How recent political violence in the U.S. fits into ‘a long, dark history’

Political violence is hardly unprecedented in the United States. In fact, the country has “a long, dark history” of violence that has “struck the highest level of American politics,” said Kevin Boyle, ... Read More

Trump death rumors show how conspiracy theories take on a life of their own | Opinion

Wishful thinking satisfies our desire for things to make sense. Communities of gullible people reinforce outlandish ideas.” ... Read More

Joe Rogan doubles down on conspiracy theory over Donald Trump shooting incident

After initially cracking jokes about existing "in the Matrix" following the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, podcast host Joe Rogan later cautioned his audience that ... Read More

How Trump health conspiracy theories went wild on social media

President Trump’s political success was derived in part by being omnipresent on every screen. So his recent absence from public view provoked all sorts of speculation – fed by social media algorithms ... Read More

Melania Trump’s letter to Putin sets off explosion of conspiracy theories

Conspiracy theorists are working overtime after First Lady Melania Trump wrote a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin, The Independent reported. Melania Trump wasn’t at the recent summit between ... Read More

Why people embrace conspiracy theories: It's about community, not gullibility

Psychologists have long considered how a tendency towards irrational thinking or particular personality traits might predict people's interest in conspiracies. Yet these individual factors do not ... Read More

Eddington: conspiracy and dread in small-town USA

A shocking and provocative tale of conspiracies and small-town politics gone wild as director Ari Aster continues to tackle subjects that send a shiver down the viewer's spine. This time, it's the ... Read More