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Conspiracy Theories

  1. conspiracy theories
    Is Ethel Muggs the True Criminal Mastermind of Riverdale?A very serious theory.
    By Laura Chanoux
  2. conspiracy theories
    Donald Trump Thinks Sexual-Assault Protesters Are ‘Paid Professionals’Presumably in reference to the two brave sexual-assault survivors who confronted Senator Jeff Flake over his Kavanaugh vote.
    By Amanda Arnold
  3. the kavanaugh hearings
    Kavanaugh Backer Offers Bonkers Theory: Ford Was Assaulted by His Doppelg¨¨angerEd Whelan tweeted out the results of his online sleuthing, but rather than clearing Kavanaugh, he showed why a real investigation is necessary.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  4. conspiracy theories
    Trump: Democrats Faked 3,000 Hurricane Deaths in Puerto Rico to Make Me Look BadThe president argues that months-long shortages of electricity, food, and medical care couldn’t possibly have killed more than 18 people.
    By Eric Levitz
  5. puerto rico
    Trump: Democrats Faked 3,000 Hurricane Deaths in Puerto Rico to Make Me Look BadThe president argues that months-long shortages of electricity, food, and medical care couldn’t possibly have killed more than 18 people.
    By Eric Levitz
  6. select all
    Reddit Bans Major QAnon Hive, r/GreatAwakeningWhere will the conspiracy theorists head now?
    By Brian Feldman
  7. conspiracy theories
    Is Peppermint Actually Just an Elaborate Suburban-Mom Revenge Fantasy?If you can possibly bring yourself to ignore the entire central plot of Peppermint, we have a conspiracy theory for you.
    By Tori Telfer
  8. A Wild Conspiracy Theory About Obama Aides Circulated in the Trump White HouseA shadowy private Israeli intelligence firm seems to be the source and the propagator of a wild theory in which Ben Rhodes ran the news media.
    By Ed Kilgore
  9. book excerpt
    The Conspiracist Manual That Influenced a Generation of RappersHow Behold a Pale Horse found its way to the Wu-Tang Clan, Mobb Deep’s Prodigy, Busta Rhymes, Tupac Shakur, NAS, and more.
    By Mark Jacobson
  10. Alex Jones Wants Sandy Hook Parents to Pay His Legal FeesThe Infowars founder wants a judge to dismiss a defamation suit against him and compel the parents of Noah Pozner to pay $100,000 in his legal fees.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  13. Trump Believes ‘100 Percent’ in Jim Jordan’s Innocence in Sex Abuse CaseWhen it comes to fidelity to factual evidence, particularly in sex abuse cases, Donald Trump’s endorsement is at best a mixed blessing.
    By Ed Kilgore
  14. new conspiracy theory i invented
    Are Restorers Ruining Spanish Art to Obscure an Ancient Truth? A Theory.What secrets are being covered up? What truths will be revealed?
    By Kelly Conaboy
  15. crime
    John McAfee Puts Your ‘Hey, Just Seeing This’ Texts to Shame“I apologize for my three-day absence,” he tweeted. “My enemies [managed] to spike something that I ingested.”
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  16. hot shot
    Does Marion Cotillard Believe in the Moon Landing Now?The former moon landing denier was seen wearing a NASA cap.
    By Kelly Conaboy
  17. Here’s More Evidence Broidy May Have Been Covering for Trump in Playmate AffairA bombshell AP report establishes that there was a highly suspicious meeting between the two men.
    By Paul Campos
  18. lawsuits
    Sandy Hook Parents Are Suing Alex Jones for DefamationThe popular conspiracy theorist has spent years claiming that the mass shooting in which 20 children died was a false-flag operation.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  19. President Trump Claims California’s Elections Are Illegitimate“In many places, like California, the same person votes many times … Not a conspiracy theory, folks. Millions and millions of people.”
    By Eric Levitz
  20. Fox News and Alex Jones Are Being Sued For Conspiracy MongeringNot a good day to be a wingnut.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  21. conspiracy theories
    Can the Queer Eye Food Expert Actually Cook?Can he really cook? The proof is in the pudding … he didn’t make.
    By Allison P. Davis
  22. Alex Jones: Trump Has Called Me 3 Times in the Last Few MonthsBut the calls come too early and Jones keeps missing them, he said.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  25. Why an Unreleased 4-Page Memo From Devin Nunes Is Causing a Frenzy on the RightThe memorandum, written by Nunes staff members, has the conservative media fired up. But if it’s really so explosive why isn’t it public?
    By Cristian Farias
  26. collaborations
    Alex Jones Is Reportedly Working on a Book With a Pickup ArtistThe conspiracy theorist–pickup artist collaboration we’ve all been waiting for.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  27. 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
  28. 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
  29. 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
  30. beautiful moments
    Bill O’Reilly Owned Himself With His Clothing Conspiracy TheorySure, man, that’s definitely what it is.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  31. 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
  32. 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
  33. 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
  34. People Are Saying a Melania Impostor Was With Trump in This VideoSomething’s going on.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  37. 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
  38. 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
  39. 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
  40. 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
  41. 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
  42. conspiracy theories
    4:44 Conspiracy Watch: No, the Address of the Standard Isn’t Actually 444One elevator fight, three albums.
    By Hunter Harris
  43. 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
  44. ‘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
  45. 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
  46. 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
  49. conspiracy theories
    Kim Kardashian Reveals the Easter Bunny’s True Identity: Kanye WestIt all makes sense now.
    By Tolly Wright
  50. 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
  51. Kellyanne Conway Suggests That Obama Could Have Used Microwaves to Spy on TrumpShe didn’t provide any evidence for the claim.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  52. 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
  53. 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
  54. 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
  55. Stephen Colbert Plays the Greatest Hits of Infowars’ Alex JonesSorry, America. We all have to know about Alex Jones now.
    By Halle Kiefer
  56. 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
  57. 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
  58. 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
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