Ebola and hantavirus outbreaks prompt raft of conspiracy theories in divided US

25/05/2026 12:00 The Guardian

Ever-growing influence of social media and AI means such ideas spreading at faster rates than before, experts sayHantavirus and Ebola outbreaks carry with them familiar attendants in the US: extreme conspiracy theories about a planned pandemic, or “plandemic”, designed to upend midterm elections or push new vaccines or any one of a myriad of wild ideas.Ebola, which the World Health Organization warned on Friday is spreading rapidly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, poses a “very high” risk at the national level. In the upside-down world of conspiracy theories it could be a bioweapon, a financial plot, or a scheme to extract national resources. Continue reading...

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25/05/2026 16:05 The Guardian

Nigel Farage’s Russian hack claim ‘without any merit’, former NCSC chief says

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Remains of US soldier killed in WWII returned to Pennsylvania after 80 years

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25/05/2026 15:09 The Guardian

Shock of Iran war unites Middle East rivals in pushing Trump towards peace

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Venezuela inmates occupy prison roof and set fire to mattresses to highlight alleged abuse

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25/05/2026 03:44 The Guardian

Dezi Freeman inquest: police investigating alleged sexual assault of child when two killed, coroner hears

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25/05/2026 02:10 The Guardian

UK universities warn of cuts for impoverished students if dire funding issues continue

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GPS jammed on RAF jet carrying UK defence secretary close to Russian border

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Labour to expand youth work experience and training schemes

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Overheated chemical tank in southern California ‘will fail’, EPA chief says

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24/05/2026 18:00 The Guardian

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24/05/2026 10:00 The Guardian

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