QAnon Rally Attendance-Gate

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One of the hallmarks of the current state of right wing media is that they’ll lie about things they have no reason to lie about. They’ll even lie when it’s more advantageous to tell the truth.

Case in point: the QAnon rally on September 11th on the National Mall in D.C. From photos and accounts of the media who covered it, it’s clear that there were about 100 people there, including about half-a-dozen speakers. Not a single picture taken at the event even shows that many, but if one totals up everyone who went to the Mall specifically to attend the rally (as opposed to being photographed while just passing through) one could charitably get the total up that high.

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Why We Still Believe 9/11 Conspiracy Theories

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This is a chapter from my book “The World’s Worst Conspiracies” that didn’t make it into the final draft. It’s about why 9/11 conspiracy theories took hold, and the role they play in making sense of the tragedy that took place 18 years ago. It’s presented unabridged.

9/11 Truth

It should not be surprising that the most destructive terrorist attack in history would have inspired the conspiracy theory that truly brought the movement from the darkest corners of the internet into the mainstream.

As the hijacked airplanes were still crashing into buildings, the September 11th attacks were met with a deluge of unbelieving reactions. It simply did not fit into the western mindset that someone would willingly fly an airplane into a building, killing themselves just to kill hundreds of other people. Disbelief was common, from air traffic controllers as the attacks were happening, to the reactions of world leaders afterwards.

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The World’s Worst Conspiracies: HAARP

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As you may know, I wrote a book that’s coming out on October 15th! It’s called “The World’s Worst Conspiracies,” and you can order it here from Amazon, or likely also from your local bookseller. If you have one.

Writing a book debunking conspiracy theories is much less difficult than marketing one. After all, skepticism is an entire field devoted to telling people who believe something un-evidenced that they’re wrong. That’s a hard sell. Hence, there are UFO and conspiracy theory conventions all over the world, UFO and conspiracy theory books at the top of the charts, and UFO and conspiracy theory YouTubers making big money off ad revenue and Patreon. Skepticism and critical thinking? Not so much, sadly.

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How to Save QAnon In Three Easy Steps

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In the small miracles category, word broke over the weekend that the current owner of 8chan has no plans to try to restore the anarchic image board.

Someone else is likely to find somewhere else to start some board that’s even worse than 8chan, yes. But for now, the internet is a slightly less terrible place.

Another positive side effect to the crash of 8chan? No more QAnon! Ordinarily, a simple deplatforming wouldn’t stop an ascending cult like QAnon, right? I mean, if you’re going to carry out a secret plan to save the world’s children from Hillary Clinton, don’t you just find somewhere else to spread your message, rather than allow your movement to die?

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Introducing “The World’s Worst Conspiracies”

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What does the Bilderberg Group talk about at their secret meetings?

How can chemtrails not be real if you can look up at see them?

The government totally killed Martin Luther King, Jr., right?

Why does weird stuff keep happening in Montauk, New York?

Every shooting isn’t a false flag, but that doesn’t mean none of them are, yes?

Chances are, someone you know has asked you that question at some point. Or maybe they brought it up in casual conversation like it was the most normal thing. Maybe you had an answer for them, maybe you made one up, and maybe you just ran away screaming. Who could blame you?

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