Political Geography: United States of America / Topic: Conspiracy Theory

Author:: Bridge Initiative Team
Publication Date:: 03-2020
Content Type:: Working Paper
Institution:: The Bridge Initiative, Georgetown University
Abstract:: PragerU, short for Prager University, is an American conservative organization that produces content to promote“Judeo-Christian values” to their millions of followers through short, lecture-style videos. Although it is not an academic institution, by using the word “university” in its title PragerU implies that the right-wing messaging they spread is factually correct and expert-driven. A number of PragerU’s videos spread anti-Muslim rhetoric and conspiracy theories.
Topic:: Conservatism, Islamophobia, Far Right, Conspiracy Theory, and PragerU
Political Geography:: North America and United States of America

Author:: Bridge Initiative Team
Publication Date:: 04-2020
Content Type:: Working Paper
Institution:: The Bridge Initiative, Georgetown University
Abstract:: Lorenzo Vidino is an Italian American legal scholar whose research promotes conspiracy theories about the Muslim Brotherhood in Europe and the United States. Vidino is connected to numerous anti-Muslim think tanks in the United States and Europe, and has published in various anti-Muslim outlets. He has served as an advisor to governments in Europe and is currently the director of George Washington University’s Program on Extremism.
Topic:: Islamophobia, Muslim Brotherhood, Conspiracy Theory, and Lorenzo Vidino
Political Geography:: Europe and United States of America

Author:: Bridge Initiative Team
Publication Date:: 04-2020
Content Type:: Working Paper
Institution:: The Bridge Initiative, Georgetown University
Abstract:: The Muslim Reform Movement is an international coalition of Muslims that purportedly seeks to counter the ideology of Islamism by reforming Islam. The coalition and its members leverage ‘insider’ Muslim identities to advocate surveillance against Muslims, to support anti-Muslim laws and policies, and to validate the claims of organizations and individuals that espouse anti-Muslim conspiracy theories.
Topic:: Ideology, Surveillance, Islamism, Conspiracy Theory, and Muslim Reform Movement
Political Geography:: Europe, Canada, and United States of America

Author:: Bridge Initiative Team
Publication Date:: 05-2020
Content Type:: Working Paper
Institution:: The Bridge Initiative, Georgetown University
Abstract:: Paul Sperry is an American conservative journalist who previously served as a Washington bureau chief for the right-wing, conspiratorial website, WorldNetDaily. Sperry is a former media fellow at The Hoover Institution and has authored several anti-Muslim books, including Infiltration: How Muslim Spies and Subversives Have Penetrated Washington. Sperry has a long record of promoting anti-Muslim conspiracy theories. In April 2020, President Donald Trump promoted an anti-Muslim tweet by Sperry about Ramadan and COVID-19.
Topic:: Conservatism, Journalism, Conspiracy Theory, Muslims, and Paul Sperry
Political Geography:: North America and United States of America

Author:: Bridge Initiative Team
Publication Date:: 05-2020
Content Type:: Working Paper
Institution:: The Bridge Initiative, Georgetown University
Abstract:: The “no-go zone” is an anti-Muslim conspiracy theory claiming there are areas in Europe and the U.S. with dense Muslim populations that are governed by Sharia law and where police and non-residents are barred from entry. Although it has been debunked by European police officials and news organizations, the idea of the “no-go zone” continues to circulate and is often used to justify anti-immigration and anti-Muslim policies and rhetoric.
Topic:: Immigration, Islamophobia, Conspiracy Theory, Sharia, and No-Go Zones
Political Geography:: Europe, North America, and United States of America

Refine your search