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fromMail Online
6 hours ago

Chilling theory about popular Labubus sported by Kim Kardashian

Labubu dolls have stirred controversy due to conspiracy theories alleging they carry demonic energy, linking them to Pazuzu, a demon from Mesopotamian mythology.
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
1 day ago

How the right-wing media machine turns violence & tragedy into using trans people as scapegoats

Ellis's lawsuit accuses Matthew S. Wallace of creating a 'destructive and irresponsible defamation campaign,' driven by a desire to exploit anti-trans sentiment for profit.
LGBT
#ufos
fromFuturism
2 weeks ago
US news

Former NASA Agent Suggests Government Used UFO Theories To Cover "Stealth Technology"

fromFuturism
2 weeks ago
US news

Former NASA Agent Suggests Government Used UFO Theories To Cover "Stealth Technology"

fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Dad, imam, God': children living with self-declared pope in former UK orphanage

The Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light (AROPL) is led by Abdullah Hashem, a self-proclaimed savior who combines Islamic teachings with conspiracy theories about the Illuminati and aliens. Followers are urged to sell their possessions to contribute to his mission.
UK news
#politics
Women in technology
fromThe Nation
2 months ago

Elon Musk Has No Idea How USAID Works. This Former Staffer Does.

Elon Musk's criticism of USAID stems from conspiracy theories rather than informed understanding, questioning his motivations behind targeting foreign aid.
Women in technology
fromThe Nation
2 months ago

Elon Musk Has No Idea How USAID Works. This Former Staffer Does.

Elon Musk's criticism of USAID stems from conspiracy theories rather than informed understanding, questioning his motivations behind targeting foreign aid.
#republican-party
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Trump Rally Fans Wild Rant on Pope Francis, Queen Elizabeth

A Trump supporter shared bizarre theories about vaccines and world leaders during an interview at a rally, reflecting extreme political views.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Trump Rally Fans Wild Rant on Pope Francis, Queen Elizabeth

A Trump supporter shared bizarre theories about vaccines and world leaders during an interview at a rally, reflecting extreme political views.
#far-right-extremism
fromWIRED
2 weeks ago
Right-wing politics

'Psyop': How Far-Right Conspiracy Theories About the Minnesota Shooting Evolved to Protect MAGA

fromWIRED
2 weeks ago
Right-wing politics

'Psyop': How Far-Right Conspiracy Theories About the Minnesota Shooting Evolved to Protect MAGA

#health
SF food
fromBuzzFeed
2 weeks ago

The "Carnivore MD" Visited The White House To Drink Raw Milk Shooters With RFK

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. supports raw milk, overlooking health risks and recent safety recalls, aligning with anti-establishment views on food regulation.
SF food
fromBuzzFeed
2 weeks ago

The "Carnivore MD" Visited The White House To Drink Raw Milk Shooters With RFK

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. supports raw milk, overlooking health risks and recent safety recalls, aligning with anti-establishment views on food regulation.
#anti-semitism
Right-wing politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

I Never Said That!' Marjorie Taylor Greene Denies Jewish Space Lasers' Conspiracy in Testy Exchange With Cenk Uygur

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene claims she never used the phrase 'Jewish space lasers' and blames a hit piece for the controversy.
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago
US politics

MAGA Extremist Calls Dave Portnoy a Filthy Jew' in Interview With College Student Behind Anti-Semitic Sign Controversy

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

I Never Said That!' Marjorie Taylor Greene Denies Jewish Space Lasers' Conspiracy in Testy Exchange With Cenk Uygur

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene claims she never used the phrase 'Jewish space lasers' and blames a hit piece for the controversy.
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago
US politics

MAGA Extremist Calls Dave Portnoy a Filthy Jew' in Interview With College Student Behind Anti-Semitic Sign Controversy

#legislation
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago
SF politics

GOP Lawmaker Admits He Has No Evidence Schools Gave Litter Boxes to Students Who Identify as Cats After Authoring Anti-Furry Bill

fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago
SF politics

GOP Lawmaker Admits He Has No Evidence Schools Gave Litter Boxes to Students Who Identify as Cats After Authoring Anti-Furry Bill

#psychology
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
4 weeks ago

Why People Believe Conspiracy Theories

Conspiracy beliefs fulfill psychological needs for control, certainty, and connection, helping individuals cope with uncertainty and feelings of powerlessness.
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
4 weeks ago

Why People Believe Conspiracy Theories

Conspiracy beliefs fulfill psychological needs for control, certainty, and connection, helping individuals cope with uncertainty and feelings of powerlessness.
#violence
fromThe Walrus
2 months ago
Canada news

