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Turbo Cancer

Turbo cancer is a term used for an anti-vaccine conspiracy theory that claims COVID-19 vaccines, especially mRNA vaccines, are causing vaccinated individuals to develop aggressive, fast-developing cancers. The claim has been debunked by medical experts, and the... Read more

Conspiracy Theories Non-extremist

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Scamdemic

“Scamdemic” is a popular conspiratorial term used by some conspiracy theorists, extremists and anti-vaccine activists to describe their belief that the COVID-19 pandemic was deliberately planned and “orchestrated” by global elites as a ruse to enslave humanity... Read more

Conspiracy Theories Non-extremist

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Pizzagate

Pizzagate is a conspiracy theory claiming that tunnels under a Washington, D.C. pizzeria served as headquarters for a child trafficking and pedophilia ring sanctioned by Hillary Clinton and other Democratic figures.

Conspiracy Theories Right-wing

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Protocols of the Eld…

The text of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion, which was originally published in Russia in 1903, is a forgery purporting to be the confidential minutes from secret meetings of Jewish leaders in the last years... Read more

Publications Antisemitism

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Q sent me/us

"Q sent me" or "Q sent us" is a phrase used by QAnon adherents to express their allegiance to Q and their association with the army of digital soldiers.

Slogans / Code words Right-wing

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QAnon

QAnon is a popular right-wing conspiracy theory centered around thousands of cryptic messages posted by a figure called "Q", who claimed to be an anonymous U.S. government official, on the 4chan and 8chan/8kun message boards beginning in... Read more

Conspiracy Theories Right-wing

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Redemption Theory/St…

Redemption theory, also referred to as strawman theory, is a set of concepts within the sovereign citizen movement that became popular from 1999 onwards. Created by Roger Elvick, a long-time sovereign citizen guru, based on earlier ideas... Read more

Key Concepts / Definitions Anti-government

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Directed Energy Weap…

Directed Energy Weapons (DEWs) are a type of long-ranged weapon that use concentrated electromagnetic energy fired at the speed of light to damage and destroy enemy targets, such as missiles, satellites or drones. DEW research has been... Read more

Conspiracy Theories Non-extremist

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"Pestilence from Hea…

"Pestilence from Heaven" is a phrase used by the Nation of Islam to describe the coronavirus pandemic, with some specifically blaming Jews and Israel for causing the "pestilence."

Slogans / Code words Antisemitism

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Pepe the Frog

Pepe the Frog is a popular internet cartoon character appropriated by the white supremacist movement and used in a variety of contexts. Members of the white supremacist "alt right," favor the symbol in a context that is... Read more

Numbers / Symbols Right-wing