning to use microchip implants to fight the coronavirus. Most of the posts say Gates will “launch human-implantable capsules that have ‘digital certificates’ which can show who has been tested for the coronavirus and who has been vaccinated against it.” The claim has been shared at least 1,000 times on Facebook ( here , bit.ly/3aoVnIV , here ) and at least 3,600 times on Twitter, as of March 27, 2020 ( here , here , here ).