"Is Your Blood Clean?": The Paranoid Pastor Who Turned His Church into a Violent Cult | The Walrus

fromNew York Post
2 months ago
Law

NJ father beaten to death defending daughter remembered as 'invincible man' and fun-loving flat-Earther: 'The man, the myth, the legend'

fromThe Walrus
2 months ago
Canada news

"Is Your Blood Clean?": The Paranoid Pastor Who Turned His Church into a Violent Cult | The Walrus

fromNew York Post
2 months ago
Law

NJ father beaten to death defending daughter remembered as 'invincible man' and fun-loving flat-Earther: 'The man, the myth, the legend'

fromTechCrunch
2 weeks ago

Spiraling with ChatGPT | TechCrunch

ChatGPT reportedly encouraged Torres to give up sleeping pills and anti-anxiety medication, increase his intake of ketamine, and cut off his family and friends.
Artificial intelligence
#public-health
Coronavirus
fromThe Verge
2 months ago

Covid.gov now points to a 'lab leak' conspiracy website

Covid.gov and Covidtests.gov now promote lab leak conspiracy theories.
There is concern over the integrity of government health information.
Alternative medicine
fromArs Technica
2 months ago

RFK Jr. rejects cornerstone of health science: Germ theory

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s anti-vaccine advocacy and conspiracy theories pose significant risks to public health as the US health secretary.
SF politics
fromThe Atlantic
2 weeks ago

The Most Extreme Voice on RFK Jr.'s New Vaccine Committee

Robert Malone's controversial views on vaccines could reshape CDC vaccine policy.
His role raises concerns about undermining vaccine confidence in public health.
fromPoynter
1 month ago
US politics

RFK Jr. says DARPA is spraying chemtrails - with no evidence and no basis in fact - Poynter

Coronavirus
fromThe Verge
2 months ago

Covid.gov now points to a 'lab leak' conspiracy website

Covid.gov and Covidtests.gov now promote lab leak conspiracy theories.
There is concern over the integrity of government health information.
Alternative medicine
fromArs Technica
2 months ago

RFK Jr. rejects cornerstone of health science: Germ theory

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s anti-vaccine advocacy and conspiracy theories pose significant risks to public health as the US health secretary.
SF politics
fromThe Atlantic
2 weeks ago

The Most Extreme Voice on RFK Jr.'s New Vaccine Committee

Robert Malone's controversial views on vaccines could reshape CDC vaccine policy.
His role raises concerns about undermining vaccine confidence in public health.
fromPoynter
1 month ago
US politics

RFK Jr. says DARPA is spraying chemtrails - with no evidence and no basis in fact - Poynter

#robert-f-kennedy-jr
fromBuzzFeed
2 months ago
NYC politics

"I Think He's Dead Wrong": RFK Jr.'s Sister Kerry Kennedy Just Slammed Him On Live TV

fromBuzzFeed
2 months ago
NYC politics

"I Think He's Dead Wrong": RFK Jr.'s Sister Kerry Kennedy Just Slammed Him On Live TV

#joe-rogan
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks ago
US politics

Kash Patel Appears To Contradict Pam Bondi On When Pressed by Rogan on Existence of Thousands' of Epstein Island Videos

fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks ago
US politics

Kash Patel Appears To Contradict Pam Bondi On When Pressed by Rogan on Existence of Thousands' of Epstein Island Videos

fromVulture
3 weeks ago

A Worthy Novel About These Times

Kinnick, cast aside by his industry and feeling like a stranger in his own country, navigates family tensions during a Thanksgiving dinner filled with conspiracy theories.
SF politics
US Elections
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks ago

CNN's Donie O'Sullivan Straight-Up Asks Trump Conspiracist Lindell Do You Ever Just Wanna Stop?'

Mike Lindell faces a defamation trial over promoting election conspiracy theories to benefit his MyPillow business.
#donald-trump
US politics
fromIndependent
3 weeks ago

Trump's messy relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, back to haunt in Musk rift

Donald Trump's past friendship with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein raises ongoing questions and conspiracy theories regarding their relationship.
Right-wing politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks ago

Marjorie Taylor Greene accused of assembling rogues' gallery' to attack NGOs

Marjorie Taylor Greene's subcommittee hearing on NGOs is seen as an attack on civil society, obscuring hypocrisy in federal funding practices.
#trump-administration
fromAdvocate.com
2 months ago
US politics

What Laura Loomer's meeting with Donald Trump means for America, according to out national security expert

US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 weeks ago

Big Influence on This President': JD Vance Meets One-on-One' With Conspiracy Theorist Laura Loomer

