Conspiracy Theories

“After the results of Maricopa County’s unofficial election review were released last week, baseless rumors about alleged election fraud have been circulating on social media. A popular Instagram post, for example, claims that ‘over 17,000 duplicate ballots were found JUST in Maricopa county. Trump won.’” - The Dispatch

America’s Revival features calls to prayer, claims Jesus trumps COVID and Mike Lindell conspiracy theories

“ ‘Specifically, we removed content that violated our policies on COVID-19 medical misinformation and presidential election integrity,’ a YouTube spokesperson said in the email.” - C.Post

“So, if pointing out the lack of logic behind a conspiracy theory won’t work, what will? By God’s grace, what can we do? Here are a few thoughts that have emerged from wise friends who I have discussed this with” - Eric Geiger

“The announcement quoted LifeSiteNews marketing director Rebekah Roberts, who framed Facebook’s decision as ‘another case of Big Tech silencing free speech on their platform.’” - RNS

“Gaarder was a high profile conspiracy theorist who made TV appearances and edited an online magazine. He is known in Norway for sharing false information about COVID-19, likening it to the common cold.” - NewsHub

“Dominion Voting Systems in January sued Powell over her statements alleging the voting company helped rig the election against then-President Donald Trump.” - NLJ

“No matter the provenance of the recent interest in Byzantium from America’s white supremacists and conspiracy theorists, one thing is clear: It is based on a very warped idea of the Byzantine Empire that has emerged out of the empire’s fraught place in our histories, caught between ancient and medieval, spirituality and bureaucracy.” - The Conv

“These conspiracy theories, however, are not rooted in reality. Indeed, many of them come from the same sources that previously told us that the coronavirus itself was a hoax or, even worse, a ‘plandemic’ mapped out by the government for some purpose or another.

“Such claims are so numerous, we’ve been unable to examine all of them—but Lindell’s video provides an opportunity to look at several in more detail. For the most part, Lindell’s claims aren’t new. Journalists, public officials, and experts have already disputed or debunked much of the video’s purported evidence of fraud or foreign election interference.” - WORLD