Conspiracy Theories Archives

Misinformation Surges Amid India’s COVID-19 Calamity

Fueled by anguish, desperation and distrust of the government, rumors and hoaxes are spreading by...

Capitol Rioters Make Questionable Claims About Police

At least a dozen of the 400 people charged so far in the Jan. 6...

TripAdvisor Removes Insensitive Review of Auschwitz Museum

More than 1 million people, most of them Jews, were killed by the Nazis at...

Newsmax Apologizes to Dominion Worker for False Allegations

Newsmax has apologized for airing false allegations that an employee for Dominion Voting Systems manipulated...

Election Conspiracies Live on With Audit by Arizona GOP

Months after former President Donald Trump's election defeat, legislative Republicans in Arizona are challenging the...

California Gold Rush Town to Remove Noose from City Logo

The California Gold Rush town of Placerville will change its logo to remove a noose...

Report: Pandemic Amped Up Anti-Semitism, Forced It Online

“Anti-Jewish hatred online never stays online," said Moshe Kantor, president of the European Jewish Congress.

How to Talk to Believers of COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories

Some bizarre theories about the virus have prompted believers to burn 5G cell towers, shut...

Viral Thoughts: Why COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories Persist

As the world struggles to break the grip of COVID-19, psychologists and misinformation experts are...

Supreme Court Nixes Alex Jones’ Appeal in Sandy Hook Case

The families and an FBI agent who responded to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting...

White Supremacist Propaganda Surged in 2020, Report Says

According to a report by the Anti-Defamation League, there were nearly double the instances of...

Nurses Fight Conspiracy Theories Along with Coronavirus

Much of the job of correcting misinformation about COVID-19 has fallen to the world’s front-line...