conspiracy theories in the united states
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The 7 Dumbest Conspiracy Theories About the Baltimore Bridge Collapse
When the Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed in the early morning hours of Tuesday, there was almost immediately chatter on social media about potential conspiracy theories. In reality, the bridge collapsed because a container ship lost power and crashed into a column, causing it to tumble into the river below. But many of the internet’s…
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QAnon Conspiracy Theorists Force Butterfly Sanctuary to Shut Down
After spending years coming after furniture and pizza, QAnon followers are finally ruining life for butterflies and those who enjoy them.
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What Is the Most Damaging Conspiracy Theory in History?
Not every conspiracy theory is de facto bad. Vast forces really are colluding against us, with varying degrees of intent. It is when these forces are misidentified — when blame is pinned on people equally helpless, or people who are totally made up — that things can spin out of control. The events of January…
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MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell Told Us What He Would Do If Someone Said There Were Knives in His Pillows
Many weird and wild things are coming out of Mike Lindell’s 48-hour bananathon livestream today — Ted Nugent, a crank call from a “reporter,” another crank call from “Donald Trump” — and somehow, I, too, was there. After a press request this morning to MyPillow, which has ignored my emails on two previous occasions, my…