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Journalist. Senior International Editor @ConversationUS. Former Al Jazeera America, the Guardian, Press Association. migrating to here: @mattywills.bsky.social
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Conspiracy theories: do 300,000 Kiwis really believe Canada is building an army of mutant super‑raccoons? Original

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By John Kerr , Mathew D. Marques, Matt Williams 
| The Conversation
Four percent of Americans – roughly 12 million people – believe that “lizard people” secretly control the Earth. At least, that was the finding of an infamous 2013 public opinion survey. Do so many people really believe such outlandish claims? Or do results like these partly reflect people giving silly answers or deliberately skewing surveys for fun? US psychiatrist Alexander Scott believes the latter plays a significant role.
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New research challenges the idea of a ‘vicious cycle’ between psychological distress and conspiracy beliefs

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By Nick Fox , Matt Williams , Stephen Hill
| The Conversation
A lot of research has been dedicated to understanding what makes people believe in conspiracies – and how they might be able to climb out of the rabbit hole again. Conspiracies do happen. The Watergate scandal in the 1970s, which led to the resignation of US President Richard Nixon, is arguably the most infamous example. The questioning of authority and the official narrative is something that should be encouraged. But some people believe conspiracy theories that are contrary to evidence.
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Fishing guides are finding huge catfish on Texas lakes

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By Matt Williams 
| The Beaumont Enterprise
William Oliver loves the big bite. Oliver is a 39-year-old multi-species fishing guide from Chandler. He catches plenty of slab-sized crappie, white bass and black bass, but what makes his guide operation truly unique is the house speciality on the menu — targeting whiskered fish with serious weight problems using forward-facing sonar. Jumbo flatheads are what floats his boat the most. Article continues below this ad “Big flatheads have always been my favorite fish,” Oliver said.
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