Conspiracy Theories

In 1974, a Man Stormed the Capitol, Ready to Prove His Loyalty to the President. Now He Has a Warning for Us.

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I Look for Aliens for a Living, and No, I Don’t Study UFOs

Jason Wright

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Even the Space Force Has an Extremism Problem

Fred Kaplan

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The Best Photo We Didn’t Use This Week: What Is Going On With Jeremy Corbyn’s Brother?

Sofie Werthan

May 15, 2021 10:00 AM

I Went on a Vigilante Raid to “Save” Kids Sold for Sex. What We Did Haunts Me Now.

Meg Conley

May 11, 2021 5:45 AM

Does HBO’s QAnon Documentary Reveal Who Q Is?

Aaron Mak

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A Modern Feminist Classic Changed My Life. Was It Actually Garbage?

Rebecca Onion

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COVID Skeptics Don’t Just Need More Critical Thinking

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The Republican Freshman Class Is a Tribute to Our Nation’s Notorious Local Bozos

Ben Mathis-Lilley

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Did Helen Keller Really “Do All That”?

Rebecca Onion

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We Worried About Kids and the Internet. We Should Have Been Worried About Adults.

Sherman Dorn

Feb 15, 2021 5:45 AM

What UFOs and Joe McCarthy Have to Do With the Assault on the Capitol

Jason Colavito

Feb 12, 2021 9:00 AM

Taking QAnon Seriously

The Gist Feb 05, 2021 7:32 PM

Germany’s Success Against COVID Is Being Derailed by Conspiracy Theories

Emily Schultheis

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Mitch McConnell Declares “Loony Lies and Conspiracy Theories” a “Cancer” on GOP

Elliot Hannon

Feb 02, 2021 9:48 AM

Ex–QAnon Believer to Anderson Cooper: “I Apologize for Thinking That You Ate Babies”

Daniel Politi

Jan 31, 2021 6:25 PM

The Arizona Lawmaker Who Wants to Decide Whose Votes Count

The Gist Jan 29, 2021 7:40 PM

White House Sign Language Interpreter Appeared in Conspiracy-Laden Far-Right Videos

Elliot Hannon

Jan 29, 2021 5:52 AM

What’s Happening to QAnon Now That Trump Is Out of Chances to Arrest the Satanic Elites

Aaron Mak

Jan 20, 2021 3:59 PM

“All Bets Are Off”: An Extremism Expert Monitoring the Trump Fringes Now Has Never Been More Worried

Aymann Ismail

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