Social Media Conspiracy

The stuff of conspiracy theories makes for great, entertaining stories in movies, books, and television. And there is no shortage of subjects: from who really killed JFK to the truth behind 9/11. And then, there are subjects from alien invasions to the Moon landing was simulated - theories that are truly out of this world, which according to some, is flat. Many of these crazy concepts have jumped off the pages or screens to become so pervasive in our culture that thousands - even millions - subscribe to them as reality.

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. 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.

On a foggy summer night, eleven people--ten privileged, one down-on-his-luck painter--depart Martha's Vineyard on a private jet headed for New York. Sixteen minutes later, the unthinkable happens: the plane plunges into the ocean. The only survivors are the painter Scott Burroughs and a...

The Freemasons. The Satanic Hell-Fire Club. The Illuminati. This fascinating book delves into 100 mysterious conspiracies across time, ranging from secret societies that planned revolutions to underground groups with sometimes-nefarious agendas. The Conspiracy Book is a must-listen for anyone interested in learning more about the hidden forces that have shaped some of the most significant events in history.

Science doesn't speak for itself. Neck-deep in work that can be messy and confounding and naïve in the ways of public communication, scientists are often unable to package their insights into the neat narratives that the public requires. Enter celebrities, advocates, lobbyists, and the funders behind them, who take advantage of scientists' reluctance to provide easy answers, flooding the media with misleading or incorrect claims about health risks. In Bad Advice, Paul A. Offit shares hard-earned wisdom on the dos and don'ts of battling misinformation.

When a powerful trafficking ring is exposed in the quiet town of Clover, Missouri, the fallout is far from over. Antique shop owner-turned-investigator Della Fox thought she'd helped bring justice to the victims—but whispers of someone even more dangerous pull her back into the shadows. As Della juggles suspicious new town programs, a secretive letter pointing to a hidden mastermind, and the unexpected return of a man from her past, she realizes the danger is far from gone. With Sheriff Jared Metcalf growing uneasy, a new police chief shaking things up, and Clover’s mayor determined to ...

“An eye-opening dazzler” (Stephen King) about a pair of globetrotting, gore-obsessed investigative journalists whose entanglement in a French philosopher’s death becomes a surreal journey into global conspiracy from legendary filmmaker David Cronenberg. Stylish and camera-obsessed, Naomi...

Gary Webb had an inborn journalistic tendency to track down corruption and expose it. For over thirty-four years, he wrote stories about corruption from county, state, and federal levels. He had an almost magnetic effect to these kinds of stories, and it was almost as if the stories found him. It was his gift, and, ultimately, it was his downfall.

The “gripping” (The Atlantic) story of five families shattered by pernicious, pervasive conspiracy theories, and how we might set ourselves free from a crisis that could haunt American life for generations. “Excellent . . . This is the intimate side of the cold civil war America has been...

Learn to recognize how hatred is manufactured—before it’s too late. If Manufacturing Consent showed how power shapes agreement, Manufacturing an Enemy reveals something even darker: how propaganda creates enemies. This book examines the Nazi propaganda playbook through one of its most effective laboratories: Nazi films produced in Nazi Germany. By analyzing key examples of Nazi film and Nazi Germany movies, the book exposes the rhetorical, psychological, and cinematic techniques used by the Nazis to transform human beings into threats—and entire societies into accomplices. Far from ...

In a world where misinformation spreads faster than a toddler’s glitter explosion, "Mess-information: The Art of Believing Trash and Loving It" serves as your hilarious survival guide through the chaotic swamp of lies. With a sharp wit and a keen eye, this book dives deep into the absurdity of fake news, ridiculous conspiracy theories, and the peculiar psychology that makes us so gullible. From the history of outrageous beliefs that have plagued dinner conversations for centuries to the social media platforms that have turned rumors into modern-day religions, this book unpacks why we fall...

