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Complex systems, wicked problems. Society, technology, science and more. @UNC professor. @NYTimes columnist. My newsletter is @insight: http://www.theinsight.org 

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    1. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 12 Sep 2016
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      Also, did you know that Clinton has Parkinson's, Epilepsy, Dementia AND is handled by her hypnotist? Welcome to the conspiracy election.

      12 replies 10 retweets 21 likes
    2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 13 Sep 2016
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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

      15 replies 115 retweets 145 likes
    3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 13 Sep 2016
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      Conspiracy theories are an ancient problem. They're our narrative machine going awry, fueled by mistrust, manipulated by the powerful.

      5 replies 20 retweets 36 likes
    4. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 13 Sep 2016
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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.

      7 replies 14 retweets 16 likes
    5. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 13 Sep 2016
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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

      3 replies 18 retweets 21 likes
    6. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 13 Sep 2016
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      There has been a multi-decade assault on (yes, imperfect) institutions that guard & advocate for facts. Journalism, higher-education, CDC...

      5 replies 8 retweets 22 likes
    7. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 13 Sep 2016
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      Conspiracy theories have lately been outbursts of racism—Obama "birthers" or even misogyny. But that's not their only form.

      2 replies 6 retweets 8 likes
    8. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 13 Sep 2016
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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.

      1 reply 6 retweets 8 likes
    9. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 13 Sep 2016
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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.

      2 replies 6 retweets 12 likes
    10. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 13 Sep 2016
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      All this to say, conspiracy theory elections may well continue after 2016. Would take multi-thronged, decades-long fight to get some sanity.

      3 replies 5 retweets 8 likes
      zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 13 Sep 2016

      Conspiracy theories aren't new. But an explict conspiracist as major party nominee? My take. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/13/opinion/campaign-stops/did-you-hear-the-latest-about-hillary.html …pic.twitter.com/vGs2ZjEwER

      12:56 PM - 13 Sep 2016
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        2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 13 Sep 2016
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          zeynep tufekci Retweeted Annie Karni

          "She also held Clinton's hand in a way which it has been suggested may have been some sort of neurological test." 🙄https://twitter.com/anniekarni/status/775811901217312768 …

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          Annie KarniVerified account @anniekarni
          This woman is Chris Falvo, a former Senate aide, who helps with advance, not a physician, no mystery: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3786445/Is-Hillary-Clinton-s-undercover-nurse-Pictures-unnamed-woman-checking-candidate-s-pulse-performing-neurological-test-collapsed-9-11-memorial.html …
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        3. Irreverent Pancake‏ @IrreverentPcake 13 Sep 2016
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          @anniekarni Let's parse carefully. "in a way" - waffle. "it has been suggested" - a tie-in by unnamed subject. "May have" - waffle

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        1. José Marichal‏ @marichal 13 Sep 2016
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          Great read! More of our intellectual energy as scholars needs go toward conceptualizing practical alternatives to "go viral or die"

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        1. Eric Morse‏ @eriq49 13 Sep 2016
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          agree with take but not remedy. There probably is no remedy. Usually date collapse of trust to 1968-1973 but Kennedys preceded.

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        1. ormiga‏ @ormiga 13 Sep 2016
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          so @zeynep @mpgrenier731 solve online #socialmedia fed #conspiracytheory by 'we should support' subscription @nytimes paywall? #quackery++

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