Conspiracy theories
What does Michelangelo have to do with Baby Reindeer? You’ll never guess
Long before Taylor Swift, conspiracy theorists were joining the cultural dots.
- by Jordan Prosser
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Karen Read’s fans say she didn’t kill her boyfriend. She says it is a police cover-up
What happened the night police officer John O’Keefe was killed has torn up a sleepy town near Boston and spawned a vast network of amateur sleuths.
- by Susie Coen
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Local council
Course for councillors in spotting conspiracies in the misinformation age
Councillors and candidates can get training on dealing with conspiracy groups who bombard them with theories about 5G towers and 15-minute cities in the lead-up to October’s local government elections.
- by Rachael Dexter
Opinion
Royal family
I jumped on the ‘Katespiracy’ bandwagon. Now I’m flooded with shame
The prospect of a missing princess was a blessed diversion. But now we know the truth, I feel ashamed. What was I thinking?
- by Kerri Sackville
Picture agencies issue takedown notice for ‘manipulated’ royal photo
The image of Princess Catherine and her children, the first released since her surgery, appears to contain a glitch that suggests the image has been doctored.
- by Rob Harris
The Australian ‘banks’ of sovereign citizens – and the havoc they wreak
Creditnet Bank Internationale has no office and does not take deposits from consumers. Yet the group has found itself at the centre of controversial moments in Australian corporate history and an attempted $25 billion fraud on the nation of Palau.
- by Sarah Danckert
‘You’re gonna eat bugs’: Climate fears and conspiracies at Canberra renewables protest
A crowd gathered on the lawn of Parliament House on Tuesday this week to protest the government’s plan to implement “reckless renewables”.
- by Nick O'Malley
Taylor Swift may not be a spy, but these stars were
The Grammy record breaker being a government agent sounds ludicrous but using celebrities as “assets” is not uncommon.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
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US Votes 2024
Biden ‘not sure’ he would be running if Trump wasn’t
The president’s admission comes while campaign funds flow across the political spectrum as backers with deep pockets seek to shape the 2024 election.
- by Nandita Bose and Trevor Hunnicutt
Anti-Voice rallies organised by pro-Putin conspiracy theorist
The official No campaign has distanced itself from this weekend’s rallies, which have been organised by Simeon Boikov – known online as “the Aussie Cossack”.
- by Matthew Knott, Sherryn Groch and Paul Sakkal
Conspiracy theories fill void left by Prigozhin’s presumed death
Nothing happens in Russia without prompting a flurry of conspiracy theories. The death of the Wagner boss and his top henchman is no different.
- by Lucy Cormack
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