conspiracy theories
Project UFO: Release Date, Trailer & Where to Stream
What we know so far about the so-called “Polish Stranger Things.”
By Liv McConnell
Here's Where Those False Measles Vaccine Conspiracy Theories Came From
The MMR vaccine is safe, effective, and the best tool to stop the current outbreak. So why do all those false conspiracy theories persist?
By Angie Jaime
How Students Are Learning Not to Believe Everything They See on TikTok
“I feel like I should look up if it’s true or not before I start spreading it.”
By Marie-Rose Sheinerman
The New Jersey Drone Mystery May Not Actually Be That Mysterious
A flurry of drone sightings across New Jersey and New York has sparked national intrigue and US government responses.
By Lily Hay Newman
Hurricane Conspiracy Theories Are Going to Get People Killed
“This is where climate denial has led us: confusion and uncertainty, fear and anger.”
By Mary Annaïse Heglar
Kourtney Kardashian’s "Ozempic Alternative" Helps Feed the Lie That Natural Is Better
This logical fallacy can, at worst, offer a slippery slope into conspiracy.
By Brittney McNamara
Swifties Already Have Taylor Swift-Coded Conspiracies About Trump’s Charges
Now the number 34 has meaning in Swiftie lore.
By Mandy Velez
Avril Lavigne Just Weighed in on Her Most Popular Conspiracy Theory
You know which one.
By Sara Delgado
The Solar Eclipse Conspiracy Theories Taking Over the Internet
The April 8 eclipse is being called conspiracy theorists’ Super Bowl.
By Anna Merlan
The Transphobic Online Investigators Trying to Prove that Every Celebrity is Secretly Trans
A hateful conspiracy theory that also tells us something about the nature of participatory online “detective” work.
By Anna Merlan
Royals
The Conspiracy Theories Around Kate Middleton's Health Are Out of Control
The future queen hasn’t been seen in public since Christmas, and speculation is reaching a tipping point.
By Stephanie McNeal
Levin Report
Nearly 20% of Americans Believe Taylor Swift Is Part of “a Covert Government Effort” to Reelect Joe Biden
Not surprisingly, the vast majority of those people also think the 2020 election was stolen.
By Bess Levin
They Lost Their Loved Ones — Then the Conspiracy Theories Started
“What do I do? Do I laugh? Do I cry?”
By Fortesa Latifi
8 of the Most Popular Conspiracy Theories in Pop Culture History
From Taylor Swift being a clone to Lea Michele not being able to read.
By Sara Li
Conspiracy Theories Targeting Planned Parenthood Have Been Around Longer Than You Think
We take a look back at the history.
By Lauren Young
Why Are Conspiracy Theorists Worried About “15-Minute Cities”
Critics have called the idea a socialist conspiracy.
By Elizabeth Djinis
This Novel Shows Exactly How Fast Misinformation Spreads
It's fiction, but the lessons are real.
By Cindy Otis
Behind the Urban Legends About Drugs in Your Halloween Candy
This spooky season, “rainbow fentanyl” is the new monster in town.
By Farrell Greenwald Brenner