Recent calls to deprogram QAnon conspiracy followers are steeped in discredited notions about brainwashing. As popularly imagined, brainwashing is a coercive procedure that programs new long-term ...

Key ways to get your loved one to view conspiracies rationally: Gauge willingness to quit by employing techniques of motivational interviewing Maintain connection without judging, ridiculing, or ...

Late last June, a visitor scrolling through the Wayfair website noticed something curious. Several ordinary-looking cabinets featured there were listed at rather lofty prices tags. Further examination ...

Win McNamee / Getty Images After a mob of pro-Trump protesters breached the U.S. Capitol through a broken window on Jan. 6, 2021, a lone Capitol Police officer, Eugene Goodman, diverted the group away ...

Rumble, a video-sharing platform that has marketed itself as “neutral” but has allowed and even encouraged right-wing conspiracy theories and misinformation, has become the home of at least 27 ...

QAnon conspiracy theory videos with thinly veiled hashtags are bringing in millions of views on TikTok ahead of the 2022 midterm elections. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ...