Alex Jones is fighting a bankruptcy judge’s ruling that he is on the hook for $1 billion he owes Sandy Hook families by arguing the old claim that Jones got a raw deal when he was defaulted for pretrial abuses…[Continue Reading...]
In Jewish Space Lasers: The Rothschilds and 200 Years of Conspiracy Theories, Mike Rothschild (who is not related to the banking family) shows how seamlessly fantasies freshly baked by today’s Rothschild-crazies connect to the antisemitic mythology of yore. Members of…[Continue Reading...]
The rapid outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) led to a pandemic known as the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. A recent Scientific Reports study assessed the effect of religiosity, education, trust in scientists, and political orientation on people’s belief…[Continue Reading...]
At least since the publication of Richard Hofstadter's "The Paranoid Style in American Politics," belief in conspiracy theories has been seen as an aberrational, fringe phenomenon. But what if is isn't? A 2014 study by Eric Oliver and Thomas Wood…[Continue Reading...]
In the runup to the 2020 election, a small news organization saw an opportunity. The Epoch Times directed millions of dollars in advertising toward supporting President Donald Trump’s campaign and published dozens of articles parroting his lies about the election…[Continue Reading...]
Matthew Taylor Coleman, a California surf instructor who is accused of killing his two young children with a spearfishing gun in Mexico, has been deemed incompetent to stand trial. An online docket entry reviewed by PEOPLE confirms that U.S. District…[Continue Reading...]
Conspiracy theories are nothing new. But, since the evolution of the internet, their ability to spread around the world has increased exponentially. As of 2022, roughly 70 percent Americans see misinformation as a major threat to society, compared to 57…[Continue Reading...]
Communities big and small are trying to rein in climate change. But many people working on these climate solutions are running into a big obstacle: falsehoods and conspiracy theories about their work. So what does this mean for fighting global…[Continue Reading...]
Brent Lee struggles to explain why he used to believe that a cabal of evil satanic paedophiles was working to establish a new world order. He pauses, looks sheepish, and says: “I cringe at all this now.” For 15 years,…[Continue Reading...]
Conspiracy theorist and firebrand alt-right radio host Alex Jones was choked unconscious by Australian grappler and Brazilian jiu-jitsu champ, Craig Jones. Alex pleaded with Craig to perform the powerful martial arts move on him while appearing on Craig's 'El Segundo…[Continue Reading...]
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