Conspiracy Theories Archives | Page 2 of 19

Did Former QAnon Believer Apologize to Anderson Cooper for Thinking He Ate Babies? "You actually believe that I was drinking the blood of children?" Anderson Cooper asked the...

True

Did CNN Report That Antifa Took Responsibility for US Capitol Riot? A crudely doctored screenshot, complete with glaring spelling errors, was part of a broader effort...

False

Did the Biden Administration Display the Russian Flag? At least one Twitter user may be surprised to learn that the colors red, white,...

False

No, Obama and Former Italian Prime Minister Renzi Didn’t Rig US Election A viral story tossed around social media built on debunked mass voter fraud conspiracy theories.

False

Was Trump at Cheyenne Mountain Military Base Looking at ‘Evidence’ From Pelosi’s Stolen Laptop? Claims that Trump viewed "evidence" on the laptop quickly went viral.

False

Was ‘Capitol Invasion’ Lego Set Released Months Ahead of DC Riot? The purported set included a Lego likeness of a man dressed in horns and furs.

False

Did Man at Capitol Riot Die After Accidentally Tasing Himself? Five persons died in conjunction with the Capitol riot, but some reports surrounding their deaths...

False

Did Bill Gates’ Father ‘Run’ Planned Parenthood and Teach His Son to Spread the ‘Gospel’ of Eugenics? Conspiratorial social media posts baselessly linked the philanthropist to eugenics.

Mostly False

Is This a ‘COVID 5G Chip Diagram’? The idea that vaccinations will be used by the government to secretly implant tracking devices...

False

Did DC Mayor Shut Down Amenities To Prevent Electoral College Protesters from Gathering? The mayor did ask residents to avoid downtown but not for the reasons some asserted...

False

No, Biden Transition Team Wasn’t ‘Removed’ from Pentagon for Leaking Intel to China A meme circulating on social media offered no evidence to support its extraordinary claims.

False

Is Trump Right About Brad Raffensperger’s Brother ‘Ron’? Well over 300 people share the last name Raffensperger in the United States.

False