Anti-vax to Q-Anon: the paranoid fusion of online conspiracies

Everyone knows someone who’s been swayed by internet conspiracies…misinformation about the Covid vaccine, covid conspiracies? 5G, fluoride. Was it QAnon? Far right groups? Parts of YouTube, Reddit or the more subversive forums like 4chan or 8chan or 8kun

In this Briefing... we learn more about what ties these internet conspiracy groups together... how dangerous it’s becoming... and what if anything we can do about it. Van Badham is an Australian playwright and author who has written a book QAnon and On, shining a light on the conspiracies and the dangers they pose.

Today we explore fusion paranoia... the frightening cluster of online conspiracies.

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