Quora

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'''Quora''' is a Q&A and blogging site created by Adam D'Angelo and Charlie Cheever (two former [[Facebook]] employees) in June 2009.<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/profile/adam-dangelo/ "Adam D'Angelo"]. ''Forbes''.</ref><ref>Esth B. J. (December 16, 2022). [https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/quora-forum-questions-answers-esth-b-jimmy/ "Quora - Forum for Questions and Answers"]. ''LinkedIn''.</ref> While some Quora users support [[science]], the site is kind of just a more formal version of the now-deceased ''[[Yahoo! Answers]]'' (so it's effectively a bit of a free-for-all).{{efn|Imagine, in other words, if LinkedIn and Yahoo! Answers had a baby.}} Quora used to allow anonymously asked questions, some of which concern matters of [[pseudoscience]].

== Quora Spaces ==
There are a number of spaces (AKA shared blogs, AKA echo chambers) on Quora that support lots of nonsense and whose ideas can overlap with each other. The problem is that Quora doesn't ban these spaces, so there are spaces for all sorts of cranks. 

=== Alt-right/MAGA===

; War Elephant 

The "largest military, politics, and conservative space on Quora."<ref>https://www.quora.com/q/war-elephant?q=war+elephant</ref>{{efn|While it is true that War Elephant is the largest conservative space, the number of contributors is small (around 76), and the space gets 6 posts in a month, while the Pro-Trump space has 1,177 contributors and gets around 30-50 posts a day.}}

; It's Ok To Be White<ref>[https://itsoktobewhite.quora.com/ It's Ok To Be White], ''Quora''.</ref>
Named after a meme of the [[It's Okay to Be White|same name]], it does exactly [[White supremacy|what the space name says]], and was created by Heather Anderson.<ref>[https://www.quora.com/profile/Heather-Anderson-1001 Heather Anderson], ''Quora''.</ref> They are [[Islamophobic]] and promote the [[White genocide]] conspiracy theory. They also [[Apologetics|defend]] racist regimes. One user there defends [[Rhodesia]], saying that the farmers are defending their property.<ref>[https://archive.ph/ADu0m] (Post by Racoon on It's OK To Be White.)</ref>{{efn|While there ''is'' a legitimate problem with [[South African farm attacks|farms in South Africa being attacked by bandits and burglars]], [[South African farm attacks#Race and conspiracy theories|the claims that these attacks are an organized campaign aimed at expelling white people from the area]] are… dubious at best. (We cover that subject in more detail in our own article.) Furthermore, [[Zimbabwe]] (what Rhodesia was rebranded as after [[Robert Mugabe]] took power) and South Africa are separate countries.{{fact|joke}}}} Heather Anderson posted that it's white people's fault for not reproducing enough [[Great Replacement|that other races are reproducing faster]].<ref>[https://archive.ph/oFt4y "It's not their fault."] (Post by Heater Anderson on It's OK To Be White.)</ref> The same Quoran posted that an unspecified far-right conspiracy theory is [[based]].<ref>[https://archive.ph/FbOYV "In other words based"]. (Post by Heather Anderson on It's OK To Be White.)</ref> Another user claims that [[Black Lives Matter]] is "[[Race card|race-baiting]] [[Gaslighting|gaslit]] bullshit".<ref>[https://archive.ph/7ASpO "What have white people learned from all their Black Lives Matter reading?"]. (Post by Tony Lewis on It's Ok To Be White.)</ref> A Quoran cites Stew Peters, saying that [[France]] is a [[Third World]] country and also cites WallStreetSilver (a racist Twitter account).<ref>[https://archive.ph/iqVVD "oUr gReAtEsT sTrEnGtH………….."]. (Post by dipak C. on It's Ok To Be White.)</ref>

; Terry's PC-Free Topics<ref>[https://terryspcfreetopics.quora.com/ Terry's PC-Free Topics], ''Quora''.</ref>

