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The superspreaders behind top COVID-19 conspiracy theories
3 years, 10 months ago

The superspreaders behind top COVID-19 conspiracy theories

The Hindu  

As the coronavirus spread across the globe, so too did speculation about its origins. “It seemed to me that obviously, this came out of the Wuhan BSL 4,” Mr. Boyle told The Associated Press, dismissing the accepted explanation that the virus emerged from the Wuhan market as “completely preposterous.” A World Heath Organisation team concluded it was extremely unlikely the …

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The superspreaders behind top COVID-19 conspiracy theories
3 years, 10 months ago

The superspreaders behind top COVID-19 conspiracy theories

Associated Press  

As the coronavirus spread across the globe, so too did speculation about its origins. That same day, he was interviewed on a podcast called “Geopolitics and Empire.” That podcast was cited by a little-known Indian website, GreatGameIndia, and went viral, with Boyle’s comments picked up and featured in Iranian-state TV, Russian state media, and fringe websites in the U.S. and …

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Anatomy of a conspiracy: With COVID, China took leading role
3 years, 10 months ago

Anatomy of a conspiracy: With COVID, China took leading role

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The rumors began almost as soon as the disease itself. Meanwhile, powerful voices in the U.S. -- from former President Trump to congressional Republicans -- were working to rebrand COVID-19 as “the China virus,” amplifying fringe theories that it had been engineered by Chinese scientists. Long-term, he added, China is “the more formidable competitor and adversary because of …

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The ‘superspreaders’ behind COVID-19 conspiracy theories
3 years, 10 months ago

The ‘superspreaders’ behind COVID-19 conspiracy theories

Al Jazeera  

Investigation identifies people and groups behind some of the most viral misinformation about the origins of the coronavirus. The centre’s website “has become deeply enmeshed in Russia’s broader disinformation and propaganda ecosystem” by peddling anti-US conspiracy theories, according to a 2020 US Department of State report that found seven of its supposed writers do not even exist but were created …

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Russian man sentenced for LinkedIn, Dropbox data breach
4 years, 2 months ago

Russian man sentenced for LinkedIn, Dropbox data breach

India Today  

A Russian man convicted of hacking LinkedIn, Dropbox and Formspring was sentenced on Wednesday to more than seven years in prison. According to news agency AP, Nikulin, 32, was sentenced by a federal court in San Francisco, after a six-day trial that took place in July. Prosecutors said that in 2012, Nikulin, working from Moscow, hacked the computers of the …

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