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Webworm talks to the man who started the COVID-19 outbreak rumour in New Zealand
“I will take the consequences because honestly it’s one of the worst things I’ve ever done.”
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The Attraction of Sloppy Nonsense
“Mythology creates its own construct which can answer everything. You can pack anything into it that is useful to you”
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Episode 2: Sloppy Nonsense
Episode 2: Sloppy Nonsense0:00/2001× In this Webworm episode, I talk to science fiction writer Sonny Whitelaw — who after writing some Stargate books, discovered some fans thought Stargate was very, very real. We discuss what this says about conspiracy theory culture in 2020.
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Webworm's conspiracy coverage so far
I will keep this page updated with links to all my pieces on the conspiracy madness taking over your timeline.
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Want to cure this conspiracy hell? Turn off Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
It will never happen, but it would be problem solved. Because they are platforms built to thrive on utter bullshit. And in 2020, they are thriving.
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Episode 1: a week of conspiratorial madness
Episode 1: a week of conspiratorial madness0:00/2001× This was not planned; it was not expected. But I turned my mic on, and just decided to reflect back on this unhinged week of conspiratorial madness.
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“I’m just outlining facts": watching New Zealand getting red-pilled, in real time
What a time to be alive: I am watching both mommy bloggers, influencers and the deputy leader of the National Party go full Conspiracy Mode.
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As New Zealand gets new COVID-19 cases, we immediately see the influence of QAnon down under
This isn't just an American problem or an online problem. This is a New Zealand problem, and we need to push back.
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Why #saveourchildren is not about saving our children
Reality no longer exists for conspiracy adherents: it's all a live action role playing game, where they're the hero
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Dark Tourist archives: meeting Popeye
A look back at some behind-the-scenes photos from our time shooting in Colombia
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Isaac Butterfield & punching down in comedy
Just because you *can* be horrible, doesn't mean you *have* to be horrible
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The art of the second opinion
We don't trust something, so we get a second opinion. And a third. How many versions of the truth are possible?