Conspiracy theories swirled following the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, much like in 1835 ...

The truth is out there '€” or is it? Join us as we count down our picks for the most widespread conspiracy theories that have ...

More than anything else in Northeast Florida’s history, the old monkey research lab in Orange Park has sparked wild speculation. Closed in the 1960s, the lab remains the focus of conspiracy theories ...

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Contrails have a simple explanation, but not everyone wants to believe it. AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster Calum Lister Matheson, University of Pittsburgh Online influencers with millions of followers have ...

Share on Facebook Share on X (formerly Twitter) Share on Reddit Share on Pinterest Share on Bluesky What are panda eyes, you ask? Well, when any celebrity gets a bruise over their eye, conspiracy ...

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.

Everyone has looked up at the clouds and seen faces, animals, objects. Human brains are hardwired for this kind of whimsy. But some people – perhaps a surprising number – look to the sky and see ...

Online conspiracy theories are often taken to be a serious problem and critical challenge to democracy. Indeed, so important is the perceived problem that the education minister of the new UK ...

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When we think of conspiracy theories, we often picture elaborate tales involving secret cabals and hidden agendas. But at their core, these stories are also deeply emotional narratives — ones that ...

In late June, the Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens (SAGO), a group of independent experts convened by the World Health Organization (WHO), published an assessment of the ...