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Escaping the rabbit hole : how to debunk conspiracy theories using facts, logic, and respect / by West, Mick,author.(CARDINAL)795333;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-386) and index."In Escaping the Rabbit Hole, author Mick West shares over a decade's worth of knowledge and experience investigating and debunking false conspiracy theories through his forum, MetaBunk.org, and sets forth a practical guide to helping friends and loved ones recognize these theories for what they really are. Perhaps counter-intuitively, the most successful approaches to helping individuals escape a rabbit hole aren't comprised of simply explaining why they are wrong; rather, West's tried-and-tested approach emphasizes clear communication based on mutual respect, honesty, openness, and patience. West puts his debunking techniques and best practices to the test with four of the most popular false conspiracy theories today (Chemtrails, 9/11 Controlled Demolition, False Flags, and Flat Earth) - providing road maps to help you to understand your friend and help them escape the rabbit hole. These are accompanied by real-life case studies of individuals who, with help, were able to break free from conspiracism"--Amazon.com.

Subjects: Conspiracy theories.;

Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2

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Debunked / by Lytle, Casey,author.(CARDINAL)890140;

Introduction -- The spectrum of conspiracy theories & the project management approach -- The psychology of conspiracy -- Chemtrails -- The Kennedy assassination -- The moon landing hoax -- Area 51 & extraterrestrial UFOs -- September 11,2001 -- Mass shootings, false flags & the truthers -- Qanon & the 2020 presidential election -- Covid-19 & the covid vaccines -- The deep state & secretly murdered celebrities -- Pop culture conspiracy theories."In Debunked, TikTok influencer Casey Lytle discusses more than a dozen conspiracy theories by using his trademark "project management approach." You'll learn how to determine whether a conspiracy theory is rational or irrational as well as possible or impossible. He'll also offer better ways to pull off the conspiracy theories in this book and to make them more rational/possible."--Back cover.

Subjects: Conspiracy theories.; Conspiracies; Conspiracy theories; Media literacy.; Conspiracies.; Popular culture.;

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Opinions throughout history : conspiracy theories / by Issitt, Micah L.,author.(CARDINAL)497402;

Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction -- Historical Timeline -- Revolutionary Conspiracies : conspiracy in the Revolutionary Era (1760-1798) -- Illuminating Mythology : the Illuminati in reality and fantasy (1776-present) -- The Boys' Club : the Freemasons and the Anti-Freemason movement (1820-present) -- The Popish plots : fear of Romanism and the power of the papacy (1830-present) -- Think of the children : Catholic abuse and sexual perversion in conspiracy theories (1836-present) -- A deadly fear : the origin of the anti-vaccination movement (1879-present) -- The gold gamblers : the Populist Party and the international gold ring (1895-present) -- The myths of Zion : Jewish conspiracies and the threat of Zionism (1903-present) -- Anti-capitalism : the Anarchist movement and the threat to capitalism (1901-present) -- The new world order : the first Red Scare and the new world order (1915-present) -- Denying Genocide : Holocaust denial in the past and present (1941-present) -- Fears of the establishment : The Red Scare and McCarthyism (1945-present) -- Psychological warfare : U.S. drug experimentation (1953-present) -- Desert visions : Area 51 and the alien conspiracies (1955-present) -- The Umbrella Man : Kennedy assassination conspiracies (1963-present) -- Death of a dream : conspiracies of the Civil Rights Movement (1968-present) -- Bad Moon rising : the Moon landing hoax (1969-present) -- The October surprise : the Reagan era and the Iran conspiracy (1980-present) -- Satanic influence : spiritualism, Satanism, and the 1980s Satanist scare (1980-present) -- The Gay plague : conspiracy theories about HIV/AIDS (1981-present) -- An existential threat : the conspiracy to sow doubt about climate change (1996-present) -- Spectrum of distrust : the vaccine autism scare (1998-present) -- Cold-blooded politics : the reptile conspiracy (1999-present) -- The three towers : conspiracy theories about 9/11 (2001-present) -- Gun control as a conspiracy : the Sandy Hook Massacre and the gun control movement (2012-present) -- How not to protect children : the QAnon movement (2017-present) -- The conspiracy pandemic : the COVID pandemic and science denial (2019-present) -- The Big Lie : the 2020 presidential election controversy (2020-present) -- Conclusion : flattening the EarthAmerican culture is unique in the degree to which conspiracy theories have been incorporated into the fabric of American society, finding support even among America's popular leaders and major public figures. This volume of Opinions looks at the unfolding of some of the biggest conspiracy theories in the history of America--from the assassination of JFK, to the alleged links between vaccines and autism, to QAnon and the imagined pedophilia ring of the 'deep state.' Looking deeper into the origins and development of these theories will reveal how fear and mistrust have shaped American popular culture and continue to shape attitudes about the perceived secret, hidden nature of America, the world, and even the universe. In addition to helpful subtitles, photos and other images enhance the text, and sidebars provide a profile of an individual who has espoused, legitimately or for personal or financial gain, a conspiracy theory of the time period being discussed."--

