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No, Uvalde Shooting Victim’s 2 Fathers Were Not Proof of a ‘False Flag’

Conspiracy theorists reached unimaginable new lows in response to the grief of parents whose children...

Does Bill Gates Own the Majority of US Farmland?

Uncertainty breeds conspiracy theories.

Alex Jones’ Infowars Files for Bankruptcy Protection

The bankruptcy filing in Texas puts civil litigation on hold while the business reorganizes its...

How Holocaust Denial Works

What motivates some people to reject the overwhelming historical evidence and claim the Holocaust never...

No, a Wayfair ‘Doswell’ Wardrobe Doesn’t Match the Name of a Missing Child

An online hoax in 2021 echoed a false rumor from the previous year.

Halyna Hutchins Did Not Tweet About Hillary Clinton Before Death

Halyna Hutchins did not tweet about Hillary Clinton before her tragic and sudden death.

Did a Planned Congressional Delegation to Afghanistan Include 93 Family Members?

Conspiracy theorists provided no evidence for claims that Congressional Democrats and their relatives were part...

Did Vince Foster Shoot Himself ‘Three Times in the Back of the Head’ to Avoid Testifying Against Hillary Clinton?

An old conspiracy theory about the 1993 suicide of Clinton associate Vincent Foster, whose death...

The Roots of ‘Pedophile Ring’ Conspiracy Theories

These types of stories aren't new, but they don't seem to be going away.

Did a Scientific Study Prove That “Conspiracists” Are “The Most Sane of All?”

A conspiracy theory website drew a series of baseless or incorrect conclusions from a study...

Was a ‘My Little Pony’ Animator Arrested for Possession of Child Pornography Part of ‘#PedoGate’?

An animator for the children's cartoon has been sentenced to prison for possessing child pornography,...

Did Queen Elizabeth Wear a Brooch Gifted by President Obama While Meeting President Trump?

Theories about the symbolism behind the monarch's fashion choices are founded on assumptions that collapse...