Wed Nov 2 18:22:06 2022
(*6952cd93*):: https://www.npr.org/2022/11/02/1133465632/why-conspiracy-theories-about-paul-pelosis-assault-keep-circulating
Earlier this year, Holt reported about how a baseless story about biolabs in Ukraine could be traced back to one QAnon influencer on Twitter.
“Alex Jones on Infowars has been talking about false flag attacks for over a decade and this is something that in reality happens with such incredible rarity,” says Erin Kearns, assistant professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
The conspiracy theories also cloud the fact that the attack on Pelosi is an incident of far-right domestic terrorism, says Erin Miller, who manages the Global Terrorism Database at the University of Maryland. She is concerned that the conspiracies can be a path to radicalization, especially as the country heads into another polarized election.
man such liars at NPR. So many obvious lies in one article +public!
*** Why conspiracy theories about Paul Pelosi’s assault keep circulating
*** Fringe websites, a tech CEO and members of Congress all spread false claims about the attack on Nancy Pelosi’s husband. The strains of narratives that they leverage are anything but new.
*** NPR.org
*** How Russian Disinformation Goes From the Kremlin to QAnon to Fox News
*** Conservatives and U.S. media are regurgitating a fake conspiracy theory that’s being used to justify Putin’s assault on Ukraine.
*** The Daily Beast
*** Concerns of violence grow as Election Day nears
*** Researchers say the days following the election may pose a greater risk of violence than Election Day itself, particularly in locations where vote counting drags on.
*** NPR.org
