A Recent History of George Soros Conspiracy Theories
Donald Trump’s foghorn smear of Alvin Bragg relies on a long-standing antisemitic trope.
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Arizona Election Deniers Wilted When Asked for Proof: Report
Mark Brnovich and groups like “True The Vote” could not back up their conspiracy theories to investigators.
Election Denier Kari Lake Facing Investigation as Arizona GOP Further Embraces Conspiracy Theories
The failed gubernatorial candidate claimed, falsely, that a photo of voter signatures constituted a “bombshell discovery.”
Michigan Republican Leaves State Senate Regurgitating ‘Great Replacement’ Smears
The Michigan Republican leader closed his career spewing base, highly weaponized conspiracy theories.
Travis Scott and Astroworld: Occult Conspiracies Follow Festival Tragedy
Discourse about the tragic deaths of several attendees at Travis Scott’s Astroworld in November 2021 included viral posts claiming that the catastrophe had occult overtones.
Online Conspiracy Theorists Swarm ‘HRC’ Suez Canal Boat Jam
Right-wing trolls and other disinformation purveyors quickly tried to paint a story out of Egypt as “cover” for something more sinister.
‘George Soros With the Owner of Smartmatic’
Right-wing blogs and social media users used the billionaire philanthropist to fuel their debunked conspiracy theories — again.
The Saga of Hunter Biden’s Laptop
A story about incriminating emails and other materials found on a laptop that may or may not actually have belonged to Hunter Biden relies heavily on innuendo and paper-thin sourcing.
‘Fireworks Every Night’ in June 2020
Before posts about “fireworks every night” went viral, people around the country in myriad cities were complaining of relentless, abnormally loud fireworks through early morning hours.
“Google ‘322 COVID'”
At first glance, it looked like an overwhelming number of municipalities reported the oddly specific number of 322 COVID-19 cases — which unsurprisingly led to conspiracy theories.