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US politics
fromSlate Magazine
1 day ago

He's Perhaps MAGA's Zaniest Conspiracy Theorist. Now He Wants to Be a Governor.

Mike Lindell's Minnesota gubernatorial bid exemplifies the descent of authoritarian Trumpism into spectacle, led by conspiracists who prioritize notoriety over credibility.
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 days ago

Fox News vs. Influencers: Charlie Kirk Conspiracies Ignite a Right-Wing Power Clash

The assassination of Charlie Kirk has done what years of media fractures couldn't. It forced Fox News to choose between its institutional alliances and the influencer class that increasingly dominates the right and in doing so, to decide whether it would defend mainstream conservatism or surrender the field entirely to conspiracism. Fox & Friends made that choice explicit on Thursday morning, lining up behind Erika Kirk and rebuking the conspiracy theories pushed by Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens.
US politics
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 days ago

Fox & Friends Slams Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens for Charlie Kirk Conspiracies

Fox & Friends publicly rebuked conspiracy theories from Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens about Charlie Kirk's killing, condemning misinformation and profiteering.
Music
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 days ago

Bot-like accounts fueled online white supremacist narrative about Taylor Swift: report

Bot-like and small groups of dubious accounts amplified and spread baseless conspiracy narratives linking Taylor Swift's album to Nazi symbolism and MAGA, disproportionately shaping discourse.
Right-wing politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 days ago

BOOM!' Conservatives Applaud Erika Kirk's Stunning Takedown of Candace Owens

Erika Kirk publicly condemned conspiracy theories blaming associates for Charlie Kirk's death and rebuked Candace Owens while defending Turning Point USA colleagues.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 days ago

STOP!' Erika Kirk ERUPTS Over Wild Candace Owens Conspiracy Theories

Erika Kirk denounces conspiracy theories about her husband’s death, demands privacy for the gravesite, and insists on pursuing justice while continuing organizational work.
#candace-owens
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago
France news

Kash Patel Promises FBI Won't Turn Our Eye Away From' Claim the French And One Israeli Are Trying to Kill Candace Owens

fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago
Right-wing politics

Charlie Kirk Producer Hits Back At Candace Owens, Accusing Her of Inciting Harassment of Those Close to Him

fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago
France news

Psychiatric Breakdown': Candace Owens Brutally Mocked Over Batsh*t' Claim the Macrons and One Israeli' Are Trying to Kill Her

fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago
France news

Kash Patel Promises FBI Won't Turn Our Eye Away From' Claim the French And One Israeli Are Trying to Kill Candace Owens

fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago
Right-wing politics

Charlie Kirk Producer Hits Back At Candace Owens, Accusing Her of Inciting Harassment of Those Close to Him

fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago
France news

Psychiatric Breakdown': Candace Owens Brutally Mocked Over Batsh*t' Claim the Macrons and One Israeli' Are Trying to Kill Her

Philosophy
fromPsychology Today
4 days ago

Riding the Orbiting Teapot: Belief, Conspiracy Theories, and Delusion

Conspiracy theories persistently proliferate and cannot be disproven by absence of evidence; extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

I Have Never Met a Faker Human': Nick Fuentes Suggests F*cking Liar' Tucker Carlson Might Have Him Killed

So, yeah, Tucker asked me a lot of weird stuff. He asked me about Charles Johnson, about Andrew Anglin, asked me about Peter Thiel. So yeah, you know it's-, and this guy, I've heard things about this guy since the dinner. I want this guy to stay the fuck away from me. I don't know who he is, but I'll tell you one thing: He is not who he says he is.
Right-wing politics
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

Trump Jr Admits He's Pretty Conspiratorial' After Kash Patel Says Wild Claims Waste The FBI's Time

Prominent figures acknowledged spreading conspiracy theories while officials warned such theories divert FBI resources and perpetuate falsehoods about elections and COVID.
Soccer (FIFA)
fromMail Online
1 week ago

Blind psychic Baba Vanga's world-changing prophecy may occur in DAYS

Baba Vanga's prophecy of alien contact during a major sporting event is being linked to the FIFA World Cup 2026 draw.
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

Trump Fires Off Over 160 Truth Social Posts in Frenetic, Late-Night Blitz

(Screengrab via Truth Social) President Donald Trump unleashed a frenetic, late-night posting binge on Monday, flooding Truth Social with more than 160 posts in less than five hours, in a wild spectacle that saw him teeing off on political opponents and policies. From 7 p.m. to nearly midnight (ET), the president reposted an endless stream of clips, some of which were duplicated in what appeared to be an automatic loop, amplifying MAGA-friendly pundits and conspiracy theories.
US politics
History
fromSlate Magazine
1 week ago

There's Always Been an Official Story About One of America's Most Notorious Murders. One Man Knew Otherwise. He Finally Told Me Everything.