An [[echo chamber]] for conservatives to cry about many things they hate, it is run by PC-Free Terry. Better known as Terry's Evidence-Free Topics, this space is overrun by many stupid and unfunny conservative memes. One member posted that, if Hillary won, no one would know about corruption in the [[Red baiting|"Democrat communist Party"]].<ref>https://archive.ph/MljX6 (Post in Terry's PC-Free Topics, archived from Quora on July 4, 2023.)</ref> Another Quoran there claims that [[UN]] and the Clinton Foundation are sending [[illegal immigrant]]s to America, citing a tweet from DC_Draino.<ref>https://archive.ph/adtlF (Post by Don. N on Terry's PC-Free Topics, archived from Quora on July 4, 2023.)</ref> Another claims that [[gun control]] is a partnership between [[Democrat]]s and [[criminal]]s, citing a post from Gun R US (another conservative space), saying that gun control is used to control the country.<ref>[https://archive.ph/fltZQ "Gun Control is a partnership between the LeftLibProg (readDems) and criminals"]. (Post by Buck Phyden on Terry's PC-Free Topics, archived from Quora on July 4, 2023.)</ref> Canadian Deplorable{{efn|His name actually suits him.}} reposted from Don N., saying that the [[CDC]] is a vaccine company. He was citing a quote from [[Robert F. Kennedy Jr.]]<ref>https://archive.ph/mTkWG (Post by Canadian Deplorable, archived from Quora on July 4, 2023.)</ref> Don N. posted an image of [[Candace Owens]] with a caption basically saying that [[Joe Biden]] is an [[2020 U.S. presidential election#Fraud claims|illegitimate president]] and a dictator that has used the Department of Justice to go after political opponents.<ref>https://archive.ph/k4Ica (Post by Don. N on Terry's PC-Free Topics, archived from Quora on July 4, 2023.)</ref>

; Red Pill Reality<ref>[https://redpillreality.quora.com/ Red Pill Reality], ''Quora''.</ref> 
It is riddled with [[homophobia]], [[racism]], [[transphobia]], [[Islamophobia]], and more [[bigotry]]. Most of the posts are just reposts from Terry's PC-Free Topics and It's OK To Be White.

; Conservative SJW/Woke Jokes<ref>[https://conservativesjwwokejokes.quora.com/ Conservative SJW/Woke Jokes], ''Quora''.</ref> 
They are a (socially) conservative space about making memes on [[SJWs]] and [[Woke|wokeism]]. As you would expect, the memes suck.

; Pro-Trump<ref>[https://protrump.quora.com/ Pro-Trump], ''Quora''.</ref>

Exactly what it says on the tin. It is the ''de facto'' largest conservative space on Quora, although there are tankies on the group as well. A Pro-Trump contributor answered a question about [[Bullshit|Trump being peace loving]], he said everyone with [[Trump Derangement Syndrome]] thinks that Trump would start [[World War III]], that "even Trump's personality will stop a war", that Biden almost started WWIII, and that [[globalist]]s want WWIII.<ref>[https://archive.ph/bsRfJ "How would liberals refute the idea that Trump is peace-loving? He said he is the first president in 70 yrs who didn't start a war, even Trump's personality will stop a war and he is the only person who could stop WWIII."] (Answer by Rian Creamer on Pro-Trump, archived from Quora on July 5, 2023.)</ref> A Quoran posted an answer to a question in the space, saying that [[Red-baiting|Democrats are making America communist]] with 45 steps.<ref>[https://archive.ph/tx0Ud "Given the radical changes that have occurred over the last decade, is it fair to say that some 80% of Americans now recognize the Democrat party as the party that will destroy America?"]. (Answer by Ann Kenevan on Pro-Trump, archived from Quora on July 5, 2023.)</ref> Another claims in an answer that Democrat policies cause crime because of defunding the police and [[George Soros]].<ref>[https://archive.ph/w5GZA "Why do Democrat crime policies increase crime?"]. (Answer by Jeff Alexander on Pro-Trump, archived from Quora on July 6 2023.)</ref> One user posted that the [[January 6|Capitol riot]] was fake, citing [[Elon Musk]] (well-known for his reliability).<ref>https://archive.ph/nI9OA (Post by Arthur Majoor on Pro-Trump, archived from Quora on July 6, 2023.)</ref>

