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Conspiracy Theories

  1. conspiracy theories
    Ellen DeGeneres Tells Eric Trump She’s Not Part of the ‘Deep State’“I’m honored that you think I’m powerful enough to be part of a government conspiracy.”
    By Tolly Wright
  2. conspiracy theories
    Eric Trump Suggests Ellen DeGeneres Is Part of the ‘Deep State’In which she joins forces with Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.
    By Amanda Arnold
  3. science of us
    Why Believing in UFOs Is More Fun When You’re the Only OneI thought I wanted legitimacy, but maybe I didn’t.
    By Katie Heaney
  4. beautiful moments
    Bill O’Reilly Owned Himself With His Clothing Conspiracy TheorySure, man, that’s definitely what it is.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  5. select all
    The Storm Is the New Pizzagate — Only WorseA new conspiracy theory called “The Storm” has taken the grimiest parts of the internet by, well, storm.
    By Paris Martineau
  6. A Gray State Is a Gripping, Almost Unbearably Dark WatchThe Werner Herzog–produced doc investigates the destructive power of conspiracy, violence, and Hollywood mythmaking.
    By Emily Yoshida
  7. last night on late night
    Extremely Real Melania Trump Visits Tonight Show to Dispel Fake-Melania RumorsThe First Lady has heard all about your little meme.
    By Halle Kiefer
  8. People Are Saying a Melania Impostor Was With Trump in This VideoSomething’s going on.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  9. skin deep
    10 Conspiracy Theories About the World’s Most Infamous Skin CreamLa Mer is the most mysterious beauty product in history, and it has the crazy rumors to prove it.
    By Kathleen Hou
  10. conspiracy theories
    Trust Flat-Earth Truther B.o.B to Have a (Bad) Opinion About the Solar EclipseThe moon generates its own light, according to B.o.B.
    By Dee Lockett
  11. Watch Alex Jones Get Coffee Dumped on Him While Trying to Film in Seattle“See that? That’s who they are! This is the brainwashing.”
    By Claire Landsbaum
  12. White House Aides: A Cabal of Islamists, Marxists, and Bankers Is After TrumpThe deep state, GOP, and media are in on the conspiracy, according to an NSC memo — which multiple White House officials have defended as correct.
    By Eric Levitz
  13. conspiracy theories
    A Breitbart Editor Has a Conspiracy Theory About J.Law’s Vogue CoverIt has to do with the Statue of Liberty.
    By Claire Landsbaum
  14. conspiracy theories
    4:44 Conspiracy Watch: No, the Address of the Standard Isn’t Actually 444One elevator fight, three albums.
    By Hunter Harris
  15. Trump Lawyer Hints Comey Part of ‘Deep State’ ConspiracyAfter calling Comey a liar, Trump attorney identifies him with the leakers some Trump fans believe are trying reverse the election.
    By Ed Kilgore
  16. ‘Is This Even About Seth Rich at All?’Before he was a murder victim and the subject of politically motivated conspiracy theories, Seth Rich was a real person with a real life.
    By Olivia Nuzzi
  17. Someone Should Explain to Trump His Administration Appointed the Special CounselOr is all this complaining just meant to fire up his base?
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. FBI Raids GOP Consulting Firm, Setting Off (False) Alarms OnlineThe raid is related to a 2013 PAC investigation, the firm’s president says — probably not to Russia or a deep-state coup.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  19. conspiracy theories
    Kim Kardashian Reveals the Easter Bunny’s True Identity: Kanye WestIt all makes sense now.
    By Tolly Wright
  20. Why Education (Sometimes) Protects People From Conspiracy TheorizingTwo new experiments dig into the complicated interplay between education and susceptibility to fake news.
    By Jesse Singal
  21. Kellyanne Conway Suggests That Obama Could Have Used Microwaves to Spy on TrumpShe didn’t provide any evidence for the claim.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  22. Trump Suggests Obama Always Wanted Obamacare to Collapse in 2017“That’s the year it was meant to explode, because Obama won’t be here,” the president explained to the House GOP leadership.
    By Eric Levitz
  23. Trump Team Dares James Comey to Say Obama Didn’t Wiretap TrumpOn Monday, the White House suggested that Trump trusts his own misreadings of Breitbart articles over the word of the FBI director.
    By Eric Levitz
  24. conspiracy theorists
    Alex Jones Is a Very Rude Lunch HostIn a new Der Spiegel profile, we learn what eating barbecue with Infowars conspiracy theorist Alex Jones looks and sounds like.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  25. Stephen Colbert Plays the Greatest Hits of Infowars’ Alex JonesSorry, America. We all have to know about Alex Jones now.
