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fromwww.independent.co.uk
6 hours 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
8 hours 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
8 hours 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
3 days 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.
#donald-trump
fromIndependent
2 months ago
US politics

Caitriona Perry: Trump is now facing a daily onslaught from the media, podcasters and influencers who helped him win the election

fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago
US politics

There's Hell to Pay': Karl Rove Savages Trump Over Epstein, Obama, and Jan. 6 Conspiracy Theories in Scathing WSJ Column

fromIndependent
2 months ago
US politics

Caitriona Perry: Trump is now facing a daily onslaught from the media, podcasters and influencers who helped him win the election

fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago
US politics

There's Hell to Pay': Karl Rove Savages Trump Over Epstein, Obama, and Jan. 6 Conspiracy Theories in Scathing WSJ Column

fromMail Online
1 week 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
1 week 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
1 week 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
1 week 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
fromAxios
1 week ago
Right-wing politics

MAGA conspiracy machine steers Trump team's Kirk investigation

fromAxios
1 week ago
Right-wing politics

MAGA conspiracy machine steers Trump team's Kirk investigation

#election-fraud
fromThe Atlantic
1 week ago
US politics

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.
fromA Philosopher's Blog
2 months ago
Philosophy

The Conspiracy Paradox: Election Fraud Edition

Trump and supporters claimed widespread election fraud occurred to justify Biden's 2020 win.
#charlie-kirk
Humor
fromThe New Yorker
1 week 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
1 week 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
1 week 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
1 week 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 weeks 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 weeks 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
#defamation-lawsuit
fromWIRED
2 weeks 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 weeks 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 weeks 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.
#jeffrey-epstein
US news
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

Questions about Epstein files follow lawmakers home

Rep. Ryan Mackenzie advocates for the release of DOJ files on Jeffrey Epstein to ensure transparency regarding the investigation.
Miami
fromMiami Herald
2 months ago

Roy Black's death is not linked to Epstein scandal, his family says

Roy Black, part of Jeffrey Epstein's legal team, died of a terminal illness, provoking conspiracy theories regarding his death and the Epstein case.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks 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 weeks 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
2 weeks 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.
World news
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago

Newsmax Host Asks Netanyahu to Address Rumor That Israel Is Behind the Charlie Kirk Murder'

Benjamin Netanyahu rejected internet conspiracy claims that Israel killed Charlie Kirk, calling them absurd antisemitic slander and praising Kirk's defense of free speech.
fromMail Online
3 weeks 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 weeks 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 weeks 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 weeks 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.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Reform conference shows a party keen to present itself as normal | Peter Walker

Reform UK's Birmingham conference took steps to appear like a functioning political party by adding fringe events, diverse views, and organisational trappings beyond rallies.
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 weeks ago

Maggie Haberman Calls BS On Trump Claim He Didn't Know About Death Chatter

Maggie, when you heard the President say today that he wasn't aware of these conspiracies. I mean, he did write, in all-caps, on Sunday, that he had NEVER FELT BETTER IN MY LIFE, as he posted on Truth Social. Obviously, he kind of seemed to know something was up. And I wonder what your reporting says about his assertions that he didn't know about all this rampant speculation, over the weekend.
US politics
fromAxios
4 weeks ago

How Trump's quiet holiday weekend fueled a viral death hoax

They made it all the way to the Oval Office, where Trump was asked by a cheeky Fox News reporter: "How did you find out over the weekend that you were dead?" Trump, with a smirk, said he hadn't heard the rumors about his demise - but was "very active" over the long weekend doing interviews, playing golf and posting "poignant" messages on Truth Social.
US politics
Right-wing politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

And There It Is': Tucker Carlson Brutally Roasted After Announcing 9/11 Cover Up' Series

Tucker Carlson released a 9/11 series trailer claiming the official account is false and alleging a cover-up, provoking broad criticism.
fromArs Technica
1 month ago

Why wind farms attract so much misinformation and conspiracy theory

Academic work on the question of anti-wind farm activism is revealing a pattern: Conspiracy thinking is a stronger predictor of opposition than age, gender, education, or political leaning. In Germany, the academic Kevin Winter and colleagues found that belief in conspiracies had many times more influence on wind opposition than any demographic factor. Worryingly, presenting opponents with facts was not particularly successful.
Environment
Right-wing politics
fromWIRED
1 month ago

An Account Using the Same Name as Trump's BLS Pick Posted Red-Pilled Conspiracy Theories

The account @PhDofbombsaway promoted conspiracy theories and pro-Trump content from 2019 to 2021, embodying a hardline, misogynistic worldview.
fromemptywheel
1 month ago

John Durham's Show Trials: A Preview of Coming Attractions - emptywheel

On May 20, 2022 - a year after John Durham had obtained evidence showing that the draft SVR report that he always claimed was the basis of his investigation was based on "composite" emails, and as such, proof that the SVR was framing Hillary Clinton - his lead prosecutor, Andrew DeFilippis, openly defied a judge's order.
US politics
#trump
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