Laura Loomer's meeting with Vice President JD Vance highlights her ongoing influence within the Trump administration and her controversial reputation.
fromAdvocate.com
2 months ago
US politics

What Laura Loomer's meeting with Donald Trump means for America, according to out national security expert

#trump
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago
US politics

Fox News Guest Defends Trump Pushing Outrageous Conspiracy Theory That Biden Was Executed' and Replaced By Robotic Clones

US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

Fox News Guest Defends Trump Pushing Outrageous Conspiracy Theory That Biden Was Executed' and Replaced By Robotic Clones

Trump's promotion of the conspiracy theory about Biden reveals deeper issues surrounding accountability within his administration.
fromNew York Post
1 month ago

Exclusive | CUNY Labor School honcho spreads 'antisemitic' conspiracy and lies about Gaza war: critics

The post included false claims alleging Israel's prior knowledge of the Hamas attack, which critics have labeled as dangerous antisemitic conspiracy theories that distort reality.
NYC politics
History
fromMedievalists.net
1 month ago

Conspiracy Theories and the Deep State, Now and Then, with Winston Berg - Medievalists.net

Conspiracy theories, including QAnon, reflect historical patterns of distrust in political institutions, as seen in both Byzantine and modern American contexts.
#jeffrey-epstein
US politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Virginia Giuffre expected Elon Musk's help in releasing Epstein files

Virginia Giuffre's family linked her suicide to lifelong trauma from abuse, igniting speculation about the true circumstances of her death.
fromNew York Post
1 month ago
Black Lives Matter

Jeffrey Epstein's brother slams FBI director for saying pedophile died by suicide: 'No idea what the f-k he's talking about'

fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago
UK news

Tara Palmeri Calls Out Piers Morgan for Platforming Conspiracy Theories' That Virginia Guiffre Was Killed' by Jeffrey Epstein's Powerful Friends': Shame On You!'

US politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Virginia Giuffre expected Elon Musk's help in releasing Epstein files

Virginia Giuffre's family linked her suicide to lifelong trauma from abuse, igniting speculation about the true circumstances of her death.
fromNew York Post
1 month ago
Black Lives Matter

Jeffrey Epstein's brother slams FBI director for saying pedophile died by suicide: 'No idea what the f-k he's talking about'

fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago
UK news

Tara Palmeri Calls Out Piers Morgan for Platforming Conspiracy Theories' That Virginia Guiffre Was Killed' by Jeffrey Epstein's Powerful Friends': Shame On You!'

#social-media
Right-wing politics
fromScary Mommy
2 months ago

6 Social Media Trends That Lead Women & Girls Down The Alt-Right Pipeline

Girls are equally at risk of alt-right influence through social media, though their pathways differ from boys'.
Clean beauty and 'trad wife' trends can lead adolescent girls towards conservative ideologies.
UK news
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

The Most Hilarious Reactions to Coke Train Conspiracy Theory

Social media sparked wild conspiracy theories after a video showed world leaders which appeared to depict drug use on a train to Ukraine.
fromFast Company
1 month ago
Right-wing politics

These right-wing comedy podcasts are leading listeners down conspiracy theory rabbit holes

Right-wing politics
fromScary Mommy
2 months ago

6 Social Media Trends That Lead Women & Girls Down The Alt-Right Pipeline

Girls are equally at risk of alt-right influence through social media, though their pathways differ from boys'.
Clean beauty and 'trad wife' trends can lead adolescent girls towards conservative ideologies.
UK news
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

The Most Hilarious Reactions to Coke Train Conspiracy Theory

Social media sparked wild conspiracy theories after a video showed world leaders which appeared to depict drug use on a train to Ukraine.
fromFast Company
1 month ago
Right-wing politics

These right-wing comedy podcasts are leading listeners down conspiracy theory rabbit holes

fromNew York Post
1 month ago

Jamie Foxx opens up on the conspiracy theory that Diddy tried to kill him

I didn't know what the outside world was saying and I couldn't get my mind around the fact that I had a stroke. I'm in f-king perfect shape. [I see things like,] 'Puffy tried to kill me,' Foxx recalled.
DC food
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

It's a PR Move': MAGA Media Figures Mock and Question Biden Prostate Cancer News

Biden's prostate cancer diagnosis has sparked skepticism and conspiracy theories, especially among far-right influencers.
#misinformation
Artificial intelligence
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

The Vaccine for Viral Misinformation

The internet and AI significantly contribute to the rapid spread of misinformation, affecting even well-informed individuals.
Conspiracy theories have historical roots, showing that misinformation isn't a modern invention.
fromwww.cnn.com
1 month ago
US news

