Conspiracy theory

The country is very vulnerable to gossip, conspiracy theories, our wild political passions, and our creaking institutions. Politicians, instead of governing or seriously preparing to govern, are constantly looking at their cell phones to read the latest snarky comment or gossip.

The Tempe rail tragedy has inflicted a deep injury on Greek society. The extent and intensity of the public's anger is such that it cannot be placated with legal arguments and parliamentary maneuvers.

On the other hand, there is no doubt that the issue is being exploited politically by certain circles and that it is breeding all sorts of conspiracy theories.

In response to the conspiracy theories that have led to protests, mostly by very religious people and some clerics, over the new identity cards, the Permanent Holy Synod of Church of Greece said in a statement Wednesday that it is a matter for the country's judiciary and concerns the administrative issue of state-citizen relations.

The digital euro is "cash" that is stored and used for payments on a smartphone, as opposed to using a credit card, bank transfer, or paper and coins. The European Central Bank (ECB) hopes to introduce the digital euro in 2026.

A new wave of conspiracy theories and fear is swelling in the wake of the successive devastating wildfires of recent days. According to these conspiracy theories, "foreign agents" and undocumented migrants are to blame for the wildfires, instead of the negligence, the imprudence, the oversights and mistakes of the state's agencies, and the malice of certain individuals.

The wildfires that have struck Greece are unprecedented and have inflicted substantial damage. Greece is not the only country grappling with such a crisis. Holding a single political figure accountable for operational errors would be both irrational and unjust.

I'm reading that dozens of Greeks have been lining up at police stations in some parts of the country, wanting to renew their identification cards before the new, more advanced ones are launched on September 1.

Parliament members belonging to the newly entered extremist party Alliance for the Unity of Romanians (AUR) rise placards to protesting against COVID 19 measures. The placards read: 'REOPEN THE SCHOOLS'. EPA-EFE/ROBERT GHEMENT

"I never say things that are not confirmed," Cako said, before adding that Fauci was in fact the "illegitimate son" of Mother Theresa, the Roman Catholic nun and missionary of Albanian heritage.

To many, this comes as no surprise. Observers point out that a peculiar "question everything" mentality has taken hold among Slovaks - a reference to the motto of RT, the television channel and website formerly known as Russia Today that's described by the New York Times as "a case study in the complexity of modern propaganda".