Also, did you know that Clinton has Parkinson's, Epilepsy, Dementia AND is handled by her hypnotist? Welcome to the conspiracy election.
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I'm all for disclosure. But disclosure won't solve this. My piece on conspiracy theories. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/13/opinion/campaign-stops/did-you-hear-the-latest-about-hillary.html …pic.twitter.com/XAaDVT1uN2
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Conspiracy theories are an ancient problem. They're our narrative machine going awry, fueled by mistrust, manipulated by the powerful.
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They've always been with us. See the "Paranoid Style in American Politics." But now, we have the birther-in-chief as the Republican nominee.
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In March, I wrote about how Trump flourished. This isn't an aberration but a result. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/31/opinion/campaign-stops/adventures-in-the-trump-twittersphere.html …pic.twitter.com/0gZhPSjFZJ
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There has been a multi-decade assault on (yes, imperfect) institutions that guard & advocate for facts. Journalism, higher-education, CDC...
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Conspiracy theories have lately been outbursts of racism—Obama "birthers" or even misogyny. But that's not their only form.
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Sometimes, they've been like a cancer on the urge to challenge power—impulse gone awry. They are also often manipulated by the powerful.
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It's a really tough challenge. Conspiracy theories feed on mistrust, and grow it. And, yes, they thrive on social media.
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My student
@tanmit has a cool paper about Twitter's anti-vaxxers. Likely to believe many other conspiracies. http://comp.social.gatech.edu/papers/icwsm16.vaccine.mitra.pdf …3 replies 9 retweets 17 likes
Fascinating. The language is often one of challenging power... That's the subjective sense I find.
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check out tables 5, 6, 7. :-)
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