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I don't know about you, but every time a semi-convincing conspiracy theory crosses my desk, I feel like Alice in Wonderland spiraling down a rabbit hole of frantic Google searches that could ...

A mix of technology and politics has given an unprecedented boost to once-fringe ideas—but they are pretty much the same fantasies that have been spreading for hundreds of years. The timing was eerie.

Turns out many believers do respond positively when presented with the right evidence and arguments. It’s become a truism that facts alone don’t change people’s minds. Perhaps nowhere is this more ...

Conspiracy theories exploded online in the hours and days after Charlie Kirk’s murder. WIRED reporter David Gilbert hosts a discussion Nina Jankowics, author of “How To Lose The Information War” and ...

Prominent economist Paul Samuelson wrote in Newsweek in 1966, “Wall Street indexes predicted nine out of the last five recessions! And its mistakes were beauties.” One could say something similar ...

QUITMAN COUNTY, Miss. - A Mid-South coroner pleaded guilty to charges of fraud and conspiracy, according to Mississippi State Auditor Shad White. White announced Thursday that Quitman County Coroner ...

Conspiracy theories about the death of Charlie Kirk have inundated X, TikTok, and Instagram in recent days. And while crackpot ideas have always followed major world events, there’s no denying that ...

The internet is full of people claiming to uncover conspiracies in politics and business. During the pandemic, public health experts and pharmaceutical companies became popular targets. Now an ...

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Editor : “No man plays the victim better than the one who caused the damage.” We have been watching this truth play out in the Trump White House and Congress. No case of deception by Trump against his ...