SwedenLivingWorld world_2_fill WorldBusiness BusinessSports sports-soccer SportsEntertainmentEntertain

No, the EU does not want to force everyone to eat insects

Conspiracy theories surrounding the EU election are in high gear. According to research, the 72 hours before an election are the hottest, says media researcher Andreas Önnerfors. Here are five of the largest conspiracy theories currently being spread:

» Updated: 16 July 2024, 14:49

» Published: 07 June 2024

No, the EU does not want to force everyone to eat insects
Photo: Shakh Aivazov/AP/TT

Conspiracy theories surrounding the EU election are in high gear.

Here are five of the largest conspiracy theories that are being spread right now:

The EU wants to force everyone to eat insects:

Population exchange:

The EU as a superstate will force citizens to do various things:

Politicians want to destroy agriculture:

The Ukraine war is staged:

Önnerfors also notes that many of the conspiracy theories being spread have their roots in two very different but interconnected dystopian visions of the EU as something terrible and dangerous. Either as a dictatorial surveillance state, or as a ultra-liberal place where morality collapses. His advice to everyone, generally but also specifically ahead of the EU election, is:

Tags
TTT
By TTThis article has been altered and translated by Sweden Herald

More news

Spanish storms – but the Swede dreams of tapas
2 MIN READ

Spanish storms – but the Swede dreams of tapas

Man found unconscious in hole - taken to hospital
1 MIN READ

Man found unconscious in hole - taken to hospital

Opposition takes the lead – but the gap narrows
2 MIN READ

Opposition takes the lead – but the gap narrows

From Start to Crash in Three Days
2 MIN READ

From Start to Crash in Three Days

Region Top: Millennium Didn't Go Well
2 MIN READ

Region Top: Millennium Didn't Go Well

Researchers: With High Probability, Russian Sabotage
2 MIN READ

Researchers: With High Probability, Russian Sabotage

Cable Break in the Baltic Sea May Be Sabotage
2 MIN READ

Cable Break in the Baltic Sea May Be Sabotage

Criticized Journal System May Be Delayed
2 MIN READ

Criticized Journal System May Be Delayed

Verdict on deceived berry pickers appealed to the Supreme Court
1 MIN READ

Verdict on deceived berry pickers appealed to the Supreme Court

Teenagers traveled to Växjö to kill – sentenced
1 MIN READ

Teenagers traveled to Växjö to kill – sentenced

The Green Party reports Ebba Busch to the Constitutional Committee
1 MIN READ

The Green Party reports Ebba Busch to the Constitutional Committee

Investigation into balcony collapse dropped
1 MIN READ

Investigation into balcony collapse dropped

Car drove into watercourse – woman found dead
1 MIN READ

Car drove into watercourse – woman found dead

Charge for pub shooting – one seriously injured
2 MIN READ

Charge for pub shooting – one seriously injured

Four-year-old died from overdose – parents prosecuted
1 MIN READ

Four-year-old died from overdose – parents prosecuted

Remains of murdered man found – eight years later
1 MIN READ

Remains of murdered man found – eight years later

The King in Singapore without the Queen
1 MIN READ

The King in Singapore without the Queen

Boy held captive for six days – several charged
2 MIN READ

Boy held captive for six days – several charged

Two arrested for shooting at residence in Nacka
1 MIN READ

Two arrested for shooting at residence in Nacka

Large increase in care for parents of teenagers
1 MIN READ

Large increase in care for parents of teenagers