Russell Byers, a lifelong St. Louis criminal, accepted a $50,000 offer to kill Martin Luther King Jr., a claim that fuels theories of a broader conspiracy.
fromSlate Magazine
2 weeks ago

Conspiracy Thinking Is Flourishing. Some of Our Most Popular Franchises Aren't Helping.

They are also chock-full of almost every kind of conspiracy theory you can think of. In the fiction of Assassin's Creed, humanity is descended from ancient aliens, and this knowledge is suppressed throughout history; the tide of world events is influenced by a shadow war between two secret societies; the media exists to manipulate the public. This makes for an exciting series of video games with a near-limitless scope. It also echoes uncomfortable real-world conspiracy theories that have proven consequential in our lifetime.
Video games
Television
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago

Bill O'Reilly Floored By Megyn Kelly's Epstein Comments

Megyn Kelly relayed that a person close to the Epstein case believed Epstein favored very young teens, prompting Bill O'Reilly to question the utility of that distinction.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Farage urged to explain conspiracy theories linked to antisemitism he voiced in US media

Nigel Farage promoted conspiracy theories and antisemitic tropes on US shows and now faces calls to explain past racist-language allegations.
US politics
fromThe Atlantic
3 weeks ago

Marjorie Taylor Greene Came So Close to Getting the Joke

Marjorie Taylor Greene moved from promoting conspiracies to realizing she was manipulated, while Richard Grenell faces accusations of using Kennedy Center funds to enrich allies.
#jeffrey-epstein
fromFortune
3 weeks ago
US politics

'Watching this actually turn into a fight has ripped MAGA apart': The full Epstein files may never be released despite congressional vote | Fortune

fromFortune
3 weeks ago
US politics

'Watching this actually turn into a fight has ripped MAGA apart': The full Epstein files may never be released despite congressional vote | Fortune

#qanon
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks ago

Theo Von Savagely Mocked for Flub While Defending Conspiracy Theories With Joe Rogan

A comedian defended conspiracy theories and mistakenly claimed a Hollywood high-rise housed both a major talent agency and the CIA, prompting widespread mockery.
World news
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Two Australian police officers were killed in an ambush. It was deemed terrorism but an inquest says otherwise

Three members of the Train family, gripped by a shared psychotic disorder, ambushed and killed two police officers and a neighbour during a delusion-driven standoff.
fromenglish.elpais.com
3 weeks ago

From Bugonia' to Pluribus': Why today's aliens aren't like they used to be

Encouraged by the conspiracy theory of a YouTuber, two cousins kidnap a senior executive at a pharmaceutical company, believing she is an alien from Andromeda sent to destroy human life. Two scientists who have turned the encrypted message of an extraterrestrial signal into a virus will unleash an epidemic of kindness in which all minds connect in unison a harmony that a woman immune to this viral global happiness will fight against.
Film
#marjorie-taylor-greene
fromPoynter
3 weeks ago
US politics

Marjorie Taylor Greene's CNN interview raises questions about her rebrand - Poynter

fromPoynter
3 weeks ago
US politics

Marjorie Taylor Greene's CNN interview raises questions about her rebrand - Poynter

Science
fromVulture
3 weeks ago

Khloe Kardashian Radicalized Kim Into a Moon-Landing Truther

Khloé Kardashian says the moon landing did not happen, suspects broad government deception, believes in aliens, and discusses conspiracies publicly.
History
fromABC7 Los Angeles
3 weeks ago

ABC's 'Who Killed JFK?' explores one of the most fateful days in American history with new info

President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas on November 22, 1963; ABC examines archival footage, eyewitness accounts and March 2025 records, featuring Oliver Stone.
fromThe New Yorker
3 weeks ago

Kash Patel's Acts of Service

On June 5th, Kash Patel, the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, was in Austin, Texas, to record a podcast interview with Joe Rogan. Patel had recently declared that the F.B.I. had moved on from its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's sex crimes, but his agents were still looking into other "coverups," including the Covid-19 lab leak and the role that the Bureau's own operatives supposedly played in the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
US politics
Public health
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Who Believes in Conspiracy Theories?