Subjects: Conspiracy theories; Conspiracy theories;

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You've been played : how corporations, governments, and schools use games to control us all / by Hon, Adrian,author.(CARDINAL)838049;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-289) and index.The rise of gamification -- Level up your life -- Grind and punishment -- Doing it well -- The gamification of games -- The magnificent bribe -- "I've done my research" -- The world as game -- The treasury of merit -- Escaping softlock."A call-center worker patiently troubleshoots a customer's broken printer, while a cartoon character in a corner of his screen chides him for sounding too unengaged. An exhausted Uber driver needs extra cash, so she accepts a pop-up Quest on her app: drive another three trips to get a $6 bonus. At home, her partner spends hundreds of hours combing through obscure forums about the QAnon conspiracy theory: uncovering clues and drawing connections feels just like a game. This isn't a dystopian fantasy: points, badges, achievements, and leaderboards are slowly creeping into every aspect of modern life. In You've Been Played, neuroscientist and game designer Adrian Hon provides a blistering takedown of how corporations, schools, and governments are using games to coerce and control workers, students, and all citizens. Although this trend--called gamification--can sometimes work for our benefit, Hon shows us that, in fact, it is more often a high-tech means for behavioral, physical, and emotional exploitation. These are games that we often have no choice but to play, where failure isn't met with a cheery 'try again' but with very real financial and social penalties. Hon shows how gamification exploits our new fixation on mindfulness; why massive companies like Amazon and Uber are so keen to adopt gamification as fast as they can; why the dangerous QAnon conspiracy theory is deliberately designed like an 'alternate reality game'; and why augmented reality could turn our entire lives into a hellish game we can never escape. Hon writes chillingly about the gamification's dire consequences, but more importantly, he shows us how we can marshal it as a force for good. You've Been Played is a scathing indictment of a tech-driven world that wants us to think misery is fun, and a call to arms for anyone who hopes to preserve their dignity and autonomy, at our jobs and in our lives"--

Subjects: Social control.; Social engineering.; Control (Psychology); Gamification.;

Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 5

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Conspirituality : how new age conspiracy theories became a health threat / by Beres, Derek,author.(CARDINAL)549260; Remski, Matthew D.,1971-author.(CARDINAL)872059; Walker, Julian(Podcaster),author.(CARDINAL)874091;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-353) and index.Conspirituality 101. Charlotte's web ; The mystic and paranoid trifecta ; Secret pretend knowledge, for survival and community ; Disaster spirituality ; Conspirituality vs. QAnon ; Conspiritualists are not wrong -- Strange attractors. Did Nazis love yoga? ; A man named Eugenics ; Evolving the souls of children ; Cleansing and the sacred fire ; Anxiety of the purebloods ; The Barbara Snow job ; Cursed yoga networks ; That's us in a headstand, losing our cognition ; Aliens killed the love and light vibe ; Charisma, belief, bullshit, and longing -- Gallery of rogues. Upscale Bonnie and Clyde of COVID denial ; New age Q ; The cursed golden girl ; New age zelig ; J. "Pepe" Sears, MAGA life coach ; The Jesus doctor, freed from empathy ; A Kennedy son spirals ; 5D femme ; A chorus of channelers and lightworkers ; Placebo Joe -- Beyond conspirituality. Learning from listeners ; Leaving enlightenment ; Remembering fey ; O father, where art thou? ; What we've been given."Conspirituality takes a deep dive into the troubling phenomenon of influencers who have curdled New Age spirituality and wellness with the politics of paranoia--peddling vaccine misinformation, tales of child trafficking, and wild conspiracy theories. In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, a disturbing social media trend emerged: a large number of yoga instructors and alt-health influencers were posting stories about a secretive global cabal bent on controlling the world's population with a genocidal vaccine. Instagram feeds that had been serving up green smoothie recipes and Mary Oliver poems became firehoses of Fox News links, memes from 4chan, and prophecies of global transformation. Since May 2020, Derek Beres, Matthew Remski and Julian Walker have used their Conspirituality podcast to expose countless facets of the intersection of alt-health practitioners with far-right conspiracy trolls. Now this expansive and revelatory book unpacks the follies, frauds, cons and cults that dominate the New Age and wellness spheres and betray the trust of people who seek genuine relief in this uncertain age. With analytical rigor and irreverent humor, Conspirituality offers an antidote to our times, helping readers recognize wellness grifts, engage with loved ones who've fallen under the influence, and counter lies and distortions with insight and empathy."--

