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Conspiracy Theories

  1. conspiracy theories
    Lawmaker Reveals ‘October Surprise’ Plot to Sabotage Jimmy Carter’s ReelectionA Reagan campaign ally allegedly worked to convince Iran not to release their American hostages until after Election Day.
    By Chas Danner
  2. conspiracy theories
    Former Simpsons Showrunner Says No, Show Did Not Predict 9/11Will this be enough to get conspiracy theorists to finally let it go?
    By Jennifer Zhan
  3. politics
    Twitter’s Former Safety Head Forced From Home After Being Smeared by Elon MuskFormer Twitter executive Yoel Roth and his family have reportedly faced a torrent of harassment and threats after Elon Musk’s false claims.
    By Chas Danner
  4. lies
    Alex Jones Owes Sandy Hook Families Nearly $1.5 BillionA new report suggests Jones may have moved money around to simulate bankruptcy.
    By Claire Lampen
  5. elon musk
    New Twitter Owner Tweets, Then Deletes Pelosi-Attack Conspiracy TheoryLess than three days after taking control of the social-media platform, Musk is back to abusing it.
    By Chas Danner
  6. early and often
    Trump’s Latest Rally Was Even Weirder Than UsualWhile a QAnon song played and Trump listed how America is going to hell without him, many in the crowd oddly raised a finger in unison.
    By Chas Danner
  7. darling we’re worried
    Don’t Worry Darling Conspiracy Theories, Ranked by PlausibilityEveryone in this movie is way too famous, and they’re all either sleeping with each other or hating each other’s guts.
    By Nate Jones
  8. conspiracy theories
    When Sean Hannity Made Life Hell for Seth Rich’s FamilyWhen Fox News revived a conspiracy theory about a murdered DNC staffer, his family came under blistering assault and decided, finally, to fight back.
    By Andy Kroll
  9. maverick wake up
    Top Gun: Maverick Isn’t Not a Death Dream, Director Joseph Kosinski Says“There’s a mythic kind of element to the story that I think lends itself to that sort of interpretation.”
    By Zoe Guy
  10. conspiracy theories
    Who Is Kendall’s Sexy Snorkeling Date?Fans think she’s vacationing with basketball ex Devin Booker.
    By Claire Lampen
  11. qanon nation
    The ReAwaken America Tour Is the Start of QAnon 2.0The conspiracy theory that has gripped the conservative movement is evolving. But into what?
    By Laura Jedeed
  12. conspiracy theories
    This Kardashian Photoshop Drama Is Next LevelTurns out Kim Kardashian was behind the Disneyland photo edit all along.
    By Mia Mercado
  13. oh noooo
    Vibrator Salesperson Demi Lovato Is Promoting a Conspiracy-Theory Platform“Thrilled to be” an ambassador for a platform full of Q-aligned conspiracy theories about cabals and vaccines.
    By Rebecca Alter
  14. january 6
    Trump Doesn’t Care How Ashli Babbitt DiedThe grim reality behind the ex-president’s “happy birthday” message to the slain Capitol rioter.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  15. lawsuits
    Alex Jones Must Pay Damages in Two Sandy Hook Cases: JudgeHow much he’ll have to pay the parents of two children killed in the school shooting will now be decided by a jury.
    By Chas Danner
  16. conspiracy theories
    Sharks Are Back. Suspicious!It must be nearly 9/11 o’clock, because sharks are back in the news.
    By Choire Sicha
  17. arizona election audit
    The Arizona Election Audit Is Somehow Getting Even More Distant From RealityNow the Arizona state senators who are the ringmasters of this wild circus are threatening their fellow Republican county supervisors with jail time.
    By Ed Kilgore
  18. crime
    The Roger Stone Acolyte Who Trolled Staten Island PoliticsEccentric lawyer Richard Luthmann was a staple on the Staten Island political scene. Then the fake Facebook posts began.
    By James D. Walsh
  19. extremism
    You Cannot Reason With the GOP’s ConspiracistsThe conservative fever Barack Obama thought might soon break is now instilling systemic belief in conspiracies on the right.
    By Ed Kilgore
  20. extremism
    Conspiracy Theorist Ron Johnson the New Model for Swing State GOP SenatorsSenators from battleground states used to be mostly moderates. Johnson has gone sharply the other way, making wild claims about the Capitol riot.
    By Ed Kilgore
  21. capitol riot
    QAnon and the Bright Rise of BeliefJanuary 6 was a terrifying day in history, not least because it felt like witnessing the birth of a religion.
    By Kerry Howley
  22. early and often
    Lindsey Graham Pressured Georgia Secretary of State to Toss Legal BallotsSecretary of State Brad Raffensperger says he’s alarmed by the efforts of Graham and other Trump allies to challenge Biden’s victory in Georgia.
    By Chas Danner
  23. satire
    All the Surprise Guests Trump May Bring to Thursday’s DebateNo one loves televised surprises more than President Trump. Here’s who he might invite to the debate to mess with Biden on Thursday night.
    By Chas Danner
  24. qanon
    Facebook Bans QAnon Accounts Across All Its PlatformsThe platform’s major step comes on the heels of a decision this summer to remove all Q-related groups discussing “potential violence.”
    By Matt Stieb
  25. politics
    17 Republicans Refuse to Condemn QAnon in House VoteThey did so even after a Democratic colleague was targeted with death threats by the conspiracy’s followers a few days earlier.