Conspiracy theories range from harmless to deadly, with vaccine misinformation causing preventable deaths and measles resurgence due to hesitancy.
#chemtrails
#laura-loomer
Right-wing politics
fromThe Verge
1 month ago

The feud between Ben Shapiro and Nick Fuentes is now mainstream GOP politics

Tucker Carlson amplified antisemitic streamer Nick Fuentes, escalating intra-right conflict and drawing institutions like the Heritage Foundation into controversy.
Arts
fromHigh Country News
1 month ago

The fallout from Ruby Ridge - High Country News

A novel explores how Ruby Ridge-era disillusionment and rising conspiracy beliefs drive family breakdown, radicalization, and retreat into isolation in contemporary America.
#moon-landing
#brigitte-macron
Film
fromThe Verge
1 month ago

Bugonia is a galaxy brained masterpiece

Bugonia is a darkly comic, genre-shifting American remake that satirizes conspiracy culture, anti-intellectualism, and corporate dehumanization with powerful lead performances.
France news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

France trial opens for 10 accused of online harassment of Brigitte Macron

Ten people went on trial in Paris for online harassment of Brigitte Macron over false transgender and paedophilia claims that harmed her physical and mental health.
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Terror accused 'fell in Covid-denier rabbit hole'

Originally, I suppose what I was thinking was that some would go straight away, then over a few years, they'd get 'turbo cancer',
Law
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

How Can You Help a Loved One Suffering From Delusions?

Offer supportive presence rather than confronting delusional beliefs; accept help for distressing symptoms and consider involuntary treatment only when functioning is severely impaired.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Why MPs prefer conspiracy theory over cock-up in China spy case row | John Crace

MPs prefer conspiracy explanations and reshaped narratives about Keir Starmer in the China spy case, regardless of released evidence.
#antisemitism
Right-wing politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Fox News' Masked Antifa Whistleblower' Looks Suspiciously Similar to Its Former Mexican Mafia Member'

A masked Antifa whistleblower interviewed by Jesse Watters closely resembled a former Mexican Mafia member, prompting social-media comparisons and widespread conspiracy theories.
Psychology
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Human stupidity is nothing new in politics | Letters

Psychological structural stupidity pervades human intelligence, driving mythmaking, misinformation acceptance, and powerful political consequences through susceptibility to slogans and propaganda.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Malcolm McDowell: I would be a total disaster as a spy I do love to gossip'

He says he'd be a terrible spy because he gossips, recalls Cold War missile silos, criticizes conspiracies and fake news, and describes role preparation.
Right-wing politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Candace Owens and Tucker Carlson's Loony Conspiracy Theories Totally Wreck the Credibility That Alternative Media is Trying to Gain

Candace Owens and Tucker Carlson reach large podcast audiences while promoting debunked conspiracy theories that erode alternative media credibility and deepen societal misinformation.
US politics
fromSlate Magazine
2 months ago

MAGA's "Voter Fraud" Watchdog Votes in a Swing State. He Doesn't Live There.

Jack Posobiec, a prominent MAGA conspiracy theorist, appears to vote in Pennsylvania while residing in Maryland, potentially violating state voting laws.
Right-wing politics
fromWIRED
2 months ago

At a Conspiracy Conference in Rural Ireland, Charlie Kirk Was the Star

Far-right groups across the US and Europe are increasingly interconnected, using conferences to spread conspiracies, strengthen ties, and amplify violent narratives globally.
US politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

My anti-vax mother never told me my sister had died after refusing chemotherapy'

Journalism funding supports on-the-ground reporting across the political spectrum, enabling investigations into reproductive rights, climate change, Big Tech, and cases of alleged medical neglect.
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

The Truth About Amelia Earhart

"I am ordering my Administration to declassify and release all Government Records related to Amelia Earhart, her final trip, and everything else about her," President Donald Trump announced recently on Truth Social, pulling one of America's most enduring legends into the political present. For more than eight decades, Earhart's 1937 disappearance has been fertile ground for speculation: pulp stories, Hollywood films, and best-selling books that turned a tragic accident into lurid melodrama or unsolved mystery.
History
Medicine
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