Subjects: Conspiracy theories.; Conspiracy theories; Conspiracy theories;

Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 7

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Modern conspiracies in America : separating fact from fiction / by Gambone, Michael D.,1963-author.;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-225) and index.Introduction -- Building a toolbox for the logical mind -- The Protocols of the Elders of Zion -- The Russians are coming! -- The assassination of John F. Kennedy -- 9/11 -- Sandy Hook -- Chemtrails and contrails -- The 2016 election -- The 2020 "Plandemic" -- QAnon : enemies inside the gates -- Stop the steal! The 2020 election -- Conclusions: finding a way forward."America is awash with alleged conspiracies. It seems like today, no one with a cell phone escapes the vortex of skepticism, cynicism, paranoia, and fear that occupy our thoughts almost constantly. Seeking out valid answers in this cacophony can be confusing and deeply frustrating. In this book, historian Michael D. Gambone provides case studies of popular conspiracy theories in America from the past 100 years, from Protocol of the Elders of Zion to #stopthesteal. He offers an approach based on basic logic and historical case studies, not designed to win arguments, but to help readers separate truth from the avalanche of nonsense descending on us every day. In each case, Gambone outlines the conspiracy claim, provides historical context for the conspiracy, presents evidence of the conspiracy claim, and analyzes the claim, context, and evidence. Modern Conspiracies in American History will appeal to a broad audience of readers interested in American history and those seeking to become better informed consumers of news in an era when social media spreads misinformation widely and quickly."--

Subjects: Conspiracies; Conspiracy theories; Political culture; Political culture; Critical thinking.;

Available copies: 14 / Total copies: 15

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Battling the big lie: How Fox, Facebook, and the Maga Media are destroying America / by Pfeiffer, Dan,author.;

Introduction -- I.What Happened -- II. How it Happened -- III. What we do about it"In BATTLING THE BIG LIE, bestselling author Dan Pfeiffer returns to lay out how the Right Wing built such a robust and successful disinformation machine, how they have used it to amass power despite representing a dwindling share of the country, and how readers can fight back against disinformation with step-by-step guides on spotting fake news, becoming their own fact checker, and talking to their conspiracy theory-obsessed relatives. Over the last twenty years, the Right Wing has built a massive media apparatus that is weaponizing misinformation for political purposes. The Right Wing media ecosystem personified by Fox and fueled by Facebook is waging war on the very idea of objective truth -- and it's winning. This misinformation campaign is at the root of much that is rotten in America and around the world. Trump is a product of this eco-system as is the immense polarization and division and our inability to deal rationally with immense threats like COVID and Climate Change. Here, Pfeiffer lays bare the tactics used by the Right Wing propaganda machine and how to combat them, including: QAnon and its proponents, from Facebook groups to members of congress ; The optimization of Facebook as the ultimate carrier of Right Wing clickbait ; Educating the Left to "fight fire with fire" and nurture progressive media ; How to have hard conversations with the Fox News-watching, conspiracy theory-believing relative in your life. A functioning democracy depends on a shared understanding of reality. America is teetering on the edge because one of the two parties in our two-party system views truth, facts, and science as their opponent. As BATTLING THE BIG LIE proves, time is running out to fix this problem. There are no easy answers or quick fixes, but something must be done.

