conspiracy-theory
Lea Michele has addressed a conspiracy theory floating around online that she’s illiterate. “I went to Glee every single day; I knew my lines every single day,” Michele said in an interview with the New York Times. “And then there’s a rumor online that I can’t read or write? It’s sad. It really is. I think often if I […]
270 doctors, scientists, nurses, and educators signed an open letter to Spotify, urging that the platform take more of a stand in preventing the spread of COVID-19 misinformation on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast. The final straw came when Dr. Robert Malone appeared on the New Year’s Eve episode of JRE. Malone was suspended from Twitter shortly before his appearance for posting […]
Back in November of 2020, just two weeks after the presidential election, a group of lawyers then affiliated with Donald Trump spoke at the Republican Party’s headquarters, claiming election software firm Dominion Voting Systems worked with others to make sure the final result was stolen from the former president. But now, a memo obtained by the New York […]
In a new interview, Spike Lee was asked why he opted to include 9/11 conspiracy theorists in his upcoming HBO docuseries, NYC Epicenters 9/11-2021½, to which he replied that he wanted to layout as much information as possible. While talking to The New York Times in the interview, Spike said that one of the main reasons the conspiracy […]
Sinbad’s kids would like to put the long-standing conspiracy theory to rest. Their father did not star in the 1990s film Shazaam because no such movie exists. It “did not happen,” his daughter Paige Bryan told NBCLX. “Get over it.” If you are still in denial, his son Royce Adkins points out “people the closest to us who know […]
I Am Legend screenwriter and executive producer Akiva Goldsman issued a straight-forward response to people who have used the plot of the 2007 film he co-wrote to fuel baseless conspiracy theories that the COVID-19 vaccine will eventually turn you into a zombie. “Oh. My. God. It’s a movie. I made that up. It’s. Not. Real,” Goldsman […]
Noted Donald Trump supporter Linda Zeurn of Bourne, Massachusetts, who spread numerous coronavirus-related conspiracy theories, has died of complications from COVID-19, the Cape Cod Times reports. Per the outlet, the 70-year-old was a member of the pro-Trump group United Cape Patriots, which had consistently helped propagate conspiracy theories throughout the pandemic. She was also known for volunteering on […]
A pastor in Florida, known for his anti-vax and right-wing views, has been hospitalized with COVID-19 after claiming vaccines would wipe out “stupid people.” Talk show host Rick Wiles, just weeks after claiming coronavirus vaccinations were part of a “mass death campaign,” took to TruNews.com—a site where he spreads hateful conspiracies NBC News identified as homophobic and racist—to share the news […]
Only 12 people on the internet are responsible for the majority of Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter’s most popular misleading claims and lies about COVID-19 vaccines, research has found. Imran Ahmed, the chief executive officer of the Center for Countering Digital Hate, shared that the 12 people— expertly coined as the “Disinformation Dozen”—produce “65% of the shares of […]
For some reason, Jimmy Kimmel gave Mike Lindell—MyPillow founder and sued conspiracy theorist—time on his show Wednesday night. At the top of the 18-minute interview, Lindell briefly discussed his experience with crack addiction. About three minutes into the discussion, Kimmel jokingly ran through Lindell’s life story, concluding with, “And then you fell in love with […]
