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Jenny McCarthy's anti-vaccine testimony and advocacy were given airtime on Oprah's programs, leading to criticism from public-health advocates and science-based commentators.
A loose constellation of QAnon influencers, fringe podcasters and a few high-profile conspiracy promoters have kept the claim that John F. Kennedy Jr. is alive circulating online and at in-person even...
Oprah Winfrey gave high-visibility television platforms to both Dr. Mehmet Oz and Jenny McCarthy across the 2000s and beyond: Dr. Oz first appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show in 2004 and was a regular ...
Since 2020 QAnon and adjacent online communities have amplified medical pseudoscience by repackaging false cures, sowing distrust in public health institutions, and cross-pollinating with wellness, an...
A persistent set of antisemitic tropes — often labeled “Jews control” or “Zionist Occupation Government (ZOG)” — has been promoted by a range of actors from early 20th‑century industrialists to contem...
YourNewsWire (later NewsPunch/Newspunch) acted as a prolific originator and amplifier of conspiracy narratives both before and after its November 2018 rebrand, repeatedly producing stories later debun...