Hunter Biden Pushes Melania Trump/Epstein Conspiracy

Hunter Biden claimed Trump is implicated in Epstein's case while pushing conspiracy theories about Melania Trump and Epstein.
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

TikTok removes video by Huda Beauty boss over anti-Israel conspiracy theories

Huda Kattan's video claimed that Israel was responsible for World War One, World War Two, the September 11 attacks, and the 7 October attacks by Hamas.
US politics
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
1 month ago

Joanna Donnelly: No, I don't change the weather by spraying chemicals from a plane

Conspiracy talk demonstrates significant influence in personal conversations.
US politics
fromemptywheel
1 month ago

MattyDickPics Taibbi Doesn't Like When Charlie Savage Takes Away His Russian Spy Toys - emptywheel

Emails claimed by Russian spies contribute to allegations against Hillary Clinton.
US politics
fromemptywheel
2 months ago

FBI Thwarted an Investigation into How Russians Injected Disinformation in the Steele Dossier - emptywheel

John Durham began investigating conspiracy theories involving Hillary Clinton by September 17, 2019, with direction from Bill Barr's office.
US politics
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

Trump Is Trying to Deflect Focus From the Epstein Case-Can He?

Lingering questions over the Epstein case are impacting the White House and hindering Congress.
US politics
fromJezebel
2 months ago

Vive La France! The Macrons Sue Candace Owens for Defamation

Candace Owens is being sued by Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron for defamation over false claims about Brigitte's gender identity.
Mental health
fromTheregister
2 months ago

Concerns grow over AI's effect on mental health

Excessive engagement with AI can adversely affect mental health, leading to severe psychological issues including psychosis.
fromAdvocate.com
2 months ago

Alex Jones's lawyer mocks Candace Owens's chances in Emmanuel Macron's defamation lawsuit

The Macrons filed a 218-page complaint in Delaware Superior Court, accusing Owens of leading a campaign of global humiliation by spreading falsehoods, including claims that Brigitte Macron is a transgender woman.
US politics
fromSlate Magazine
2 months ago

Where Did Things Go So Wrong for Trump on the Epstein Story? We Can Pinpoint It Exactly!

The story of Jeffrey Epstein operated on two tracks: what is known from legitimate sources versus speculative theories about his connections and activities.
US politics
Miscellaneous
fromMail Online
2 months ago

US soldiers tell their story after they saw 'non-humans' in Suffolk

An incident occurred in Rendlesham Forest in 1980 involving UFOs and a potential secret nuclear stockpile.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

CNN Dumps Out of Trump Intel Chief Gabbard's Briefing Mid-Sentence to Fact-Check Obama Conspiracy Claims

CNN interrupted Tulsi Gabbard's briefing about a purported conspiracy led by Obama for fact-checking.
Health
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Sali Hughes on beauty: if your teen won't wear sunscreen, try tempting them with these products

Anti-science theories against sunscreen pose a risk, especially to teenagers, despite strong evidence supporting its protective benefits against skin cancer.
Psychology
fromArs Technica
2 months ago

Conspiracy theorists don't realize they're on the fringe

Conspiracy theorists often overestimate public agreement with their beliefs, showing significant overconfidence.
fromWIRED
2 months ago

Everything Is a 'False Flag' Now

Vance Boelter is not a real person. This is a false flag psyop that the news media is using to instill fear into the people.
US politics
Philosophy
fromThe Conversation
2 months ago

How the QAnon movement entered mainstream politics - and why the silence on Epstein files matters

The release of Jeffrey Epstein's files is central to QAnon beliefs about a hidden elite involved in child trafficking.
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 months ago

Doctor concerned mother influenced daughter's cancer treatment, inquest hears

An NHS doctor stated in an inquest that she was worried about the influence of Paloma Shemirani's mother on her decision to refuse chemotherapy, which could have saved her.
Public health
Film
fromWIRED
2 months ago

'Eddington' Director Ari Aster Couldn't Stand 'Living in the Internet.' So He Made a Movie About It

Eddington conveys the overwhelming experience of being online today through the lens of conspiracy theories and artificial intelligence.
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Why is it so hard for the authorities to win public trust? Maybe because they keep lying to us | Gaby Hinsliff

The Afghan superinjunction serves as a focal point for conspiracy theorists, suggesting deep state deception and incompetence within the British government.
#covid-19
US news
fromFuturism
2 months ago

Calm Down About the Area 51 Fire, People

A wildfire named Gothic Fire near Area 51 has sparked various conspiracy theories and suspicions regarding the official narrative about its origins.
US politics
fromMail Online
2 months ago

Buzz Aldrin 'admitting' moon landing was faked resurfaces

Buzz Aldrin's resurfaced statements have reignited conspiracy theories about the Apollo 11 moon landing being faked.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Trump Is Right MAGA's Civil War Over Epstein Is Exposing the GOP's Stupid' Wing

The Trump administration's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case has led to significant public disappointment and confusion.
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