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Whitney Phillips, an assistant professor in the Department of Communication and Rhetorical Studies in the College of Visual and Performing Arts, was quoted in the Mother Jones story “How the Coronavirus Spread QAnon.” Professor Phillips, who specializes in disinformation, explains…

Jennifer Grygiel, assistant professor of communications in the Newhouse School, and Michael Barkun, Professor Emeritus from the Maxwell School, were both quoted in the Business Insider story “Amazon and Hulu’s algorithms are recommending conspiracy theory films, and the consequences could be…

Just last week was the 20th anniversary of the infamous car crash that killed Princess Diana. While many take this at face value after all this time, others are not as easily convinced, with many conspiracy theories still surrounding her…