UK woman who refused cancer drugs was influenced by mother, inquest finds

Parental influence, particularly from mother Kate Shemirani, contributed to a 23-year-old woman's refusal of chemotherapy, likely causing her death from non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
US politics
fromwww.esquire.com
2 months ago

There's Only One Way to Read the Data: Right-Wing Terrorism Is an Existential Threat to American Life

Two mass shootings by recent veterans targeted Mormons and LGBTQ+ people, reflecting right-wing extremist, conspiracy-driven hate needing focused investigation.
US politics
fromThe Verge
2 months ago

Trump posts, then pulls bizarre AI video promoting MedBed conspiracy

A removed Truth Social video posted by Donald Trump appeared AI-generated and promoted nonexistent MedBed claims, fueling conspiracy believers.
fromMail Online
2 months ago

Moon conspiracy theories erupt online as NASA reveals Artemis details

As early as February 2026, NASA will launch the Artemis II mission and send four astronauts on the first lunar flight in over 50 years. But some internet-dwelling conspiracy theorists aren't convinced by the official narrative. As the space agency unveils new details for the mission, lunar conspiracy theories have reignited and spread like wildfire on social media. The focus of many commenters' ire is the fact that it has been over 50 years since NASA launched a mission to the moon.
Science
World news
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Trump Ally Jillian Michaels Storms Off Her Own Show During Heated Charlie Kirk Segment With Young Turks Co-Host

Jillian Michaels stormed off a live show after a heated clash with Ana Kasparian over conspiracy theories and criticism of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Right-wing politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Rightwing podcasters run rampant with Charlie Kirk conspiracies: It's craven opportunism'

Rightwing podcasts amplified grief, conspiracy, and calls for retribution after Charlie Kirk's killing, with top hosts promoting conflicting theories including Israeli involvement.
Psychology
fromMail Online
2 months ago

Were you convinced by the Rapture? You're probably ARROGANT, study

Overconfidence strongly predicts belief in extreme conspiracy theories, making such believers resistant to changing their minds.
#maga
US politics
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

The People Who Are Still Convinced Kamala Won

Spurious, poorly supported claims allege fraud in the 2024 presidential election, mirroring discredited conspiracy analyses from 2020 and gaining traction online.
#charlie-kirk
Humor
fromThe New Yorker
2 months ago

R.F.K., Jr.: A Day in the Life

Encouraging public distrust in health institutions endangers public health even when framed as seeking transparency.
Books
fromThe New Yorker
2 months ago

Reading the New Pynchon Novel in a Pynchonesque America

Depression-era conspiracies resonate with contemporary American absurdities, merging talking dogs, billionaire-run power structures, and mass conspiracy movements.
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Kash Patel Knocks Down Charlie Kirk Conspiracy Theories: FBI Pursuing 'Every Lead'

We are examining every facet of this assassination. We are meticulously investigating theories and questions, including the location from where the shot was taken, the possibility of accomplices, the text message confession and related conversations, Discord chats, the angle of the shot and bullet impact, how the weapon was transported, hand gestures observed as potential signals' near Charlie at the time of his assassination, and visitors to the alleged shooter's residence in the hours and days leading up to September 10, 2025.
US politics
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Online Conspiracy Theories About Charlie Kirk's Death Are Getting Really Ugly': CNN

Social media hosts over two million conspiracy posts about Charlie Kirk's assassination, double last year's volume, fueling extreme, uncorroborated theories across the political spectrum.
US politics
fromThe Verge
2 months ago

Israel formally states it did not kill Charlie Kirk

Netanyahu denied claims that Israel was involved in Charlie Kirk's death and condemned circulating conspiracy theories linking Israel to the murder.
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Shut Your F*cking Mouth!' Conservative Firebrand Michael Savage Nukes Black Racist' Candace Owens Over Charlie Kirk Conspiracies

Now, let's just use logic for two minutes, and I'll put to rest the lies that Candace Owens is putting out about Jews. And she's gonna wind up getting Jews killed if she keeps the sh*t up. Let me be very clear: she's not nuts, she's not nuts at all. She just has latched on to a methodology to get morons to listen to her and tries to put pieces together that don't match, argued Savage, adding:
Right-wing politics
fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

