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National Football League
fromMusket Fire
1 day ago

NFL hit with new rigging outrage after Patriots and Seahawks reach Super Bowl

An NFL preseason image posted in September appears to have predicted the Patriots and Seahawks reaching Super Bowl LX, sparking online conspiracy theories.
Television
fromInverse
3 days ago

10 Years Later, A Divisive Sci-Fi Revival Is Better Than You Remember

The X-Files revival reoriented the show with familiar mythology and conspiracy themes, yielding mixed results despite original cast and contemporary political resonance.
fromLGBTQ Nation
5 days ago

Turning Point USA threatens Candace Owens to stop blaming it for Charlie Kirk's murder - LGBTQ Nation

Turning Point USA, which is now headed by Kirk's widow Erika Kirk, accused Owens of "violating a non-disparagement clause" which forbids her from criticizing the organization. Owens was hired as a guest speaker during the organization's cross-country tour. The letter also tells Owens to stop saying or implying that the organization or any of its employees "played any part in Mr. Kirk's assassination," or that they "knew about the assassination beforehand, participated in the assassination day of, or covered up the truth after the fact."
US politics
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
5 days ago

Kash Patel's Girlfriend Spills All to Vanity Fair About Living With Death Threats And Conspiracy Theories

Alexis Wilkins, 27, girlfriend of FBI Director Kash Patel, faces threats, full-time protection, and persistent conspiracy theories about her motives and background.
Books
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 week ago

Flat Earth theory, talking raccoons and ghosts on strike: The fascinating world of the weird

Dan Schreiber documents global fringe beliefs and bizarre claims, revealing human eccentricity, committed conviction, and the odd humor and strangeness of these ideas.
#ben-shapiro
National Football League
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 week ago

Is a power plant really behind 49ers' injury woes? Experts weigh in on crackpot' theory

Fans and some players blame low-frequency electromagnetic waves from a power plant near Levi's Stadium for the San Francisco 49ers' recent rash of injuries.
fromThe Mercury News
1 week ago

Is a power plant really behind 49ers' injury woes? Experts weigh in on 'crackpot' theory

The low-frequency electromagnetic waves produced by a power plant neighboring Levi's Stadium are apparently to blame for the 49ers' injury woes, a recent viral social media thread alleges. There is, in fact, some basis to the idea that electromagnetic waves can affect the human body, explained Dr. Nirav Pandya. As a sports orthopedic surgeon at UC San Francisco, he has used them before. To help treat injuries, ranging from rotator cuff tears to bone fractures.
National Football League
US news
fromwww.npr.org
1 week ago

House Republicans are investigating Jan. 6. NPR fact-checked the first hearing

Republican-led subcommittee held first Jan. 6 hearing, criticized the Biden administration, promoted conspiracy theories, and examined stalled pipe-bomb investigations amid post-riot pardons.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

Trump Adviser Says President Is Creating The New World Order'

Senior Trump administration officials claimed the administration is creating a "New World Order" while framing the U.S. as the renewed engine of global economic growth.
#charlie-kirk
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

Ted Cruz Declares, Jews Didn't Kill Jesus I Did'

Number one, our savior Jesus was Jewish in the line of David, and number two, Jews didn't kill Jesus I did. You did. He died for our sins. That's what the New Testament says, is that he willingly took the cross to die for our sins, and so the sort of anti-Semites who says Jews killed Jesus, well actually, it was Romans who drove the nails in. Is anyone mad at the Italians? Like that's just stupid.
US politics
fromSFGATE
2 weeks ago

A fringe theory about 49ers injuries has gone viral. Here's what scientists say.

To help clear up public misconceptions, Woloschak explained that electromagnetic radiation has two general types, one with very high energy and the other with low energy. Human sources of the strong type, called 'ionizing' radiation, include nuclear reactors and weapons. This kind of radiation can indeed break DNA and cause cancer, such as people experienced following the atomic bombings in World War II.
National Football League
#antisemitism
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
2 weeks ago

A Bad Idea: Posting Conspiracy Theories When Online Dating

Belief in conspiracy theories reduces online dating success and harms formation of new relationships, despite sometimes attracting like-minded individuals.
Psychology
fromFuturism
2 weeks ago

Researchers Just Discovered Something Extremely Unflattering About People Who Believe Conspiracy Theories

Low tolerance for ambiguity is strongly associated with endorsement of cover-up conspiracy beliefs, more than education, imagination, or demographic variables.
Television
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

What is Stranger Things's Conformity Gate craze and why did it crash Netflix?