Subjects: Facebook (Firm); Instagram (Firm); YouTube (Electronic resource); Internet in political campaigns; Social media; Journalism; Disinformation.; Information society.; Social media.; Political science.; Social media.;

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We are Proud Boys : how a right-wing street gang ushered in a new era of American extremism / by Campbell, Andy(Journalist),author.;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-311).The Gavin McInnes Show -- How to build a street gang -- Anatomy of a Proud Boy -- Portland, the political war zone -- "Very fine people" -- The Proud Boys and the GOP -- The fist amendment -- Funding political violence -- Fucking around and finding out -- Antifa the boogeyman -- The gang tries civil war -- The Proud Boys playbook."After the 2016 election, Americans witnessed a frightening trend: the sudden rise of a host of new extremist groups around the country. Empowered by a new president, they started showing up at political rallies, building fervent online presences, and expanding at an alarming rate. Amid all this, one group seemed to show up in the news constantly, creating a reputation for its bizarre behavior and regular violence: the Proud Boys. From acclaimed extremism reporter Andy Campbell, WE ARE PROUD BOYS is the definitive history of this notorious group and all the far-right movements they're connected to. Through groundbreaking new reporting, Campbell delivers the untold story of a gang of bumbling, punch-happy bigots who, under the leadership of a coke-addled media executive in New York, grew to become the centerpiece of American extremism and positioned themselves as the unofficial enforcement arm of the GOP. Beginning with their founding by Gavin McInnes, the media personality best known for co-founding Vice, Campbell takes us deep inside the Proud Boys, laying bare their origins and their rise to prominence, along the way exposing the group's noxious culture and strange rituals. Their bizarre, frightening story lays bare the playbook they have created for all extremist groups to follow going forward, giving Americans the necessary insight to push back against these groups. The story of the Proud Boys is far more than a relic of the Trump era. In Campbell's hands, it is an urgent warning about extremism encroaching into mainstream politics. It is also a window into the dark corners of the internet, where radical and violent factions incubate, and where misogyny and racism thrive. It's an exploration of the web of extremism that includes QAnon conspiracy theory, white nationalists, gun-toting militias, neo-Nazis, incels, and online reactionaries, with the Proud Boys sitting directly in the center. It's an exclusive look at the fascist underbelly of American government today, where top-level Republican politicians count racist street thugs as their personal bodyguards. The Proud Boys were an inevitable symptom of an authoritarian regime, and though their wild story may be unique to this political moment, it won't be the last of its kind"--

Subjects: Right-wing extremists; Government, Resistance to; White supremacy movements;

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The insurrectionist : Major General Edwin A. Walker and the birth of the deep state conspiracy / by Adams, Peter,1953-author.(CARDINAL)877886;