=== Tankies===
;The Wumao Club<ref>[https://thewumaoclub.quora.com/ The Wumao Club], ''Quora''.</ref> 
A space for wumaos (who are Chinese trolls hired by the [[CCP]]); as you'd expect, the space is filled with Chinese propaganda. One member posts, "the Western media will never let you know: Xinjiang people's love for their motherland & the CPC." They cite a tweet from Nina DN, a propaganda account on [[Twitter]].<ref>https://archive.ph/kfaqm (Post by Cade Elis on The Wumao Club, archived from Quora on July 7, 2023.)</ref> Bill Zhang pinned a post from a space named "China - World Leader", which says that COVID-19 is an American-engineered bioweapon. It cites a video from Gweilo 60, a pro-CCP YouTuber.<ref>https://archive.ph/LdWop (Post by Bill Zhang on The Wumao Club, archived from Quora on July 7, 2023.)</ref> A Quoran reposted from Kanthaswamy Balasubramaniam that China has no propaganda, and that China is defending itself against Western propaganda (that is, mainstream media and social media).<ref>https://archive.ph/17Xez (Post by Pete Okuhira on The Wumao Club, archived from Quora on July 7, 2023.)</ref>

;China - World Leader.<ref>[https://chinaworldleader.quora.com/ China - World Leader.], ''Quora''.</ref>
Like the aftermentioned Wumao Club, it's also is filled with Chinese propaganda.

;GeoPolitical Economy & Multipolarity<ref>[https://ukraineuncensored.quora.com/ GeoPolitical Economy & Multipolarity], ''Quora''.</ref>
A Pro-Russian group run by tankies, Hoang Phan (a Vietnamese person in Communist Vietnam, who is Russophilic like most other mainland Vietnamese people) is the admin and Alexander Finnegan is the moderator. Hoang Phan posted that the Ukraine counter-offensive would fail and that Europe was being weakened by the war, citing TASS (a Russian government news agency).<ref>[https://archive.ph/6f186 "French general forecasts failure of Ukrainian counteroffensive"].</ref> One member posted that Biden believes that China wants to replace the US; the entire post is a copy-and-paste of a Sputnik article (another Russian government source).<ref>[https://archive.ph/nxABN "Biden Believes China Wants to 'Replace US as Leading Power'"]. (Post by Elis on Ukraine Uncensored, archived from Quora on July 11, 2023.)</ref> Hoang Phan posted that Ukraine was going to destroy the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in an attempt to create a nuclear disaster.<ref>[https://archive.ph/QBhzJ "There’s a very real chance Ukraine is about to attack the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in an attempt to create a nuclear disaster. But why? 🧵"]. (Post by Hoang Phan on Ukraine Uncensored, archived from Quora on July 11, 2023.)</ref> Alexander Finnegan linked to his post saying that [[Latvia]]ns hate Russians because of prior border conflicts, that WWIII was about to happen, and that the US made [[COVID-19]] in a lab and killed 100 million [[Native American]]s; he then goes on to to say that US runs Ukraine through [[corporation]]s, and that Putin is just a bogeyman.<ref>https://archive.ph/0JStJ (Post by Alexander Finnegan on Ukraine Uncensored, archived from Quora on July 16, 2023.)</ref> Hoang Phan posted that Vietnamese-Americans (who he calls "Viet Amerikkkan") are selling out their country "just like Zelensky".<ref>https://archive.ph/7HFth (Post by Hoang Phan on Ukraine Uncensored, archived from Quora on July 16, 2023.)</ref>

