Science & Health Irish anti-lockdown activists plan 'Easter Rising' protests Online coronavirus conspiracy theories are spreading as a result of pandemic fatigue brief Isobel Cockerell
Science & Health The toxic masculinity at the heart of the anti-lockdown movement Global restrictions have seen men join resistance campaigns in countries across the world, including the UK and Australia. feature Lydia Morrish
Science & Health From vaccine skeptics to Covid deniers — the global anti-lockdown movement In a year defined by the coronavirus pandemic, those protesting lockdown measures mounted a fierce backlash in cities around the world. feature Coda Staff
Science & Health Texans post conspiracy TikTok videos claiming the snow is “government created” Some of those affected by last week’s deadly snowstorm have turned to anti-science theories for answers brief Isobel Cockerell
Science & Health Anti-lockdown group Querdenken pulls Germans to the far right The Querdenken movement has become a potent political force in run-up to Germany’s national election dispatch Andrew Green
Science & Health Castles, crystals and conspiracies: enter the spiritual home of British QAnon The English West Country has long been replete with ancient legends and New Age beliefs. Now, it is waiting for the Great Awakening feature Isobel Cockerell
Science & Health The new Covid-19 vaccine won’t alter your DNA New coronavirus vaccines have become a magnet for pseudoscience conspiracy theories feature Isobel Cockerell
Science & Health How Brexit's biggest booster embraced anti-science populism Nigel Farage rebrands his anti-immigration party to pander to the anti-lockdown brigade feature Isobel Cockerell
Science & Health Why a fast-tracked Covid-19 vaccine will still be safe The number of people reassured by any future coronavirus vaccine’s safety is dwindling. We tackle some of their fears explainer Isobel Cockerell
Science & Health Inside Russia's anti-5G movement In a country widely viewed as the home of global disinformation, a Western conspiracy theory is flourishing feature Roman Korolev and Katia Patin
Science & Health Fear, stigma and survival: inside Facebook’s coronavirus recovery groups Around the world, people getting over Covid-19 are finding support and solidarity in the most unlikely of places feature Isobel Cockerell
Science & Health Switzerland’s teenage pseudoscience queen ‘Esoteric star’ Christina von Dreien has made a series of worrying statements on everything from Covid-19 and 5G to European identity feature Filip Brokeš
Science & Health The TV hosts spreading bizarre Covid-19 theories around the world From describing the coronavirus as “Made in China” or giving airtime to conspiracy theories, the global pandemic has allowed some TV and online broadcasters to create a blizzard of disinformation feature Katia Patin, Rachel Sherman and Chaewon Chung
Science & Health Meet the celebrities pushing 5G coronavirus conspiracies to millions of fans Influential celebrities are responsible for spreading coronavirus conspiracy theories far and wide roundup Isobel Cockerell