conspiracy theories
In a Wisconsin town, voters fear for America under attack
By Tim Sullivan — December 1, 2022
HUDSON, Wisconsin (AP) — In pockets of America, the U.S. government orchestrated COVID-19 fears to cement its power, the IRS is buying up huge stocks of ammunition and former President Barack Obama may be the country’s most powerful person.
It’s not fear. It’s faith.
By Jeffrey Salkin — October 6, 2022
(RNS) — Yes, I am scared. But I have something else in my pocket. So do you.
Buying into conspiracy theories can be exciting – that’s what makes them dangerous
By Donovan Schaefer — July 5, 2022
(The Conversation) — Overcoming conspiracy theories isn’t just about information. A scholar of religion explains that the emotions they inspire are part of their appeal.
Viganò, Vatican critic, blames ‘deep state’ for Ukraine war, citing COVID-19 measures
By Claire Giangravé — March 7, 2022
(RNS) — The outspoken papal critic connected the Ukraine conflict to opposition to COVID-19 vaccines.
Pope denounces fake news about COVID, vaccines, urges truth
By Nicole Winfield — January 28, 2022
ROME (AP) — Francis met with Catholic journalists who have formed a fact-checking network to try to combat misinformation about the pandemic.
Twitter permanently bans Greg Locke, pro-Trump, anti-vax pastor
By Bob Smietana — September 14, 2021
(RNS) — In a Facebook Live video, he claimed to be the first pastor to be banned on Twitter and said his banning was an attack on Christians.
United Methodist pastor’s podcast ‘Cross Over Q’ challenges QAnon, comforts its victims
By Emily McFarlan Miller — May 4, 2021
(RNS) — In the first episode of his podcast, Vicar Derek Kubilus describes QAnon as ‘the most violent and dangerous Christian heresy to come along this century.’
How Catholicism became a breeding ground for conspiracy theories
By Claire Giangravé — March 5, 2021
(RNS) — A perfect storm of institutional crises, the polarization of perceived winners and losers and an influx of evangelicals has made Catholicism fertile ground for conspiracy theories.
Survey: More than a quarter of white evangelicals believe core QAnon conspiracy theory
By Jack Jenkins — February 11, 2021
(RNS) — There was also significant support among white evangelicals for the claim that members of antifa, or anti-fascist activists, were ‘mostly responsible’ for the attack on the U.S. Capitol, according to the survey conducted by the conservative American Enterprise Institute.
Study reveals half of pastors say they’re hearing conspiracy theories in their churches
By Emily McFarlan Miller — January 26, 2021
(RNS) — The most likely to agree they frequently heard conspiracy theories from their congregants were those who pastor churches with attendance of 250 or more people.
Russell Moore, Justin Giboney warn that conspiracies must be confronted with truth
By Adelle M. Banks — January 8, 2021
(RNS) — Both urged religious people to rise above the rhetoric that helped lead to the riot at the Capitol.
QAnon: The alternative religion that’s coming to your church
By Katelyn Beaty — August 17, 2020
(RNS) — Teaching susceptible Christians media literacy won’t counteract their sudden, widespread adherence to conspiracy theories because these Christians thrive on a narrative of media cover-up.
Why American evangelicals are so tempted by the easy assurance of conspiracy theories
By D.L. Mayfield — June 5, 2020
(RNS) — This is how conspiracy theories do their damage, by pulling us away from the real problem and the more complex but lasting solutions.
How Americans’ ‘tell it like it is’ attitude renders us vulnerable to conspiracy theories
By Tara Isabella Burton — May 19, 2020
(RNS) — Americans, distrustful of institutions that would prescribe knowledge for us, have been especially prone to believe what they see online.
Anti-Semitic conspiracy theories roil DC city government
By Yonat Shimron — May 2, 2018
WASHINGTON (AP) — The issue nearly derailed a City Council meeting Tuesday (May 1) and resulted in the resignation of a city official who organized a disastrous 'unity rally' that featured a speaker who called all Jews 'termites.'
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