Conspiracy theories
Trump fires six national security officials after meeting with conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer
During the 30-minute meeting, the far-right activist excoriated National Security Council officials in front of the president and their boss, Michael Waltz.
- Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Swan and Ken Bensinger
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- US politics
All presidents use this robot pen, even Trump – but now he’s blowing up about it
Trump claims Joe Biden’s use of the so-called ‘autopen’ had voided his pre-emptive pardons of those on a congressional committee that investigated the January 6 pro-Trump riots.
- Michael Koziol
- Exclusive
- Victorian Parliament
The Liberal heavyweights and pandemic agitators driving the ‘Bike Boy’ campaign haunting Daniel Andrews
The Age unveils key players paying the bills and driving the legal campaign that has consistently embroiled the former premier.
- Sherryn Groch
He was banned from social media. So how come chef Pete Evans is back?
The election of Donald Trump and the installation of Robert F Kennedy Jr as his secretary of health has put fresh wind in the sails of the disgraced celebrity chef.
- Karl Quinn
Stupid? Deluded? Uneducated? Why ordinary people get hooked on conspiracy theories
Simplistic answers don’t explain why a wide variety of our fellow citizens end up holding wild and clearly nonsensical beliefs.
- Kaz Ross
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
- Exclusive
- Social media
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
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
- Exclusive
- Protests
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
The dumb, sweet and laughable world of flat-Earthers
COVID-inspired conspiracy theories turned a fun idea into a full-blown musical.
- Daniel Herborn
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