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South Korea’s embattled leader Yoon finds allies among young conservative men

Seoul, South Korea Reuters As impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol fights for his political survival, the embattled leader has found an ally among young conservative men. Park Byeong-heon, 25, was a crowd favourite at a pro-Yoon rally on Sunday, cheered on as he gave a 10-minute speech in English aimed at foreign media, […]

We fact-checked some of the rumours spreading online about the Trump assassination attempt

Reuters Misinformation and conspiracy theories were spreading online after an assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump at a campaign rally on Saturday. Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, was alleged to have shot at the Republican presidential candidate from a rooftop during the rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, wounding Trump’s right ear. One spectator died and […]

QAnon draws from several faith groups, numbers more than 40 million – study

RNS A new study finds devotees of the conspiracy theory movement known as QAnon number in the tens of millions, a sizable coalition that claims a number of white evangelicals but draws from other religious groups as well. And while QAnon believers are vastly outnumbered by those who reject or doubt their claims, researchers say […]

Survey: White evangelicals, Hispanic Protestants, Mormons most likely to believe in QAnon

RNS A new survey reports white evangelicals, Hispanic Protestants and members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are the most likely to believe in the QAnon conspiracy theory, a trend researchers suggest correlates with the kind of media they consume. The survey, released Thursday by the Public Religion Research Institute, focused on the […]