Conspiracy Theories

Conspiracy theories – history, news, commentary, extreme beliefs and the factors that shape them

Flat Earth

Dear people of TikTok: I, the editor of The Skeptic, am obviously not a flat earther

Michael Marshall -
Millions of TikTokers viewed claims that all pilots know the earth is flat... except, I'm the person in the videos, and that's not what I said
Conspiracy Theories

‘Jewtlantis’ isn’t a utopian vision – it is AI slop with an antisemitic tinge

Aaron Rabinowitz -
Jewtlantis – the AI-generated vision of a CyberZionist utopia – only serves to reinforce all manner of antisemitic conspiracy theories
Alternative Medicine

Latest studies map conspiracy theories in Brazil and Latin America

Cesar Baima -
Conspiracy theories have spread like wildfire across Latin America, according to researchers whose tools scrape Telegram to document viral misinformation
Conspiracy Theories

The Tartarian conspiracy: a silly pseudo-archaeology for our serious times

Dave Hahn -
According to the Tartaria conspiracy theory, an ancient civilisation built the Chrysler Building before dying off in a great flood
Conspiracy Theories

Who runs the world? According to conspiracy theorists, it’s Beyoncé

Pai Jing Wen -
The rumours and conspiracy theories about Beyoncé's rise to the top tell us a lot about how society reacts to women having power and agency
Conspiracy Theories

The conspiracy-adjacent politicians finding allies in Sovereign Citizens

Michael Marshall -
Former politicians like Andrew Bridgen, Ben Habib and Godfrey Bloom happily sat by as conspiracy theorists were taught sovereign citizen legal woo
Conspiracy Theories

Conspiracy theorists cry betrayal at Trump’s selective approach to immigration

Dave Hahn -
Trump's support of H1-B immigration visas has been seen as a betrayal by the conspiracy theorists who helped sweep him to power
Conspiracy Theories

Contorium: how a conspiracy narrative embraced a Turkish parody crystal

Serdar Basegmez -
Contorium, a fictitious element made up by a Turkish university student, raises the question: when does a parody stop being just a parody?
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