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Conspiracy theory
February 4, 2025
Hafiz Rashid
Spineless Republicans Cave to Trump and Advance RFK Jr. Confirmation
Every single Republican on the committee thought anti-vax, conspiracy-lover Robert F. Kennedy Jr. would make a good health secretary.
January 23, 2025
Malcolm Ferguson
Senate Confirms Next CIA Director With Penchant for QAnon
It's official: Conspiracy theorist John Ratcliffe is now CIA director.
December 17, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Here’s the “Most Dangerous” Thing Trump Said in His Press Conference
Donald Trump keeps pushing the false theory that vaccines cause autism.
December 16, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Here Are the Top Five Drone Conspiracies So Far
People can’t stop speculating about the drones over the East Coast.
December 16, 2024
Edith Olmsted
MTG’s New Drone Theory Is Her Most Unhinged Yet
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene continues to speculate wildly about the drones.
December 12, 2024
Malcolm Ferguson
New Report Wrecks Trump’s Biggest January 6 Lie
The Justice Department’s inspector general has put to rest Republicans’ favorite conspiracy theory about the January 6 insurrection.
November 14, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
Alex Jones Is Having a Total Meltdown Over The Onion Buying Infowars
This is the absolute best way this could have ended.
November 8, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Trump’s Win Inspires New Wave of Dangerous Election Fraud Conspiracies
Some liberals are so upset by a Trump win they’re latching on to wild election conspiracies.
November 5, 2024
Paige Oamek
Elon Musk Kicks Off Election Day by Going Full QAnon
The world’s richest man is ready to sow chaos however he can if it means a Donald Trump win.
November 1, 2024
Paige Oamek
Georgia Republican Slams Elon Musk Over Wildly Fake Election Video
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger warned the pro-Trump billionaire about actively spreading disinformation in his state.
October 21, 2024
Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling
MAGA’s New Outrageous Tim Walz Conspiracy Tied to Russian Disinfo Plot
A new report reveals the truth about the latest conspiracy theory about the Democratic vice presidential nominee.
October 14, 2024
Paige Oamek
MAGA Invents Its Most Outrageous Tim Walz Conspiracy Yet
Donald Trump’s biggest fans have come up with an outlandish new conspiracy theory about Tim Walz. But the screenshots undermine the whole thing.
October 10, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Georgia Election Workers Score Massive Win Against MAGA Website
Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss have just forced far-right conspiracy website The Gateway Pundit to settle over its 2020 election lies.
October 9, 2024
Paige Oamek
Republican Rep. Debunks GOP Hurricane Lies in Incredible Fact-Check
North Carolina Representative Chuck Edwards put out a damning statement on the conspiracy theories being spread by his own party.
October 8, 2024
Paige Oamek
MTG Revives Antisemitic Conspiracy Theory in Time for Hurricane Milton
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene is doubling down on her dangerous hurricane conspiracy theory.
October 4, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Marjorie Taylor Greene Pushes Dumbest Hurricane Helene Conspiracy Yet
MTG has found a new scapegoat for Hurricane Helene and the damage it has caused.
September 30, 2024
Paige Oamek
Georgia’s Republican Governor Shuts Down Trump’s Hurricane Conspiracy
Donald Trump is trying to spread a new lie about Hurricane Helene—but Georgia Governor Brian Kemp isn’t playing games.
September 30, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Trump Decides Hurricane Helene Is Perfect Time to Start New Conspiracy
As people are dying, Donald Trump has begun pushing a menacing, self-serving conspiracy theory about the hurricane response.
September 30, 2024
Paige Oamek
Alex Jones’s Enemies on the Left Could Soon Take Over Infowars
This would be a glorious end to the conspiracy theory website.
September 25, 2024
Paige Oamek
Judge Approves Sending Alex Jones’s Infowars to the Chopping Block
The conspiracy theorist’s website is nearing total collapse after a devastating court ruling.

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