Emmanuel Macron and his wife to present scientific evidence proving she is a woman

The British broadcaster BBC has now announced that both plan to present photographic and scientific evidence to dispel this claim, which has been dragging on for years. The lawsuit was filed in the United States against far-right influencer Candace Owens. The 218-page document, filed in the state of Delaware, accuses Owens of spreading absurd, defamatory, and completely fictitious statements. Among the main claims made by Owens, known for her support for Donald Trump and transphobic remarks, was that Brigitte Macron was born a man.
France news
fromWIRED
2 months ago

The DOGE Subcommittee Hearing on Weather Modification Was a Nest of Conspiracy Theorizing

Do we believe in God and that he has dominion over his perfect creation of planet Earth? Do we believe that he has given us everything we need to survive as a civilization since the beginning of time? Or do you believe in man's claim of authority over the weather, based on scientists that have only been alive for decades and weren't here to witness the climate changes since the beginning of time?
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

I'm a Clown, I'm a Clown': Anti-Israel Guest Buckles Under Grilling From Piers Morgan Over Pushing Charlie Kirk Conspiracy

Some of this bashing is never enough for you, you see. It doesn't matter how critical journalists are about Israel, it will never be enough for you. Because you want the rightyou want the right to suggest that Charlie Kirk was the subject of a hit job by Israel. You want the world to think that. That's why you said what you said.
World politics
Parenting
fromSlate Magazine
2 months ago

My Husband Thinks His Mother's Conspiracy Theories are Harmless. I Think They're Really Bad For Our Daughter.

Establish firm boundaries: prohibit conspiracy-talk around the child to protect her emotional wellbeing and limit exposure.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Trump should be reassuring the country at this time. Instead he is sowing fear

The public response to the murder of Charlie Kirk in cold blood, has revealed how drastically our democracy our belief in the importance of free speech and in the irreplaceable life of each and every individual has deteriorated over the last half century. I was a senior in high school when John F Kennedy was assassinated, and a senior in college when Robert F Kennedy and Martin Luther King were killed.
US politics
#misinformation
Science
fromFuturism
2 months ago

Fringe Movement Claims the Entirety of Modern Physics Is Wrong

Internet-enabled conspiracy economy advances claims that theoretical physics is corrupt and suppresses dissent, promoting implausible fringe theories despite limited supporting evidence.
US news
fromMail Online
3 months ago

Amazon sells book on Charlie Kirk's assassination HOURS after

A mistakenly dated Amazon listing for a book about Charlie Kirk's assassination sparked conspiracy claims before Amazon corrected the publication date and removed the listing.
fromMail Online
3 months ago

Truth about 'vanishing plane' near Charlie Kirk's assassination

But on Thursday afternoon the owner of the private jet broke his silence to quash all claims linking him to the shooting. Businessman Derek Maxfield outed himself as the man behind the plane - registered as N888KG - and tore into those dragging his family into the fray. He branded the claims 'baseless theories' and cleared up why his Bombardier Challenger 300 vanished from flight-tracking systems on Wednesday.
US news
fromSlate Magazine
3 months ago

Dan Brown Is Still Chasing the Da Vinci Code Thrill. Only Now, Everything Else Has Changed.

Brown's latest attempt, The Secret of Secrets, follows the pattern of his previous novels featuring Robert Langdon, the hero of The Da Vinci Code and four other thrillers that have followed the Harvard professor of religious symbology (a nonexistent academic discipline, as many, many critics have pointed out) as he races across the world, decoding secret messages embedded in Renaissance artworks alluding to world-changing secrets that have been covered up for centuries.
Books
Right-wing politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 months ago

Ben Shapiro Absolutely Nukes the Woke Right' as Conspiracy Theorists Who Can't Handle Personal Responsibility'

Conspiracy-driven grievance politics manifests across the ideological spectrum; the 'woke right' blames external forces while biblical religion rejects conspiratorial explanations.
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
3 months ago

Trump's pick to run Bureau of Labor Statistics has history of anti-LGBTQ+, misogynist tweets

E.J. Antoni has a record of homophobic and misogynistic social-media posts, promotion of conspiracy theories, and ties to the far-right Heritage Foundation.
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