    By Charlotte Klein
  26. presidential debate
    Trump’s Conspiracy-Theory Shorthand Limits His Audience to True BelieversIn the debate and on the campaign trail, Trump constantly alludes to conservative myths that probably sound like gibberish to the uninitiated.
    By Ed Kilgore
  27. politics
    QAnon Goes to WashingtonTwenty-four followers of the grotesque conspiracy theory are running for Congress in November. Where does this end?
    By Simon van Zuylen-Wood
  28. qanon
    QAnon Is Madness. But Believing In It Can Be Rational.For those who lack the resources to understand or influence political reality, conspiracy theories are more useful than the truth.
    By Eric Levitz
  29. misinformation
    Trump Aide Michael Caputo Takes Leave of Absence After Facebook RantThe former Trump campaign official baselessly accused CDC scientists of “sedition.”
    By Chas Danner
  30. qanon
    QAnon Groups on Facebook Reportedly Have Millions of MembersThe top ten groups have more than 1 million combined members, a sign of the increasing popularity of the far-right conspiracy.
    By Matt Stieb
  31. coronavirus
    Twitter, Facebook Delete Video Trump Tweeted Over COVID-19 MisinformationThe video, in which doctors decry masks and call hydroxychloroquine a COVID-19 cure, had millions of views and a Trump retweet before it was removed.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  32. the media
    Sinclair Pulls Segment Sharing Anti-Fauci COVID-19 Conspiracy TheoryThe company defended its right to share the baseless conspiracy theory on dozens of local TV stations, but eventually caved amid the blowback.
    By Chas Danner
  33. conspiracy theories
    Twitter Bans Thousands of QAnon AccountsThe platform will suspend accounts pushing the conspiracy theory, along with other measures meant to limit its spread.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  34. donald trump
    Husband of Late Scarborough Staffer Asks Twitter to Delete Trump ConspiracyIn a letter to Jack Dorsey, Timothy J. Klausutis writes that Trump has “perverted” his wife’s memory for “perceived political gain.”
    By Adam K. Raymond
  35. qanon
    QAnon Supporter Wins Republican Senate Primary in OregonJo Rae Perkins, an insurance agent in Oregon, became the first advocate for the sweeping conspiracy theory to win a GOP nomination for the Senate.
    By Matt Stieb
  36. conspiracy theories
    Great News: Ryan Seacrest Did Not Have a Stroke During the American Idol Finale’Like many people right now, Ryan is adjusting to the new normal and finding work-home balance’
    By Halle Kiefer
  37. trump rally
    Trump Enters Full Conspiracist Mode at Colorado Springs RallyThe president appeared to combine multiple conspiracy theories in one indiscernible claim.
    By Matt Stieb
  38. technocracy
    5 Theories About Conspiracy TheoriesWe live in the age of red yarn and corkboard. There’s no easy explanation — but here are five theories why.
    By Max Read
  39. conspiracy theories
    Incompetence Isn’t a Conspiracy, But It Looks Like OneCritics who cry conspiracy about the Democratic Party’s failures in Iowa have real reasons to worry.
    By Sarah Jones
  40. jeffrey epstein
    5 Takeaways From the 60 Minutes Jeffrey Epstein ReportNew photos show the inside of Epstein’s cell after he was found dead. Here’s what they tell us.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  41. lawsuits
    Alex Jones Ordered to Pay $100K in Sandy Hook Conspiracy CaseThe Infowars creator must pay court and legal fees after being sued for his claims that the Sandy Hook school shooting was a hoax.
    By Hannah Gold
  42. jeffrey epstein
    U.S. Senator Floats Jeffrey Epstein Conspiracy Theory During HearingLouisiana’s John Kennedy quipped that “Christmas ornaments, drywall, and [Jeffrey] Epstein,” are three things that “don’t hang themselves.”
    By Adam K. Raymond
  43. jeffrey epstein
    The ‘Epstein Didn’t Kill Himself’ Meme Has Gone MainstreamThe meme is spilling into the real world, where it’s now being used to sell beer, among other things.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  44. the epstein enigma
    Why Are Jeffrey Epstein’s Lawyers Still Questioning That He Killed Himself?Aside from a simple desire to know the truth, there could be legal and financial reasons for Epstein’s defense to question the official autopsy.
    By Matt Stieb
  45. jeffrey epstein
    Epstein Evidence ‘Points to Homicide,’ Claims Pathologist Hired by BrotherMichael Baden is attaching his name to claims Epstein’s lawyers were making in August.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  46. conspiracy theories
    McCarthy Still Repeating Bogus Conspiracy Theories About Midterm-Election TheftHouse GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy is still whitewashing his party’s terrible performance in his home state with lurid tales unsupported by evidence.
    By Ed Kilgore
  47. conspiracy theories
    The Conspiracist-in-ChiefTrump gravitates toward outlandish conspiracy theories to explain a fairly straightforward phenomenon: People don’t like him.
    By Zak Cheney-Rice
  48. jeffrey epstein
    Trump and Others Turn to Conspiracy Theories After Epstein’s DeathA look at some the suspects being suggested by the president, pundits, and others in response to the shocking death by suicide of Jeffrey Epstein.
    By Matt Stieb and Chas Danner
  49. conspiracy theories
    All the Evidence That This Deeply Chaotic YouTuber Marriage Is FakeTana Mongeau finally admitted that her marriage to Jake Paul isn’t legal. But … she swears it’s real.
    By Amanda Arnold
  50. aliens
    This Area 51 Thing Is Getting Out of HandMillions of people have now responded to the Facebook event, prompting a response from the Air Force.
    By Hannah Gold
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