Many Stranger Things fans believe the released finale was an illusion created by Vecna and that a secret true final episode would be released later.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago

Here's the Only (Bonkers) January 6 Question Karoline Leavitt Was Asked at Today's Briefing

A Lindell TV correspondent pressed the White House about conspiracy claims that Rosanne Boyland was beaten to death by Capitol Police despite medical examiner findings.
US news
fromBoston.com
3 weeks ago

For many Jan. 6 rioters, a pardon from Trump wasn't enough

Nearly 1,600 Jan. 6 rioters received pardons, yet many remain committed to conspiracy theories and continue to face mental, emotional, and financial harm.
#marjorie-taylor-greene
fromLGBTQ Nation
4 weeks ago
US politics

The New York Times wants you to think that Marjorie Taylor Greene is politically savvy - LGBTQ Nation

fromPoynter
2 months ago
US politics

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

fromLGBTQ Nation
4 weeks ago
US politics

The New York Times wants you to think that Marjorie Taylor Greene is politically savvy - LGBTQ Nation

fromPoynter
2 months ago
US politics

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

#candace-owens
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks ago
Right-wing politics

One Helluva Year!' Candace Owens Closes Out 2025 by Celebrating Her Podcast's Success and Mocking Erika Kirk

fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago
US politics

Brigitte Macron Does NOT Have a Penis!' Piers Morgan Gets Heated With Candace Owens Over Claim French First Lady Pees Standing Up'

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

You're Out of Your Mind': Angry Candace Owens Erupts on Piers Morgan for Suggesting She's Profiting off Charlie Kirk's Assassination

fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks ago
Right-wing politics

One Helluva Year!' Candace Owens Closes Out 2025 by Celebrating Her Podcast's Success and Mocking Erika Kirk

fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago
US politics

Brigitte Macron Does NOT Have a Penis!' Piers Morgan Gets Heated With Candace Owens Over Claim French First Lady Pees Standing Up'

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

You're Out of Your Mind': Angry Candace Owens Erupts on Piers Morgan for Suggesting She's Profiting off Charlie Kirk's Assassination

#jeffrey-epstein
fromPoynter
1 month ago
US politics

What's true - and what isn't - about Jeffrey Epstein, 6 years later - Poynter

fromFortune
2 months 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

fromPoynter
1 month ago
US politics

What's true - and what isn't - about Jeffrey Epstein, 6 years later - Poynter

fromFortune
2 months 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

Psychology
fromPsychology Today
3 weeks ago

Why We Love Conspiracies: 3 Causes and 3 Cures

Conspiracy theories spread because they provide comforting patterns, novelty, social belonging, and algorithmic amplification, producing misinformation, polarization, and real-world harm.
#alex-jones
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 weeks ago

Karl Rove Reveals 2025's Dangerous' Theme: We Have to Get Our Act Together'

Widespread public distrust of institutions, fueled by conspiracy theories, political cruelty, and intra-party divisions, threatens civic stability and demands rebuilding trust and civility.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

Bill Maher Would Love' to Have Tucker Carlson On His Show But He's Afraid'

Bill Maher would welcome Tucker Carlson on his show but believes Carlson is afraid to appear and now promotes conspiracies largely for attention.
US news
fromBoston.com
1 month ago

Turning Point's annual gathering turns into a gripefest

AmericaFest exposed intense infighting among conservatives over antisemitism, conspiracy theories, and "heritage Americans", fracturing the MAGA coalition.
fromConde Nast Traveler
1 month ago

A Long Layover at the Most Interesting Airport in America

Buckle up for a little morbid story time: In the winter of 1874, Alfred Packer led an ill-fated expedition through Colorado's San Juan mountains. His credentials were fabricated, the crew was unprepared, and countless warnings to wait until spring went ignored. While it is unclear if he murdered his crew or if they died of natural causes, Packer was the sole survivor. He eventually confessed to cannibalism.
US news
US news
fromBoston.com
1 month ago

FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino says he plans to resign next month as bureau's No 2 official

Dan Bongino will resign as FBI Deputy Director next month after a brief, controversial tenure marked by clashes over Epstein files and prior conspiracy rhetoric.
#jd-vance
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago
US politics

JD Vance Fires Back Says He Hopes Trump Admin Has Learned Lesson' After Susie Wiles Called Him a Conspiracy Theorist' in Vanity Fair

fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago
US politics

JD Vance Fires Back Says He Hopes Trump Admin Has Learned Lesson' After Susie Wiles Called Him a Conspiracy Theorist' in Vanity Fair

#megyn-kelly
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

CBS Erika Kirk Town Hall Flops in the Ratings

Erika Kirk's CBS town hall drew 1.9 million viewers, underperforming versus Fox's 3.3 million; she condemned conspiracy theories and spoke about forgiveness.
Right-wing politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

What Erika Kirk and Candace Owens Had to Say After Their 4-and-1/2-Hour Sit-Down

Candace Owens and Erika Kirk held a productive, private 4.5-hour meeting addressing Owens’s conspiracy theories about Charlie Kirk’s assassination and clarifying disagreements and shared information.
US politics
fromSlate Magazine
1 month 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
1 month 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
1 month 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
1 month 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
1 month 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
1 month 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.
Philosophy
fromPsychology Today
1 month 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 month 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 month 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 month 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 month 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 month 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
1 month 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
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months 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
2 months 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.
#qanon
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months 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
2 months 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
2 months 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
Science
fromVulture
2 months 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
2 months 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
2 months 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
2 months 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.
US politics
fromSlate Magazine
2 months ago

Tucker Carlson's Latest Conspiracy Theory Takes Things to a Whole New Level

Tucker Carlson promoted chemtrails conspiracy claims by interviewing Dane Wigington, amplifying false beliefs about alleged government weather control and population destabilization.
#laura-loomer
Right-wing politics
fromThe Verge
2 months 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
2 months 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
2 months 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
3 months 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.
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