Start your week smart: Conspiracy theories, Brooklyn Bridge, Pope Leo XIV, Fertility clinic explosion, PGA Championship

Artificial intelligence
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

The Vaccine for Viral Misinformation

The internet and AI significantly contribute to the rapid spread of misinformation, affecting even well-informed individuals.
Conspiracy theories have historical roots, showing that misinformation isn't a modern invention.
fromwww.cnn.com
1 month ago
US news

Start your week smart: Conspiracy theories, Brooklyn Bridge, Pope Leo XIV, Fertility clinic explosion, PGA Championship

US Elections
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

Fox's Kevin Corke Pushes Stolen Election Conspiracy Theory

Oklahoma public schools are discussing teaching controversial 2020 election conspiracy theories as valid concepts to explore.
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

Social Media Is Convinced the NBA Rigged the Draft Lottery for Mavericks After They Traded Away Luka Doncic

A not-insignificant portion of the NBA's social media community genuinely believes that the league rigged the Draft Lottery for the Dallas Mavericks.
LA Lakers
fromMail Online
1 month ago

Mysterious black 'portal to hell' appears over US skies

The smoke ring was most likely the result of some type of explosion, similar to the way a mushroom cloud forms when rapidly rising air traps smoke.
OMG science
fromEngadget
1 month ago

NOAA warns staff a militia group thinks its radars are 'weather weapons'

It's not clear what Veterans on Patrol sees as threatening about radar - the group was previously focused on white nationalism and Pizzagate-style government conspiracies.
Right-wing politics
NYC startup
fromFuturism
1 month ago

Elon Musk Became Fixated on the Idea That a Sniper Shot His Rocket, Causing It to Explode

Musk suspected a rival sniper caused the Falcon 9 explosion, yet investigations revealed a technical issue was the true cause.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Doctor Who: Lucky Day season two episode four recap

This greatest hits remix of previous episodes like Love and Monsters, Blink and Turn Left, where we only see glimpses of the Doctor in the background, just about earned its place in the run.
London politics
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

See inside the eerie, abandoned Air Force base that spawned conspiracy theories and inspired 'Stranger Things'

Camp Hero, once an Air Force station, is a real-life location that inspired Netflix's 'Stranger Things' amid its dark history of conspiracy theories.
New York Islanders
#political-discourse
fromThe Nation
2 months ago
Right-wing politics

Why the Right Fantasizes About Death and Destruction

Conspiracy theories have moved from fringe to mainstream, particularly among conservatives, shaping a distorted view of reality.
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago
NYC politics

House Republican Blasts GOP Senator for Peddling Conspiracy Theories' About 9/11: Crap'

Rep. Mike Lawler condemned Sen. Ron Johnson for spreading conspiracy theories regarding the 9/11 attacks, emphasizing respect for victims and first responders.
Right-wing politics
fromThe Nation
2 months ago

Why the Right Fantasizes About Death and Destruction

Conspiracy theories have moved from fringe to mainstream, particularly among conservatives, shaping a distorted view of reality.
fromMail Online
2 months ago

Mysterious underwater 'UFO base' spotted off the West Coast

It's believed to be between two-and-a-half and three miles wide.
US news
fromTODAY.com
2 months ago

Why are fans linking the Pope's death to influencer Trisha Paytas' 'baby curse'?

"Is it just like any influential person that dies gets to come reincarnate as my baby? I don't understand why my womb is carrying all these souls."
Parenting
Privacy technologies
fromNew Atlas
2 months ago

Facebook isn't eavesdropping, but the truth is more disturbing

Massive tech companies deny using smartphones for private conversation monitoring despite persistent conspiracy theories.
#katy-perry
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

GOP Senator Pushes Conspiracy Theory That 9/11 Was an Inside Job: My Eyes Have Been Opened'

Sen. Ron Johnson implied government involvement in 9/11 during an interview, questioning the collapse of Building 7 and echoing conspiracy theories.
Right-wing politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

MAGA Influencer Laura Loomer Claims FSU Shooter Hated Trump' Despite Mountain of Unsubtle Clues He Was Trump Fan

Loomer incorrectly claims FSU shooter Ikner disliked Trump, despite evidence of his support for Trump and right-wing ideologies.
fromMail Online
2 months ago

I was abducted - and impregnated - by aliens... here's the 'proof'

Cuccia claims that during her abduction experience, she felt paralyzed and saw a white light leading to a contact with a boy she believes is her lost son, Elijah.
OMG science
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