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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s choice to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, appears before the Senate Finance Committee for his confirmation hearing.

Four takeaways from Kennedy Jr’s first confirmation hearing

The ex-Democrat and abortion rights supporter nominated by a Republican president to be the nation’s leading health official presented some unusual dynamics.

  • Aaron Blake

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Dr Kirsten Banks, a lecturer in astrophysics at UNSW started her science communication career as a tour guide at the Sydney Observatory and now educates millions on TikTok.

Facebook fired its fact-checkers. Is TikTok our unexpected hope?

Dr Karl, the NSW RFS and astrophysicist Dr Kirsten Banks hope a new science-based corner of social media could help combat dangerous conspiracies.

  • Angus Dalton
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.

Shock election result ignites conspiracy theories on left and right

While unusual for opposing political camps to create conspiracy theories from the same material, supporters of both sides have fixated on Democrats’ underperformance.

  • Stuart A. Thompson
Protest in support of Palestine in Hyde Park, Sydney.

Big issues bringing more protests and problems to Sydney’s streets

Demonstrations in the city reached record levels last year and are booming worldwide as numerous crisis points and political polarisation point people to problems.

  • Nigel Gladstone
Lou Wall has writtten a musical comedy, “Flat-Earthers: The Musical” which will be performed at Hayes Theatre in Sydney. 26 September 2024 Photo: Janie Barrett .

The dumb, sweet and laughable world of flat-Earthers

COVID-inspired conspiracy theories turned a fun idea into a full-blown musical.

  • Daniel Herborn
One of the more popular conspiracy theories had it that 5G mobile towers caused COVID-19.

I thought we’d be friends forever – then came the conspiracy theories

What started with woo-woo wellness quickly became something darker.

  • Grace Flynn
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Donald Trump suggested Monday that people in the country illegally who have committed crimes have “bad genes”.

How election deniers have infiltrated the race for the White House

Four years after Donald Trump claimed the 2020 election was stolen from him, the Republican candidate and his allies are actively sowing seeds of doubt about this year’s vote.

  • Farrah Tomazin
Daniel Andrews with his wife Catherine.

‘Appalling conspiracy theories’: Andrews blasts former cop’s crash claims

The strongly worded statement comes after the release of a report into the 2013 car accident involving the former premier’s family and a cyclist.

  • Broede Carmody
Marie Morette, a congregant of St Raphael Catholic church, prays during Mass in Springfield.

‘Threats from overseas’: Ohio cancels festival after pet rumour panic

Springfield has been the focus of global attention after Donald Trump and running mate J.D. Vance amplified debunked claims about Haitian immigrants eating cats and dogs.

Nimmitabel’s Andrew Thaler and some of the women who have spoken out against him.

The tiny town with a big problem: a serial pest who targets women

Businesses and community groups in a NSW town – including the Country Women’s Association – have banned Andrew Thaler after years of “community abuse”.

  • Jordan Baker

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