The Light (newspaper) (English Wikipedia)

Buckley, Christine (3 July 2021). "Conspiracy theory newspaper found circulating in Cambs". CambridgeshireLive. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

cjr.org

Bartholomew, Jem. "A conspiracy newspaper tries to find an audience in Britain". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
Bartholomew, Jem (28 November 2023). "A conspiracy newspaper tries to find an audience in Britain". Columbia Journalism Review. Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.

communitysolidaritystrouddistrict.org

"The Light appoints Holocaust denier John Hamer as a regular contributor". Community Solidarity Stroud District. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
"Why are people in Stroud handing out a paper that defends Holocaust denial and antisemitism?". Community Solidarity Stroud District. 17 May 2022. Archived from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.

dartmouth-today.co.uk

Ladds, Tom (30 August 2021). "Totnes Mayor hits out at 'truth' paper". Dartmouth Chronicle. Archived from the original on 18 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.

devonlive.com

Mills, Frankie (18 January 2021). "Anger as 'anti-vax' propaganda posted in Devon". DevonLive. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

doi.org

Dacombe, Rod; Souter, Nicole; Westerlund, Lumi (17 September 2021). "Research note: Understanding offline Covid-19 conspiracy theories: A content analysis of The Light "truthpaper"". Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review. doi:10.37016/mr-2020-80. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.

doncasterfreepress.co.uk

Burke, Darren (29 September 2021). "Anti-vaccine 'truthpaper' which says Covid is hoax given out on streets of Doncaster". Doncaster Free Press. Archived from the original on 18 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
Burke, Darren (7 October 2021). "Anti-vaxx, Covid-denying 'truthpaper' slammed for targeting teenagers in Doncaster". Doncaster Free Press. Archived from the original on 18 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
Burke, Darren (1 February 2022). "Fresh fury as Covid conspiracy paper on counters at Doncaster newsagents". Doncaster Free Press. Archived from the original on 18 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.

edinburghlive.co.uk

Gourlay, Kris (1 March 2022). "Furious Edinburgh M&S shopper spots 'anti-vax' newspaper displayed in store". Edinburgh Live. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.

eveningnews24.co.uk

Derrick, Maya (11 January 2023). "Fury as anti-vax conspiracy newspaper delivered to Norwich homes". Norwich Evening News. Archived from the original on 12 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
Derrick, Maya (22 July 2023). "Fury as anti-vax conspiracy newspaper delivered to Norwich homes". Norwich Evening News. Archived from the original on 12 January 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.

fullfact.org

Rahman, Grace (20 July 2021). "Free paper repeats falsehoods on deaths following vaccination". Full Fact. Archived from the original on 19 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.

gloucestershirelive.co.uk

Wilson, Kate (30 December 2020). "Stoud MP hits out at anti-vaxxers as county moves into Tier 4". GloucestershireLive. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.

harvard.edu

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Dacombe, Rod; Souter, Nicole; Westerlund, Lumi (17 September 2021). "Research note: Understanding offline Covid-19 conspiracy theories: A content analysis of The Light "truthpaper"". Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review. doi:10.37016/mr-2020-80. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.

hopenothate.org.uk

Lawrence, David (30 June 2022). "Turning Off "The Light": the conspiracist newspaper promoting the far right". Hope Not Hate. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

independent.ie

Bracken, Ali (1 August 2021). "Anti-vaccine paper pushes 'conspiracy propaganda'". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 26 April 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
Bracken, Ali (1 August 2021). "Anti-vaccine paper pushes 'conspiracy propaganda'". Independent. Archived from the original on 26 April 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.

leicestermercury.co.uk

Richardson, Hannah (4 December 2021). "Conspiracy theory 'newspaper' distributed in Leicestershire". LeicestershireLive. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

logically.ai

Kulkarni, Ankita (26 September 2022). "False: Former Ukrainian Human Rights Chief Lyudmila Denisova admitted to lying about the Russian military committing rape crimes in Ukraine". Logically. Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2023.

lynnnews.co.uk

Johnston, Kris (28 November 2023). "'We are being targeted': Far-right magazine left on doorsteps of councillors". Lynn News. Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.

mirror.co.uk

Mills, Kelly-Ann & Tobin, Olivia (6 May 2021). "Covid 'rag' being posted through doors sparks fury with fake news about vaccines". Daily Mirror. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2023.

northwestbylines.co.uk

Gregory, Mike (4 April 2023). "Mike Gregory has seen 'The Light'". North West Bylines. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.

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glastonbury.nub.news

Linham, Laura (6 December 2023). "Glastonbury residents shining a light on the publication spreading disinformation in their town". Glastonbury Nub News. Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.

nwemail.co.uk

Taylor, Dan (7 July 2022). "'Conspiracy theory' newspaper posted through letterboxes". The Mail. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
Taylor, Dan (29 April 2021). "'Demand won't be high' - Furness MP blasts anti-lockdown newspaper". The Mail. Archived from the original on 18 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
Taylor, Dan (25 November 2022). "'Obvious hoax' - Newspaper posted to Barrow homes branded 'nonsense'". The Mail. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

redpepper.org.uk

McGuirk, Siobhan (6 December 2023). "Anti-fascism now". Red Pepper. Retrieved 16 June 2024.

sidmouthherald.co.uk

Davies, Philippa (24 January 2023). "Conspiracy 'newspaper' being distributed around Sidmouth". Sidmouth Herald. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
Davies, Philippa (14 June 2023). "'Dangerous' conspiracy newspaper still circulating in Sidmouth". Sidmouth Herald. Archived from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.

sky.com

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Burgess, Sanya (12 November 2021). "From COVID to climate change: How green conspiracies about celebrities and lockdowns are spreading". Sky News. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.

sloughobserver.co.uk

Sirrell, Ollie (23 January 2022). "The Light anti coronavirus vaccine newspaper posted around Slough". Slough & South Bucks Observer. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

stroudnewsandjournal.co.uk

Felton, James (29 January 2022). "Stroud residents challenge The Light's 'support for Holocaust Denial'". Stroud News & Journal. Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
Felton, James (30 September 2022). "Protest against controversial newspaper in Stroud". Stroud News & Journal. Archived from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
Felton, James (22 February 2021). "Company behind 'controversial newspaper' The Light dissolves". Stroud News and Journal. Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
Felton, James (22 July 2023). "Stroud MP: "The Light seems to sow division and create fear"". Stroud News and Journal. Archived from the original on 5 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
Young, Bradley (11 January 2021). "Anti-vaxxer defends Stroud stall after MP slams claims as 'utter rubbish'". Stroud News and Journal. Archived from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.

techarp.com

Wong, Adrian (20 December 2022). "Did Leaked Data Show Pfizer Vaccine Would Kill?!". Tech ARP. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.

theconversation.com

Dacombe, Rod (24 November 2021). "Conspiracy theories about the pandemic are spreading offline as well as through social media". The Conversation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

theguardian.com

Waterson, Jim (27 November 2020). "How an anti-lockdown 'truthpaper' bypasses online factcheckers". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.

thejournal.ie

McDermott, Stephen (17 September 2023). "Holocaust group writes to Helen McEntee about 'anti-Semitic' newspaper edited by Gemma O'Doherty". TheJournal.ie. Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.

thetimes.co.uk

Farber, Alex (5 August 2023). "Antivax newspaper has links to far-right groups". The Times. Archived from the original on 17 June 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
Farber, Alex (2 July 2023). "Antivax newspaper claims to print 150,000 copies a month". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Archived from the original on 2 July 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.

thetimes.com

Farber, Alex (16 June 2024). "Antivax newspaper has links to far-right groups". The Times. Retrieved 16 June 2024.

truthorfiction.com

LaCapria, Kim. "'Died Suddenly' and the 'Irish Light' – Truth or Fiction?". Retrieved 6 January 2025.
LaCapria, Kim (23 November 2022). "'Died Suddenly' and the 'Irish Light'". TruthOrFiction.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.

voice.wales

Waveney, Harry (8 August 2021). "Inside The Anti-Lockdown Movement: How America's Paranoid Conspiracy Culture Arrived In Wales". voice.wales. Archived from the original on 23 December 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.

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Waterson, Jim (27 November 2020). "How an anti-lockdown 'truthpaper' bypasses online factcheckers". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
Bracken, Ali (1 August 2021). "Anti-vaccine paper pushes 'conspiracy propaganda'". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 26 April 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
Gourlay, Kris (1 March 2022). "Furious Edinburgh M&S shopper spots 'anti-vax' newspaper displayed in store". Edinburgh Live. Archived from the original on 23 May 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
Felton, James (29 January 2022). "Stroud residents challenge The Light's 'support for Holocaust Denial'". Stroud News & Journal. Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
Pritchett, Mark (29 January 2021). "Anti-vaccine paper 'pedals conspiracy theory madness'". Wellington Weekly News. Archived from the original on 16 June 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
"Covid-19 leaflets: How pandemic disinformation went offline". BBC News. 20 March 2021. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
Felton, James (30 September 2022). "Protest against controversial newspaper in Stroud". Stroud News & Journal. Archived from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
Derrick, Maya (11 January 2023). "Fury as anti-vax conspiracy newspaper delivered to Norwich homes". Norwich Evening News. Archived from the original on 12 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
Davies, Philippa (24 January 2023). "Conspiracy 'newspaper' being distributed around Sidmouth". Sidmouth Herald. Archived from the original on 8 February 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
Dacombe, Rod; Souter, Nicole; Westerlund, Lumi (17 September 2021). "Research note: Understanding offline Covid-19 conspiracy theories: A content analysis of The Light "truthpaper"". Harvard Kennedy School Misinformation Review. doi:10.37016/mr-2020-80. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
Lawrence, David (30 June 2022). "Turning Off "The Light": the conspiracist newspaper promoting the far right". Hope Not Hate. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
Farber, Alex (5 August 2023). "Antivax newspaper has links to far-right groups". The Times. Archived from the original on 17 June 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
"Sainsbury's apologises after conspiracy newspapers found in stores". BBC News. 13 July 2023. Archived from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
Spring, Marianna (6 August 2023). "The Irish Light: Woman abused by paper which falsely said vaccine killed her son". BBC News. Archived from the original on 18 September 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
Bartholomew, Jem (28 November 2023). "A conspiracy newspaper tries to find an audience in Britain". Columbia Journalism Review. Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
Felton, James (22 February 2021). "Company behind 'controversial newspaper' The Light dissolves". Stroud News and Journal. Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
Spring, Marianna (11 June 2023). "The Light: Inside The UK's Conspiracy Theory Newspaper That Shares Violence And Hate". BBC News. Archived from the original on 23 July 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
Farber, Alex (2 July 2023). "Antivax newspaper claims to print 150,000 copies a month". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Archived from the original on 2 July 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
Burgess, Sanya (12 November 2021). "From COVID to climate change: How green conspiracies about celebrities and lockdowns are spreading". Sky News. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
Waveney, Harry (8 August 2021). "Inside The Anti-Lockdown Movement: How America's Paranoid Conspiracy Culture Arrived In Wales". voice.wales. Archived from the original on 23 December 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
Rahman, Grace (20 July 2021). "Free paper repeats falsehoods on deaths following vaccination". Full Fact. Archived from the original on 19 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
Perrin, Isabella (14 July 2021). "Council slams newspaper for spreading anti-Covid messages around Bracknell". Bracknell News. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
Bracken, Ali (1 August 2021). "Anti-vaccine paper pushes 'conspiracy propaganda'". Independent. Archived from the original on 26 April 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
"Pfizer documents do not reveal dangers of Covid-19 vaccine". Fact Check. 16 May 2022. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
Kulkarni, Ankita (26 September 2022). "False: Former Ukrainian Human Rights Chief Lyudmila Denisova admitted to lying about the Russian military committing rape crimes in Ukraine". Logically. Archived from the original on 1 January 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
LaCapria, Kim (23 November 2022). "'Died Suddenly' and the 'Irish Light'". TruthOrFiction.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
Wong, Adrian (20 December 2022). "Did Leaked Data Show Pfizer Vaccine Would Kill?!". Tech ARP. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
Schraer, Rachel & Wendling, Mike (3 May 2023). "Is this anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist the next Alex Jones?". BBC News. Archived from the original on 4 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
