conspiracy theories
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Alex Jones Gets $7 Million Crypto Gift After Losing Sandy Hook Defamation Suits
Disinformation peddler, human tomato, and InfoWars host Alex Jones has an anonymous benefactor shoveling millions of dollars of bitcoin into his crypto wallet. The windfall comes on the cusp of a financial disaster for Jones: he’ll soon know just how much he’ll be liable for after losing multiple defamation lawsuits over his lies that the…
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Alex Jones Loses Sandy Hook Defamation Suit With Rare ‘Death Penalty Sanction’
Alex Jones, the bloviating founder of conspiracy website InfoWars, has lost two defamation lawsuits over his hoax claims about the 2012 Sandy Hook elementary school mass shooting — having bungled the case so hard the judge ruled he must pay up by default.
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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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Nashville Bombing Suspect Was Anti-Government Extremist, Believed in Lizard People: Report
In the early hours of Christmas Day in 2020, an RV in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, began broadcasting the sounds of gunfire and warnings for anyone in earshot to immediately evacuate. After about 15 minutes, it exploded, killing the perpetrator, wounding at least eight others, and damaging hundreds of buildings.