Includes bibliographical references and index.From Anzio to Little Rock -- Pro-blue and the red conspiracy -- Military men on the fringe -- Thunder on the right -- Insurrection at Ole Miss -- "Standing on the brink of the pit of hell" -- Into the vortex -- Midnight riders of the ultra right -- Edwin Walker : America's "leading fascist" -- The "mad hatter" of the right -- The outing of General Walker."Peter Adams' The Insurrectionist is the first comprehensive biography of Major General Edwin A. Walker, a figure who, in the 1950s and 60s, became a leader of a far-right political movement known for its elaborate conspiracy theories, authoritarianism, and uncompromising white supremacy. Though Walker failed in his only campaign for office, the deep-state conspiracy theory he wove has echoed through American political culture into the age of QAnon, finding a new home among today's far-right extremists. Walker's following flourished in the 1950s and 1960s, during a period of uncertainty and fear fostered by a sense that America was losing the Cold War and faced threats to white supremacy due to desegregation. He and other ultra-right leaders claimed that a vast conspiratorial network was to blame. Specifically, Walker attracted followers for his suspicion of democratic institutions and belief that there were deep-state actors in the State Department, Pentagon, and the government working with co-conspirators in the Kremlin and UN headquarters to create a one-world government. Walker was a prominent and vocal member of the anti-integration Citizens Councils and the John Birch Society, an organization that brought anti-Communist hysteria to heights that surpassed even Joe McCarthy. A highly decorated World War II and Korean War veteran, Walker resigned his officer's commission in 1961 after the Joint Chiefs of Staff reprimanded him for airing his political views in public. The following year, he led a deadly riot in a sea of Confederate flags against the first African American attempting to register as a student at the University of Mississippi. Arrested on order from the Attorney General and charged with sedition and insurrection for his role in inciting violence against federal troops, he ended up briefly in a federal psychiatric facility. While many on the far right hoped Walker would lead a movement that could unite their disparate forces, his political ambitions went nowhere. Nevertheless, as the public face of militant white supremacy, hysterical anti-communism, anti-statism, and insidious federal conspiracy, he remained a hero to some of the most extreme and violent elements of hyper-conservative America. Walker also attracted the attention of Lee Harvey Oswald, who tried to murder him seven months before assassinating John F. Kennedy. A loner, Walker was reclusive in the years after he was gone from the headlines, holding tight to a secret double life until his arrest for public lewdness essentially outed him as a deeply closeted gay man. As Adams shows in his fascinating biography of Walker, those who flocked to his side believed they were losing the battle to restore a vanishing moral and political order and that time was quickly running out to save America from ruin. A half-century before QAnon, Walker's followers found solutions in his elaborate conspiracy theories and critique of democratic institutions. Restoring American greatness, they believed, was possible but only by rooting out the nation's numerous entrenched enemies and installing men like Walker in positions of power. In many ways, The Insurectionist is an investigation of the roots of the ultra-right and a genealogy of its current beliefs"--

Subjects: Biographies.; Walker, Edwin A. (Edwin Anderson), 1909-1993.; United States. Army; John Birch Society.; Right-wing extremists; Racism; Conspiracy theories; Racism.;

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Under the eye of power : how fear of secret societies shapes American democracy / by Dickey, Colin,author.(CARDINAL)557407;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-353)Introduction: The paranoid republic -- Part one: As above, so below. The arch and the cenotaph -- The craft -- The dreadful fire -- "There is something earnest in all this, but the object is concealed" -- Part two: Deep-laid schemes. Mysteries of iniquity -- "Do not open your lips" -- In the convent's crypt -- Fresh from the loins of the people -- A piece of machinery, so to speak -- The mystic red -- Part three: National indigestion. Abraham Lincoln's secret confidant -- The man who threw the bomb -- A matter of trusts -- The world's enigma -- The (in)visible empire -- Part four: Wonders of the invisible world. Subliminals -- Truth drugs -- Purity of essence -- Beware the Siberian beetle -- Part five: Behind the hieroglyphic streets. Networks -- The suburban uncanny -- Attack of the lizard people! -- The banality of evil -- Nothing is true, everything is permitted -- Epilogue: Citizens' commissions"From beloved cultural historian and acclaimed author of Ghostland, a history of America's obsession with secret societies and the conspiracies of hidden power. The United States was born in paranoia. From the American Revolution (thought by some to be a conspiracy organized by the French) to the Salem witch trials to the Satanic Panic, Illuminati and QAnon, one of the most enduring narratives that defines the United States is simply this: secret groups are conspiring to pervert the will of the people and the rule of law. We'd like to assume these panics exist only at the fringes of society, or are unique features of an internet age. But history tells us, in fact, that they are woven into the fabric of American democracy. Cultural historian Colin Dickey has built a career studying how our most irrational beliefs reach the mainstream, why, and what they tell us about ourselves. In Under the Eye of Power, Dickey charts the history of America through its paranoias and fears of secret societies, while seeking to explain why so many people--including some of the most powerful people in the country--continue to subscribe to these conspiracy theories. Paradoxically, he finds, belief in the fantastical and conspiratorial can be more soothing than what we fear the most: the chaos and randomness of history, the rising and falling of fortunes in America, and the messiness of democracy. Only in seeing the cycle of this history, Dickey says, can we break it"--

Subjects: Secret societies; Conspiracy theories;

Available copies: 19 / Total copies: 19

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