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Capitol police are boosting security at the Capitol building this week due to what’s described as “concerning intelligence” in connection with a far-right conspiracy theory centered on the erroneous belief that single-term POTUS Donald J. Trump will resume his presidency. More specifically, the conspiracy theory asserts that March 4—a date which held inaugurations for many years […]
Mike Lindell was shut down, once again. During an interview with Newsmax on Tuesday, the MyPillow CEO and ardent Trump supporter was asked about his recent permanent suspension from Twitter. Lindell, who is known to spew baseless conspiracy theories, immediately began ranting about cancel culture and how he was being targeted for revealing “evidence” of election fraud. “Well, first mine was taken […]
It has not been a good week on the internet for Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. As someone taking home five times the average American’s income, we figure she’ll be fine, but the rookie congressional representative from Georgia has been repeatedly called out this week over her history of fringe-right beliefs and advocacy of harmful conspiracy theories. […]
While the mysterious silver monolith found in the desert of southeastern Utah spurred alien theories, it seems that the statue has now suddenly vanished. The state’s Bureau of Land Management said in a Facebook post that an “unknown party” uninstalled the monolith at some point on Friday night. The post continued, “We have received credible reports […]
Amazon launched an investigation after its Alexa device was accused of spreading anti-Semitic conspiracy theories. According to TMZ, the issue was recently brought to light by the UK’s All-Party Parliamentary Group Against Antisemitism. The political group penned a letter to UK Amazon executives, pointing to several instances in which the virtual assistant had shared bigoted conspiracies when asked about about Jewish […]
Irvin Baxter, a Trump-supporting Evangelical pastor who said in March that sex before marriage was the reason behind the coronavirus pandemic, has died from COVID-19. The 75-year-old died on Tuesday after he was hospitalized last week due to complications from a COVID-19 infection. He was responsible for hosting a show titled Politics and Religion on National Prophecy […]
Joe Rogan has defended his decision to again give a platform to far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. Jones, considered by the Southern Poverty Law Center an “extremist” who is “almost certainly the most prolific conspiracy theorist” in present-day America, was recently a guest on Rogan’s podcast. During the three-hour discussion, which also included conservative-leaning comedian Tim Dillon, Jones […]
An unsettling amount of Trump supporters believe Democrats are involved in “a satanic pedophile ring,” according to a national survey conducted by Yahoo News/YouGov. The poll reveals about 48 percent of the president’s base has heard of the unfounded conspiracy theory propagated by the QAnon. However, when specifically asked about the movement’s underlying claims, 50 percent said they believe high-ranking Democrats were involved […]
Though Sacha Baron Cohen‘s contributions to the history of exposing political leaders as ethically bankrupt is well-documented, the vast majority of these instances have occurred while Cohen was in character in pursuit of reliably hilarious satire. In a new piece for Time magazine out Thursday, the comedian—whose Borat sequel soon hits Amazon—references moments in his career […]
Facebook has banned all QAnon accounts from its platforms. The social networking giant announced the move on Tuesday, following mounting pressure to effectively crack down on the far-right conspiracy movement. “Starting today, we will remove Facebook Pages, Groups and Instagram accounts for representing QAnon,” Facebook wrote in a press release. “We’re starting to enforce this updated policy today and are […]