; Anti-Communist Propaganda<ref>[https://anticommunistpropaganda.quora.com/ Anti-Communist Propaganda], ''Quora''.</ref>
A space for tankies to broadcast their communist propaganda ([[ironically]] enough) while they sometimes debunk propaganda from conservatives. One member denies the [[Holodomor]], for instance.<ref>https://archive.ph/7Lzji (Post by Comrade Paul Kingsley on Anti-Communist Propaganda, archived from Quora on July 14, 2022.)</ref> Cade Ellis dismisses the idea of Stalin killing people as anti-communist propaganda.<ref>https://archive.ph/xvB3b (Post by Cade Ellis on Anti-Communist Propaganda, archived from Quora on July 14, 2023.)</ref> In response to a post on Ukraine Uncensored, Ellis also says that NATO did a coup in Ukraine and that it is infested with neo-Nazis.<ref>https://archive.ph/8CqOL (Post by Cade Ellis on Anti-Communist Propaganda, archived from Quora on July 16, 2023.)</ref>

;Ukraine vs Russia War of 2022 A Realistic View<ref>[https://ukrainevsrussiawarof2022arealisticview.quora.com/ Ukraine vs Russia War of 2022: A Realistic View], ''Quora''.</ref>
You'll be shocked to learn that this space [[:Category:Misnomers|doesn't actually provide a realistic view of the war]]. Instead, it promotes anti-West, pro-Russian propaganda. Half of the posts are from Alexander Finnegan or Cade Ellis. Alexander Finnegan links to a post by himself, saying that the OP is [[Satanic]] and [[Russia]] is the last remnant of conservative Christian values.{{efn|Ironic considering he is a communist and many communists hate Christianity.}} He says that Ukrainians were going to do a massacre on February 24 and that Putin is good and honest.<ref>https://archive.ph/lQkzA (Post by Alexander Finnegan on Ukraine vs Russia War of 2022: A Realistic View, archived from Quora on July 16, 2023.)</ref> Cade Ellis links to a tweet by FriendOfRussia saying that a key goal of the war (which at the late date of July 2023 is here referred to as a mere "special military operation") is to demilitarize Ukraine.<ref>[https://archive.ph/hsWht "How many times do these idiots need telling, the demiliterization of #Ukraine️ is a key objective of The Special Military Operation. Ukraine will be Demilitarized . Ukraine will NEVER join #NATO #StandWithRussia 🇷🇺"]. (Post by Cade Ellis on Ukraine vs Russia War of 2022: A Realistic View, archived from Quora on July 17, 2023.)</ref> Rozza posted a link to her post on Truth About Ukraine Conflict saying that Ukraine is a Nazi state, [[Victim blaming|because Hitler occupied Ukraine]].<ref>[https://archive.ph/mAWVE "Absolute Proof Ukraine is a Nazi State."] (Post by Rozza on Ukraine vs Russia War of 2022: A Realistic View, archived from Quora on July 17, 2023.)</ref> Alexander Finnegan claims that [[God]] supports Russia because Ukraine:
# "Traffics children, organs, and women."
# "There are wealthy US elites [[Satanic panic|who literally worship Satan]]. The moral decadence of the West is clear and obvious. The open mocking of God and religion are ubiquitous in the public spaces."
# "Is filled with Nazis."<ref>https://archive.ph/pD2zW (Post by Rozza on Ukraine vs Russia War of 2022: A Realistic View, archived from Quora on July 17, 2023.)</ref>

=== Conspiracists===
; Choice not Coercion<ref>[https://choicenotcoercion.quora.com/ Choice not Coercion], ''Quora''.</ref>
An [[Anti-vaccination movement|anti-vax]] space filled with conspiracy theories, frequently citing [[The Exposé]]. Roger Cook, who apparently has a [[Diploma mill|PH.D]] in [[Physics]], posted there that the vaccine is a bioweapon, citing an article from a [[fake news]] site.<ref>https://archive.ph/FqFsy (Post by Roger Cook on Choice not Coercion, archived from Quora on July 18, 2023).</ref> A Quoran posted that life is not that normal after the [[COVID-19]] pandemic and that [[They]] are spraying us with [[chemtrails]] to depopulate us.<ref>[https://archive.ph/Z5uYW At present days, can we now say that we have gone back to normal life as it was before the COVID-19 pandemic?] (Answer by TrollHuntr on Choice not Coercion, archived from Quora on July 19, 2023.)</ref> A Quoran posted a tweet from Paul Oosterhuis linking to another tweet by riseMelbourne saying that the vaccine killed a 38-year-old.<ref>https://archive.ph/yyLoz (Post by Duncan Buckley on Choice not Coercion, archived from Quora on July 20, 2023.)</ref> A Quoran user linked to a post by him saying that the COVID-19 vaccine is meant to kill us, citing various fake news sites like: [[NaturalNews]], StopWorldControl, NoBulart, videos from Rumble and [[Brighteon]], [[The Liberty Beacon]], [[Alex Jones]] video from Banned.video, [[The Exposé]], and icandecide.org; he says that it's [[Bullshit|scientifically proven]].<ref>https://archive.ph/W5TQ2 (Post by Kenneth Dyer on Choice not Coercion, archived from Quora on July 20, 2023.)</ref>

