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==Terminology== <!---redirects target this section---> The term "truth seeker" is adopted by some conspiracy theorists when describing themselves on social media.<ref>{{cite web|last=Tiffany|first=Kaitlyn|title=The truth seekers are coming|website=[[The Atlantic]]|date=17 March 2021|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2021/03/conspiracy-theorist-new-term-truth-seekers-instagram/618299/|url-access=subscription|access-date=24 January 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230124060426/https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2021/03/conspiracy-theorist-new-term-truth-seekers-instagram/618299/|archive-date=24 January 2023}}</ref> Conspiracy theorists are often referred to derogatorily as "[[cooker (slang)|cookers]]" in Australia.<ref>{{cite web|last=Evans|first=Steve|title='Rabbit hole of a conspiracy cult': 'Cooker' watching a new ACT pursuit|website=[[The Canberra Times]]|date=16 May 2022|url=https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7725857/rabbit-hole-of-a-conspiracy-cult-cooker-watching-a-new-act-pursuit/|access-date=24 January 2023|url-access=subscription|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230114003158/https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7725857/rabbit-hole-of-a-conspiracy-cult-cooker-watching-a-new-act-pursuit/|archive-date=14 January 2023}}</ref> The term "cooker" is also loosely associated with the [[far-right politics in Australia|far right]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Withers|first=Rachel|title=Cooking up a storm|website=[[The Monthly]]|date=17 November 2022|url=https://www.themonthly.com.au/the-politics/rachel-withers/2022/11/17/cooking-storm|access-date=24 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title='Cookers' are a product of the modern Left|website=The Spectator Australia|date=16 December 2022|url=https://www.spectator.com.au/2022/12/cookers-are-a-product-of-the-modern-left/|access-date=24 January 2023}}</ref>
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