Spring, Marianna (6 August 2023). "The Irish Light: Woman abused by paper which falsely said vaccine killed her son". BBC News. Archived from the original on 18 September 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
"Why are people in Stroud handing out a paper that defends Holocaust denial and antisemitism?". Community Solidarity Stroud District. 17 May 2022. Archived from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
"The Light". Amplify Stroud. 19 January 2022. Archived from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
Gregory, Mike (4 April 2023). "Mike Gregory has seen 'The Light'". North West Bylines. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
Perrin, Isabella (14 June 2023). "Anti-lockdown newspapers delivered around Bracknell about how Covid-19 is 'a hoax'". Bracknell News. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
Davies, Philippa (14 June 2023). "'Dangerous' conspiracy newspaper still circulating in Sidmouth". Sidmouth Herald. Archived from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
Derrick, Maya (22 July 2023). "Fury as anti-vax conspiracy newspaper delivered to Norwich homes". Norwich Evening News. Archived from the original on 12 January 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
Felton, James (22 July 2023). "Stroud MP: "The Light seems to sow division and create fear"". Stroud News and Journal. Archived from the original on 5 August 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
Buckley, Christine (3 July 2021). "Conspiracy theory newspaper found circulating in Cambs". CambridgeshireLive. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
Mills, Frankie (18 January 2021). "Anger as 'anti-vax' propaganda posted in Devon". DevonLive. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
Sirrell, Ollie (23 January 2022). "The Light anti coronavirus vaccine newspaper posted around Slough". Slough & South Bucks Observer. Archived from the original on 23 January 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
Dacombe, Rod (24 November 2021). "Conspiracy theories about the pandemic are spreading offline as well as through social media". The Conversation. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
Mills, Kelly-Ann & Tobin, Olivia (6 May 2021). "Covid 'rag' being posted through doors sparks fury with fake news about vaccines". Daily Mirror. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
Ladds, Tom (30 August 2021). "Totnes Mayor hits out at 'truth' paper". Dartmouth Chronicle. Archived from the original on 18 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
Burke, Darren (29 September 2021). "Anti-vaccine 'truthpaper' which says Covid is hoax given out on streets of Doncaster". Doncaster Free Press. Archived from the original on 18 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
Burke, Darren (7 October 2021). "Anti-vaxx, Covid-denying 'truthpaper' slammed for targeting teenagers in Doncaster". Doncaster Free Press. Archived from the original on 18 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
Burke, Darren (1 February 2022). "Fresh fury as Covid conspiracy paper on counters at Doncaster newsagents". Doncaster Free Press. Archived from the original on 18 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
Johnston, Kris (28 November 2023). "'We are being targeted': Far-right magazine left on doorsteps of councillors". Lynn News. Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
Linham, Laura (6 December 2023). "Glastonbury residents shining a light on the publication spreading disinformation in their town". Glastonbury Nub News. Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
McDermott, Stephen (17 September 2023). "Holocaust group writes to Helen McEntee about 'anti-Semitic' newspaper edited by Gemma O'Doherty". TheJournal.ie. Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
Wilson, Kate (30 December 2020). "Stoud MP hits out at anti-vaxxers as county moves into Tier 4". GloucestershireLive. Archived from the original on 9 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
Young, Bradley (11 January 2021). "Anti-vaxxer defends Stroud stall after MP slams claims as 'utter rubbish'". Stroud News and Journal. Archived from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
Taylor, Dan (7 July 2022). "'Conspiracy theory' newspaper posted through letterboxes". The Mail. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
Taylor, Dan (29 April 2021). "'Demand won't be high' - Furness MP blasts anti-lockdown newspaper". The Mail. Archived from the original on 18 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
Richardson, Hannah (4 December 2021). "Conspiracy theory 'newspaper' distributed in Leicestershire". LeicestershireLive. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
Taylor, Dan (25 November 2022). "'Obvious hoax' - Newspaper posted to Barrow homes branded 'nonsense'". The Mail. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.

wellington-today.co.uk

Pritchett, Mark (29 January 2021). "Anti-vaccine paper 'pedals conspiracy theory madness'". Wellington Weekly News. Archived from the original on 16 June 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.

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Farber, Alex (2 July 2023). "Antivax newspaper claims to print 150,000 copies a month". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Archived from the original on 2 July 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.