A Quoran claims that Democrats are falling apart because they are "[[Persecution complex|Censoring]]" [[RFK Jr.]] and links to a tweet by The chief nerd, a fake news account.<ref>[https://archive.ph/xkzS1 Dems are falling apart] (Post by Duncan Buckley on Choice Not Coercion, archived from Quora on July 21, 2023.)</ref>

; New real Climate Science<ref>[https://newrealclimatescience.quora.com New real Climate Science], '''Quora'''.</ref>
A [[climate change denial]] space; as you would expect, it promotes a lot of conspiracy theories, run by a TL Winslow who claims to be the world's biggest climate scientist but has no degree in it. A Quora user posted that climate change is a [[Globalist]] fraud by the [[UN]]; he says that predictions are made up and that the solutions are aimed to make the middle and lower class poor — he finally links to a post by Kevin Loughrey saying that climate change is a fraud.<ref>https://archive.ph/aByz8 (Post by George Branagh on New real Climate Science, archived from Quora on July 22, 2023.)</ref> TL Winslow posted that net zero isn't green or good for the environment, citing "The Push for 'Net Zero' Isn't Clean or Green" from [[Heartland Institute|Heartland News]].<ref>https://archive.ph/1VmfE (Post by TL. Winslow on New real Climate Science, archived from Quora on July 23, 2023.)</ref> A Quoran promotes Iain Davis' climate change denialist book ''A Climate Emergency – Fit For A Parasite Economy''.<ref>https://archive.ph/haUoy (Post by George Branagh on New real Climate Science, archived from Quora on July 23, 2023.)</ref> A Quoran answered a question about why [[Psychological projection|Climate Cultists]] claim there is climate change when John F. Clauser, [[Nobel disease|a Nobel prize winner]], said that it threatens the lives of billions and the economy; he answered it by saying [[Secular religion|climate change is a religion]] and the government is destroying culture by doing this.<ref>[https://archive.ph/3Uleb How do Climate Change cultists continue to claim there is man made climate change when Dr. John F. Clauser, joint recipient of the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics, has criticized the climate emergency narrative calling it “a dangerous corruption of science that threatens the world’s economy and the well-being of billions of people", and has stated that "there is no climate crisis and that increasing CO2 concentrations will benefit the world”[?] He criticized the prevalent climate models as being unreliable and not accounting for the dramatic temperature-stabilizing feedback of clouds, which he says is more than fifty times as powerful as the radiative forcing effect of CO2] (Answer by Bob Harvey on New real Climate Science, archived from Quora on July 23, 2023.)</ref>