More and more people are beginning to realize that we are being manipulated and lied to. We are denied access to secrets that shouldn’t be secrets. Our politicians obfuscate, deny, and outright lie. No one knows whom to trust. The nightly news is being replaced by carefully orchestrated propaganda. Our iPhones are monitored, as are our laptops and our landlines. As for social media, that too is ripe for spying by men in black suits. No wonder, then, that the last few years have seen an incredible rise in conspiracy theories about deceptions and cover-ups.

In Weird Earth: Debunking Strange Ideas About Our Planet, Donald R. Prothero demystifies these conspiracies and offers answers to some of humanity's most outlandish questions. Applying his extensive scientific knowledge, Prothero corrects misinformation that con artists and quacks use to hoodwink others about geology - hollow earth, expanding earth, and bizarre earthquakes-and mystical and paranormal happenings - healing crystals, alien landings, and the gates of hell.

Well-funded hard-left extremists, the mainstream media, Obama/Clinton holdovers in the government bureaucracy, and clandestine forces within the US intelligence apparatus have a strategy to ensure that Trump will not serve out his term as the 45th President of the United States. Investigative journalist and conspiracy expert Jerome Corsi goes into shocking detail about how this Deep State, or Shadow Government, secretly wields power in Washington and why it is dangerous.

WARNING: Reading this book may change how you use social media forever. Step inside the nerve centers of the digital Cold War. As the clock ticks down to the September 2025 'divest-or-die' deadline, BANPROOF: The M-2 Files takes you on a pulse-pounding journey through the battlefields of ByteDance, Washington D.C., and Silicon Valley. This gripping techno-thriller unveils the secretive Project M-2, where Beijing draws its hard line on algorithm control and global powers race to shape the future of social media. Get ready for a front-row seat to the unprecedented migration of 170 million ...

WINNER NED KELLY AWARD 2020 Longlisted for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2020 'You'll miss meals, sleep, and your stop on the bus - guaranteed.' Val McDermid VICTIM. KIDNAPPER. CRIMINAL. YOU WILL BECOME EACH ONE. The morning starts like any other. Rachel Klein drops her...

In today’s hyper-connected digital world, truth is no longer decided by facts alone—it’s shaped by emotion, repetition, and the speed of a click. The Realities Behind Pizzagate and QAnon reveals how modern conspiracy theories are born, why they spread so fast online, and what makes ordinary people believe the unbelievable. Through clear, accessible storytelling, Revin Laxtor explores how fear, uncertainty, and social media combine to create powerful narratives that replace reason with suspicion.

Della Fox swore she was through investigating cases, but when a close friend of her deceased husband is arrested for a crime she’s sure he didn’t commit, walking away isn’t an option. Terry Bridges had turned himself in for the hit-and-run death of investigative reporter Martin Lopez. The problem? Terry doesn’t remember doing it and Della is certain he’s being set up, but by whom and why? As she digs deeper, Della uncovers a web of corruption that stretches further than she ever imagined. The police have damning evidence against Terry, but when a missing piece of camera footage ...

Conspiracy theories are as old as politics. But conspiracists today have introduced something new - conspiracy without theory. And the new conspiracism has moved from the fringes to the heart of government with the election of Donald Trump. In A Lot of People Are Saying, Russell Muirhead and Nancy Rosenblum reveal how the new conspiracism differs from classic conspiracy theory, why so few officials speak truth to conspiracy, and what needs to be done to resist it.

Chris Cadwalader, a West Point graduate, retired Army officer, and university professor, is writing a book on military raids in World War II. His new wife, Stephanie, is a writer and her current novel is set in Palestine, in the 1930s. To allow the newlyweds to remain together, Chris focuses the next chapter of his book on Operation Atlas, a German raid into Palestine during the closing days of the war. The raid was a failure and three of the five commandos who parachuted into Palestine were immediately captured by the British. As Chris investigates, he discovers that the British wrote a ...