Conspiracies
QAnon Lovers, Conspiracies, and Chaos: This Week in the GOP Primaries
Some very scary candidates got a step closer to running key swing states, and a bunch of GOPers ramped up their “great replacement” rhetoric.
Alex Jones’ InfoWars Files for Bankruptcy
InfoWars and subsidiaries including Prison Planet filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection amid an ongoing lawsuit from families of the victims of the Sandy Hook shooting.
QAnon Surfer Who Killed His Kids Was Radicalized by Lizard People Conspiracies
Matthew Coleman told an FBI agent he first learned about “lizard people” from the Twitter account of British conspiracy theorist David Icke.
5G’s Rollout Has Been a Mess, and Conspiracy Groups Are Loving It
They’re using the bungled 5G rollout as “proof” their conspiracy theories about the technology were right all along.
A New Digital Army Is Counting Votes to Prove Trump’s Big Lie
Polaris Recount is crowdsourcing thousands of “citizen adjudicators” to inspect ballots in hopes of generating evidence of voter fraud.
Anti-Vaxxers Are Using a Joke About Bob Saget’s Balls to ‘Prove’ a Vaccine Killed Him
Beloved comedian Bob Saget's death has anti-vaxxers blaming the COVID-19 vaccine. The proof they're citing is a joke Saget made about his testicles after getting boosted.
Conspiracy Theorist Allegedly Killed Family ‘Over Fake Vaccine Certificate’
German authorities say the man turned a gun on his family and then himself because he was scared the state would take his kids away.
Follower of QAnon Influencer Who Claims to be Canada’s Queen Arrested Over School Threats
"Time to go hunting. Bang bang,” the follower of Romana Didulo wrote in a private chat for her "duck hunters."
This Republican Election Official Has a Dire Warning
“There’s a real perverse incentive [to lie] right now that is dangerous,” warns Al Schmidt, who just announced he’s stepping down early from his job.
People Seriously Think Astroworld Deaths Were a Travis Scott Satanic Ritual
One person who says they were at the event said “Travis Scott was snatching people’s souls.” The video has been shared widely.
Anti-Vax Influencer and Failed Politician Now Intubated in ICU for COVID
Mark Friesen, a PPC candidate influential in creating the prairie COVID-conspiracy movement is now intubated in an intensive care hospital battling COVID.
An Anti-Vax Conspiracy Theory Video Went Viral. An Indigenous Community Paid the Price.
A viral video making outlandish claims has strained a First Nation’s resources as it rushes to debunk them.