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Laura Loomer talks to Stephen Bannon in February.

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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An automatic signing machine, known colloquially as an autopen.

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
A group of people is pushing the narrative that there’s more to the Daniel Andrews bike crash than is publicly said.

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
Pete Evans in a post he shared on social media on the day Donald Trump was re-elected as US president.

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
Pandemic bill protesters state their case on Saturday.

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
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

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