Conspiracy theorists get a bad rap in popular culture, yet research has shown that most Americans believe conspiracy theories of some sort. Why then, if most of us believe conspiracies, do we generally think of conspiracy theorists as loony? New…[Continue Reading...]
The “great replacement theory,” whose origins date back to the late 19th century, argues that Jews and some Western elites are conspiring to replace white Americans and Europeans with people of non-European descent, particularly Asians and Africans. The conspiracy evolved…[Continue Reading...]
Popular podcaster Joe Rogan is helping push a ridiculous conspiracy theory to his millions of listeners that “party drugs” are what cause AIDS. During an episode of his podcast last week, Rogan spoke with former professor of evolutionary biology turned podcaster Bret…[Continue Reading...]
ONE of the world’s most popular conspiracy theories, “chemtrails” alleges that contrails — the vapour that forms on the wings of aeroplanes during high altitude flight — are actually chemicals deployed by the global elite to control the population and…[Continue Reading...]
Are conspiracy theories popular because of their creativity? A new study suggests that certain common elements present in conspiracy theory narratives might help explain the successful spread of these beliefs. Publishing their work in the Journal of Creative Behavior, researchers…[Continue Reading...]
Well, this Super Bowl conspiracy theory is officially over. The Chiefs’ AFC Championship game victory over the Ravens ended any validity to a theory that the Super Bowl LVIII logo had been revealing what teams would make the NFL’s championship…[Continue Reading...]
While it hasn't yet been confirmed which teams will play in Super Bowl 2024, the fans think the Big Game's logo offers a prediction — and this theory has people getting all worked up. The NFL Championship is always known…[Continue Reading...]
In times of chaos, conspiracy theories flourish, suggesting that there’s some dark order to the chaos swirling around us. Conspiracy theories are comforting, suggesting that at least someone is in control of all this madness. For sports fans, they’re especially…[Continue Reading...]
In each edition of web_crawlr we have exclusive original content every day. On Mondays our Tech Reporter Mikael Thalen debunks the most wild conspiracy theories swirling around the web in his “One Dumb Conspiracy” column. If you want to read…[Continue Reading...]
A desire to disrupt the established political system is a strong motivator for sharing conspiracy theories, new research suggests. This is regardless of if the sharer believes the theories they're sharing or not. Researchers even have a term for this…[Continue Reading...]
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