    By Halle Kiefer
  26. last night on late night
    Colbert Wants Answers About the Bowling Green Massacre That Never Happened“We will have more on this story when it doesn’t develop.”
    By Tolly Wright
  27. Alex Jones Says He’s Been ‘Offered’ White House Press CredentialsThe chief nut at Infowars has a relationship with President Trump.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  28. A Surprising Number of Democrats Think Pizzagate Is TrueTwenty four percent of Dems think Hillary Clinton is involved in a satanic child-sex ring, according to a poll.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  29. can’t handle the truth
    What If Starbucks Misspells Everybody’s Name on Purpose?A video that jokes it’s a trick to get free advertising has really struck a nerve.
    By Clint Rainey
  30. One Sandy Hook Parent’s Fight Against an ‘Emboldened’ Conspiracy Culture“My hatred for Google and YouTube and Facebook has increased 1,000 percent,” says Sandy Hook parent Lenny Pozner.
    By Reeves Wiedeman
  31. pizzagate
    To Understand Pizzagate, It Helps to Understand CultsJust about anyone can, under the right circumstances, start believing some crazy and potentially dangerous stuff.
    By Jesse Singal
  32. conspiracy theories
    Low-Flying Military Aircraft Spooks ManhattanThe New York National Guard is claiming that the flight was part of a training exercise.
    By Charley Lanyon
  33. How Do You Solve a Problem Like Pizzagate?“This is a problem that’s not going to be solved, probably, by the law,” one expert says.
    By Sam Stecklow
  34. Bristol Palin Is Pregnant AgainThe former abstinence speaker is expecting her third child.
    By Allie Jones
  35. Sandy Hook Truther Arrested for Threatening Parent of Shooting VictimLucy Richards, 57, allegedly wrote: “you gonna die, death is coming to you real soon.”
    By Jen Kirby
  36. conspiracy theories
    Gunman Detained at D.C. Pizzeria Was Investigating Clinton Conspiracy TheoryThe incident has heightened fears that an absurd fake-news story may now lead to real-world danger.
    By Charley Lanyon
  37. conspiracy theories
    The Far Right Thinks Chobani Is Trying to ‘Drown the U.S. in Muslims’The founder’s support for refugees has the fringe right issuing death threats.
    By Clint Rainey
  38. last night on late night
    Samantha Bee Has a Shockingly Believable Conspiracy Theory About Donald TrumpTwo can play this game.
    By Dee Lockett
  39. The North Dakota crash was an inside job
    It’s So Easy to Get People to Believe in Conspiracy Theories a LittleWhy won’t the government tell us what really happened with the North Dakota Crash? What gives them the right to hide the truth from us?
    By Jesse Singal
  40. The Internet’s Conservative Fever Swamps Aren’t Going Away, So We Need to AdaptIt’s probably time for everyone to give up on the idea that any level of denunciation or fact-checking can counter online gonzo media.
    By Jesse Singal
  41. vulture cover story
    The 70 Greatest Conspiracy Theories in Pop-Culture HistoryFrom “Paul is dead” to “Stevie Wonder isn’t blind,” with a lot of Illuminati in between.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  42. select all
    ‘Citizen Journalism’ Is a Catastrophe Right Now, and It’ll Only Get WorseIn theory, the internet could be a great place for crowdsourced journalism, analysis, and debunking. In theory.
    By Jesse Singal
  43. conspiracy theories
    Alex Jones: Sources Confirm Clinton and Obama Are Smelly Demons From HellAlex Jones out–Alex Joneses himself.
    By Charley Lanyon
  44. conspiracy theories
    Here’s What the Department of Energy Really Thinks About Stranger Things“I will note that we do work in parallel universes.”
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  45. kim kardashian robbery
    All of the Insane Conspiracy Theories About the Kim Kardashian RobberyShe’s being accused of faking it on social media.
    By Lisa Ryan
  46. conspiracy theories
    Is Marla Maples the Trump Tax Return Leaker?It’s a juicy theory, and there are some clues that might back it up.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  47. books
    Hillary Clinton Loves ‘Hypnotic’ Elena FerranteThe Neapolitan Candidate.
    By Halle Kiefer
  48. feature
    Lenny Pozner Believed in Conspiracy Theories. Until His Son’s Death Became One.Just as a father was mourning his child killed at Sandy Hook, strangers were saying he’d never lived at all.
    By Reeves Wiedeman
  49. Stephen Colbert Has Some Very Intriguing Conspiracy TheoriesPut on your tinfoil hat. 
    By Max Cea
  50. last night on late night
    Clinton Denied Health Rumors on Jimmy KimmelWatch her pass the ultimate strength test.
    By Tolly Wright
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