LaVonne Dorsey is a coach and therapist who discussed conspiracy theories, cults, and why smart people seek answers that can sometimes be untrue during times of uncertainty.
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Using bots, memes and other tricks of social media to “hack” the public’s attention, the researchers Alice Marwick and Rebecca Lewis documented in 2017.
https://datasociety.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/DataAndSociety_MediaManipulationAndDisinformationOnline-1.pdf
The QAnon Conspiracy Theory: A Security Threat in the Making?
JULY 2020, VOLUME 13, ISSUE 7
https://ctc.usma.edu/the-qanon-conspiracy-theory-a-security-threat-in-the-making/
Donovan’s research team studies online lies the way crash-scene investigators study aviation disasters. They meticulously take apart specific hoaxes, conspiracy theories, viral political memes, harassment campaigns and other toxic online campaigns in search of the tactics that made each one explode into the public conversation.
https://mediamanipulation.org/
The most terrifying cults in history
https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/cults-dangerous-deadly-history/
The Seven Signs That You’re in a Cult
A former member of a tight-knit college prayer group describes his community’s disintegration—and how one of its members ended up dead.
BOZE HERRINGTON
https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2014/06/the-seven-signs-youre-in-a-cult/361400/
3 reasons why people join cults, according to a cult-recovery therapist
Julia Naftulin
https://www.insider.com/why-people-join-cults-according-to-therapist-who-treats-survivors-2020-9
I grew up in a cult and I can tell you why 'normal' people join them
https://www.insider.com/i-grew-up-in-a-cult-and-i-can-tell-you-why-normal-people-join-them-2018-3