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Conspiracy Theories

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. 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
  17. keeping up with the royals
    Look Into Your Heart … Has Meghan Markle’s Baby Arrived?The palace says one thing, but the public senses another.
    By Kelly Conaboy
  18. #freebritney
    What’s Going on With These #FreeBritney Protests?Some fans, convinced the singer has been confined to a treatment facility against her will, have taken to the streets.
    By Hannah Gold
  19. border crisis
    FBI Arrests Far-Right Militia Leader Detaining Migrants at GunpointLarry Mitchell Hopkins was once arrested for impersonating an officer. His vigilante group, United Constitutional Patriots, appears to be at it again.
    By Matt Stieb
  20. conspiracy theories
    What Do the Chickens in Sunglasses Even Mean, Taylor?And how will a certain population of fans twist it into confirmation of Kaylor?
    By Bethy Squires
  21. q&a
    What Drives Someone to Become a Conspiracy Theorist?The Cut spoke to Anna Merlan about Pizzagate, paranoia peddlers, and her debut book Republic of Lies.
    By Amanda Arnold
  22. conspiracy theories
    Even Conspiracy Theories Have Gotten Dumber, a New Book ShowsA Lot of People Are Saying plumbs “the new conspiracism,” conspiracy theory without the theory.
    By Jesse Singal
  25. marriage: an investigation
    What the Melania Body-double Conspiracy Says About the Trumps’ MarriageIt reinforces the notion that Melania is more a category of person than an irreplaceable individual.
    By Rhonda Garelick
  26. game of theories
    The Best Fan Theories About Game of Thrones’ Final SeasonFollowing the most-hyped reveal in Westerosi history—the confirmation of R+L=J—the field is open for other favorite fan theories to prove themselves.
    By Alicia Lutes
  27. conspiracy theories
    Siegfried and Roy’s Tiger Trainer Says Cover-Up Hid the Reason Roy Was AttackedHuman error, not an onstage stroke, may have been to blame.
    By Bethy Squires
  28. nra
    NRA Official Emailed Conspiracist to Spread Doubt on Parkland Day After ShootingThe day after Parkland, an NRA instructor emailed a man who had harassed Sandy Hook parents, prodding him to question reports on the shooting.
    By Matt Stieb
  29. conspiracy theories
    Unpacking Reddit’s Wildest Theory About UsIf the fingerless glove fits …
    By Rebecca Alter
  30. crime
    Man Suspected of Killing Gambino Mob Boss Drew QAnon Symbols on Hands in CourtCriminal conspiracy and far-right conspiracy theories overlap at the extradition hearing of a Staten Island man who allegedly killed a mobster.
    By Matt Stieb
  31. flat-earthers
    Can You Believe YouTube Caused the Rise in Flat-Earthers?Big if true.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  32. lyndon larouche
    Political Cult Leader Lyndon LaRouche Dies at 96At first a Marxist and later a right-wing conspiracy theorist, LaRouche thrived on deception and the fanatical support of his followers to the end.
    By Ed Kilgore
  33. youtube
    Don’t Congratulate YouTube for Trying to Tame the Conspiracy Monster It CreatedThe company announced it is no longer recommending conspiracy videos. That’s long overdue.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  34. the matrix
    15 Irrefutable Reasons Why We Might Be Living in a SimulationWeird news. Quarks with computer code. Missing aliens. The evidence discussed on a few sub-Reddits might actually be plausible.
    By Matt Stieb
  37. the matrix
    Philosopher Nick Bostrom on Whether We Live in a SimulationAnd what he thinks about the tech billionaires trying to break us out.
    By Brian Feldman
  38. life in pixels
    Facebook Doesn’t Need to Fool YouIs the #10YearChallenge meme a conspiracy to steal your data?
    By Max Read
  39. conspiracy theories
    Conspiracy Fiction Once Helped Us Tell the Truth. Now It’s a Weapon for Liars.An author of conspiracy thrillers remembers their heyday and wonders what’s next.
    By Alan Glynn
  40. conspiracy theories
    Wait, Taylor Swift Actually Travels Inside a Suitcase?Zayn says she does!
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  41. spoilers
    Homecoming’s Ending Credit Scene, ExplainedWho is Audrey Temple, and what is her relationship to the mysterious Mr. Geist?
    By Jen Chaney
  42. meanwhile in canada
    Canada Too Polite to Brag About Its Own Hot DuckCould it be a global conspiracy?
    By Anna Silman
  43. fixations
    I Think About This a Lot: A Tweet About Steve Bannon Getting the Death PenaltyIn a perverse way, it’s heartening — kookiness truly knows no political-party bounds.
    By Patrick Monahan
  44. last night on late night
    Colbert Imagines What JFK Conspiracy Trump Can Spread About ‘Beautiful’ Ted CruzNothing can top Trump suggesting Cruz’s dad helped plan a presidential assassin, but it’s worth a shot.
    By Halle Kiefer
  45. conspiracy theories
    Is Ethel Muggs the True Criminal Mastermind of Riverdale?A very serious theory.
    By Laura Chanoux
  46. 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
  49. 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
  50. 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
  51. select all
    Reddit Bans Major QAnon Hive, r/GreatAwakeningWhere will the conspiracy theorists head now?
    By Brian Feldman
  52. 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
  53. conspiracy theories
    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
  54. 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
  55. 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
  56. 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
  57. 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
  58. 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
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