; The New world order, illuminati and controlling US<ref>[https://thenewworldordertheilluminatiandcontrol.quora.com/ The new world order illuminati and controlling US], ''Quora''.</ref>
A conspiracy theorist space, it promotes [[Illuminati]] and [[New World Order|NWO]] conspiracy theories. AMS made a post which is pinned; he says that there is child trafficking run by the governments, basically promoting [[QAnon]].<ref>https://archive.ph/axnlT (Post by AMS The New world order, illuminati and controlling US, archived from Quora on July 24, 2023.)</ref> A Quoran posted that climate change isn't real while aliens are; he links to a post on ancient astronauts space saying that "conspiracy theorist" is a [[snarl word]] to control the masses, he misinterprets U.S government documents about Unidentified Flying Objects to be aliens, and (of course) he says that the U.S. hides UFO technology.<ref>[https://archive.ph/ZXAlC Like the globalist fake climate doomsday, their alien threat is coming.] (Post by Art Colaianni on The New world order, illuminati and controlling US, archived from Quora on July 24, 2023.)</ref> A Quoran linked to a post on the "ALL GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION ! Expose All!" space saying that "Klaus Schwab must be Arrested and jailed along with the Biden’s, Gates, , Obama, Clinton’s , Bushes and many many mor subhuman scum ,";{{efn|Yes, all of those painful grammatical errors are taken directly from the original post.}} under it is an image saying that 15-minute walk cities are disguised [[climate change]] lockdowns and are a brainchild of agenda 2030, and the image contains a link to [[The Exposé]].<ref>https://archive.ph/fnwsm (Post by Phil B. on The New world order, illuminati and controlling US, archived from Quora on July 24, 2023.)</ref> The same user linked to a post on 'Biden Obama, Klaus Schwab want to destroy America" which links to a post on "ALL GOVERNMENT CORRUPTION ! Expose All!" that links to another post which links to an answer by David Massey saying that Eisenhower would take no part in [[Red baiting|Democrat Socialism]], followed up by an unfunny conservative meme.<ref>https://archive.ph/hTHNS (Post by Phil B. on The New world order, illuminati and controlling US, archived from Quora on July 24, 2023.)</ref>

==Quora and news==
Some Quora answers are republished on news sites, especially [[The Huffington Post]] and Fatherly. Quora also has news articles embedded in its feed. Romper and POPSUGAR Moms are especially prevalent, though occasionally serious news sites insert articles into a feed. The vast majority of these come from a position based in fact instead of pseudoscience.

==Bullshit generator==
As of 2023, answers generated by [[ChatGPT]] now come to the top of many pages.<ref>[https://archive.ph/wip/9ZENJ What is Chatgpt, and how is it useful?] ''Quora'' (archived from 25 Dec 2023 01:13:14 UTC).</ref> ChatGPT is known to be a computer version of a [[bullshit]] artist.<ref>[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/a-hovercraft-full-of-eels/202302/just-how-accurate-is-chatgpt "Just How Accurate Is ChatGPT? A look at whether ChatGPT is the ultimate bullsh*tter."] by Matt Grawitch, Psychology Today, 2023 February 6</ref>

== Other ==
* According to robots.txt in its site, Quora has excluded the [[Wayback Machine]] from their website.<ref name=wayback>{{a|https://konklone.com/post/quora-keeps-the-worlds-knowledge-for-itself|“Quora Keeps the World's Knowledge For Itself” – Article on Konklone.com by Eric Mill on 2014-10-15.}}{{broken}}</ref> As we all know, the best way to advance knowledge is to obstruct archival attempts, as well as restrict access attempts (like [[Twitter]] nowadays).<ref group=note>In Twitter's case, you can use [https://www.reddit.com/r/assholedesign/comments/p5phe2/you_are_now_completely_unable_to_view_twitter_on/haqmwyg/ this code] with uBlock Origin to bypass this.</ref>

==Quora and RationalWiki==
Quora has a topic on [[RationalWiki]].<ref>[https://www.quora.com/topic/RationalWiki RationalWiki] ''Quora''.</ref> For the most part, the questions have to do with comparing RationalWiki, what people think of RationalWiki, and biases in RationalWiki. Some of the cranks listed above, such as [[Abd ul-Rahman Lomax]] and [[Christopher Langan]] have regularly posted in the topic, though some people there try to defend RationalWiki. RationalWiki is occasionally cited on Quora in response primarily to questions about crank views, itself, and [[religion]]. Rome Viharo's "The Attack of David Gerard's 50 Foot Troll Farm" website can be found cited in a few different answers. On the other hand, Quora is sometimes cited on [[RationalWiki]], such as on [[Wind Turbine Syndrome]].

==See also==
*[[Reddit]]

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