According to his cell phone records and police interview, South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg (R) was reading Joe Biden conspiracy theories at John Solomon’s Just The News website while driving when he slammed into a man and killed...
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Jacob Chansley, the so-called "QAnon Shaman" who became famous for storming the United States Capitol building while wearing a fur hat and horns, is squarely blaming former President Donald Trump for radicalizing him.
Newsweek reports that...
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's father might have even wackier beliefs than his notoriously conspiratorial congresswoman daughter.
The newly elected Georgia Republican promoted the right-wing QAnon conspiracy theory and others before entering...
“A faction of local, county and state Republican officials is pushing lies, misinformation and conspiracy theories that echo those that helped inspire the violent U.S. Capitol siege, online messaging that is spreading quickly through GOP ranks...
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Trying to understand the core belief system of the QAnon conspiracy theory has been a tough endeavor for journalists, since the theory itself is constantly evolving and shifting its goal posts. But a theme that has been consistent throughout the...
On CNN Wednesday, Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) tore into Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) for his conspiracy theory-laden rant earlier in the week blaming a small group of anti-Trump "agent provocateurs" for orchestrating violence at the otherwise...
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The startling impacts of former President Donald Trump's presidency and conspiracy theories reach deep into the lives of many families. With the disgraced president out of office, many people are sharing how the QAnon conspiracy theory — built...
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Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) looked the other way when Donald Trump tweeted nasty insults and baseless conspiracy theories. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) formally announced he's opposing President Joe Biden's nominee to lead the Office of Management and...
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On Tuesday, Vox reported that a major Democratic strategist is planning to create a $65 million media operation that will act as a counterweight to right-wing conspiracy theories and disinformation that currently dominate American political news and...
On Tuesday's edition of CNN's "OutFront," anchor Erin Burnett tore into Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) for raising a conspiracy theory to absolve former President Donald Trump at a hearing on the Capitol invasion.
"Tonight, deny, deflect and lie. Some...
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Dominion Voting Systems has filed a $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit against Mike Lindell, the far-right MyPillow CEO who has continued to promote the totally debunked conspiracy theory that Dominion's voting technology was used to help now-President...
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Ron Johnson suggested Capitol Police officers instigated the Jan. 6 insurrection — a blatant lie to try to absolve Donald Trump of culpability in the deadly attack. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) on Tuesday pushed a debunked conspiracy theory to try to...
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Two Democratic members of Congress penned letters Monday to a dozen cable providers demanding they account for "misinformation, disinformation, conspiracy theories, and lies" from "right-wing media outlets" they carry — and the networks...
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Over the last few years, conspiracy thinking seems to have mushroomed — most visibly perhaps in the US, where QAnon supporters stormed the Capitol. Elsewhere, across the world, belief in coronavirus-related conspiracies have...
Donald Trump speaking at CPAC 2020.
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CPAC announced Monday it was canceling scheduled speaker Young Pharoah.
A report found that the rapper and activist had spread anti-Semitic conspiracy theories online.
Critics...
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Last week's intense winter storm turned out to be a nightmare for the state of Texas, with residents suffering power outages and infrastructure damage. US President Joe Biden issued a major disaster declaration for the Lone Star state over the...
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In an interview with NPR, an evangelical pastor from Virginia admitted he felt the need to quit his church after many of his parishioners became obsessed with QAnon conspiracy theories and other blatantly false stories they picked up from social...
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As CNN on Wednesday covered the passing of Rush Limbaugh, AC360 ran a pre-recorded piece from correspondent Randi Kaye that was nearly all negative about the conservative icon's radio career. Kaye declared: "[F]or decades, Limbaugh filled the...
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