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Washington Post editorial connects misinformation by Biden to why people believe conspiracy theories
The Washington Post editorial board argued on Friday that the Biden administration's misinformation fueled conspiracy ...
As weather gets more extreme, so do conspiracy theories. Can cloud-seeding cause floods?
Conspiracy theories tried to "explain" the flooding from Tropical Storm Chantal and other earlier storms. The more outlandish ...
The Top 6 Weather Conspiracy Theories Debunked
For whatever reason, many weather conspiracy theories have crawled out of the fringes and into mainstream discussions. Over ...
Conspiracy theories thwart rebuilding plan after L.A. County wildfires
After a social media uproar based on misinformation, a proposal to create a new housing authority to help rebuild after ...
The Razor-Thin Line Between Conspiracy Theory and Actual Conspiracy
A conversation with Julie K. Brown, the investigative reporter who knows more than almost anyone else about Jeffrey Epstein ...
MAGA media’s conspiracy theories put Trump in power — and now they’re coming back to bite him
Some of the most influential voices in right-wing media are rejecting Trump’s call to stop wasting “time and energy on ...
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This conspiracy theory used to be niche. Now it’s embraced by GOP lawmakers.
Florida’s attorney general warned, “We don’t jeopardize public health so we can bend the knee to the climate cult.” ...
How TV Trained Us to Be Conspiracy Theorists
By James Poniewozik James Poniewozik, the chief television critic for The New York Times, has been writing about the ...