conspiracy theories
Incel Culture: What We’ve Learned From Investigating Plymouth Attacker’s Digital Footprint
August 9, 2024VOX-Pol Blog Post. ...
Examining Online Indicators of Extremism in Violent Right-Wing Extremist Forums
August 9, 2024VOX-Pol Blog Post. ...
What Is the Link Between Computer Gaming and Hate-based Ideologies?
August 8, 2024VOX-Pol Blog Post. ...
QAnon and the Storm of the U.S. Capitol: The Offline Effect of Online Conspiracy Theories
August 8, 2024VOX-Pol Blog Post. ...
Don’t (Just) Blame Echo Chambers. Conspiracy Theorists Actively Seek Out Their Online Communities
August 7, 2024VOX-Pol Blog Post. ...
VOX-Pol Guest Lecture Series: Functional Link Between Conspiracy Theories and Violent Extremism
August 2, 2024VOX-Pol Guest Lecture Series, Autumn 2022 Speaker: Dr Bettina Rottweiler Title: The Functional Link Between Conspiracy Theories and Violent Extremism ...
VOX-Pol Guest Lecture Series: Alternative Histories and Far-right Occult Subcultures
August 2, 2024VOX-Pol Guest Lecture Series, Autumn 2022 Speaker: Dr. Ashton Kingdon Title: Alternative Histories and Far-right Occult Subcultures ...
Conspiracy, misinformation, radicalisation: understanding the online pathway to indoctrination and opportunities for intervention
May 17, 2024In response to the rise of various fringe movements in recent years, from anti-vaxxers to QAnon, there has been increased public and scholarly attention to misinformation and conspiracy theories and the online communities that produce them. However, efforts at understanding the radicalisation process largely focus on those who go on to commit violent crimes. This ...
Telegram as a Buttress: How far-right extremists and conspiracy theorists are expanding their infrastructures via Telegram
September 18, 2023The ISD Germany study on the extreme right-wing use of Telegram serves as a complementary text to the “Escape routes” report. In it, the research team examined links to other platforms, which were shared on the controversial messenger service and were disseminated in the channels of right-wing extremists, right-wing radicals and conspiracy ideologues in the ...