conspiracy theories
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An Exclusive Interview With Tyrese's 90-Degree Thermostat—Which He Believes Prevents COVID-19
Celebrities have been flinging themselves onto the front lines of Black Twitter with their unfounded COVID-19 theories, and you’d think Tyrese would’ve used the opportunity to not be the target of the platform’s trolling for once. Tyrese could’ve thrown in the tile in this ignorant COVID-19 discourse and slid by unscathed. Nevertheless, his foolishness persisted.…
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Will Letitia Wright's Vaccine Skepticism Tweets Result in a Teachable Moment?
In February 2018, the world was introduced to Letitia Wright’s rendition of “Shuri” in Black Panther. With her witty one-liners, she instantly catapulted into global fame. Shuri’s snark brought a sense of unmatched joy audiences will always cherish. It’s joy we certainly still need two years later—in 2020. Yet, 2020 is gon’…2020. On Thursday night,…
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Sean Hannity Admits He Doesn't 'Vet the Information' on His Show Then Tries to Unadmit It
In today’s episode of No Shit Republican Sherlock, Fox News host Sean Hannity told his viewers plainly that he doesn’t actually fact check the things he says while on air. In other news, Jesus revealed that the water he walked on was, in fact, wet; Donald Trump graciously confessed that he owns a tanning bed;…
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Why Does a Self-Proclaimed Billionaire Keep Begging for Donations?
President Trump is becoming the PT Barnum of his day, and the crazy conspiracy theories and racist rants he pushes to his legions of sycophants is his circus. Somehow, someway, Trump has convinced his followers that his campaign needs donations to fight to pay for appeals in states where he and everyone around him continue…
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Michigan Professor Under Investigation Over Anti-Semitic and N-Word-Laced COVID-19 Conspiracy Tweets
A Michigan college professor has been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation into tweets that appear to show that, despite being a science professor, he hates science and has a bit of contempt for Jewish people. One thing he loves, though, is the n-word. The Associated Press reports that Thomas Brennan, a physical science…
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Proud Boy Admits He's 'Kinda Dumb' and Doesn't Research. If Only All Trump Supporters Were This Honest
By and large, Trump supporters are complete morons. I know I just stated the obvious worse than when Outkast’s Big Boi wrote the lyrics, “I used to hang out with my daddy’s brothers, I call them my uncles,” but you have to admit the Trump cult has been ramping up the stupidity since the commander-in-being-allergic-to-facts…
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Texas GOP Calling for Chairwoman’s Resignation After She Claimed George Floyd’s Death Was Staged
I mean… I don’t know what level of Hell this is but…. I don’t even know how you fix your lips or fingers to type such horrible things, but a Texas county GOP chairwoman is looking at adding to the staggering unemployment numbers as Texas GOP Chairman James Dickey is calling for her resignation for…
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When Paranoia Goes Wrong: Unpacking COVID-19 and Conspiracy Theories in the Black Community
“Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they’re not out to get you.” — Professor Patricia A. Turner text Let’s talk about conspiracy theories. As COVID-19 cripples the world, so spreads some pretty outlandish ideas about the virus—its origin, who’s it set out to target and its mode of transmission. These beliefs are unproven, caused by…
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MAGA vs. Hotep: The Coronavirus Conspiracy Theory Battle
A hotep and a MAGAt walk into a bar… “Why aren’t you wearing your mask?” asks the bartender. “Oh, I don’t believe in the coronavirus,” replies the Trump supporter, sipping on a Mountain Dew Code Red. “It’s a plot by the government to get us to take a poison vaccine.” “I know, right?” says the…
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What the Coronavirus Is Doing to Black People Ain't a Conspiracy. It's Just America
Months ago, when the first news stories about COVID-19 were published, I read a convoluted Facebook status from one of my 4992 closest friends that connected the coronavirus to “mandated vaccinations”—which, according to them, would actually be an elaborate government ploy to implant chips in us and track our behavior. If I’d had time that…