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Washington Post→ How Trump supporter Ray Epps became entangled in a Trump-touted conspiracy theory
Former President Trump and Republican lawmakers are attacking a former Marine based on innuendo and baseless suspicion
PolitiFact→ How new Jan. 6 revelations on Ray Epps, others undercut Tucker Carlson’s FBI conspiracy theory
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack dealt a fact-based blow to the efforts by Fox News host Tucker Carlson and others to spin the insurrection as a false flag orchestrated by the FBI.
Snopes→ Founder of Oath Keepers Charged with Seditious Conspiracy
It is the first time the Justice Department has brought a seditious conspiracy charge in connection with the attack on the Capitol.
FactCheck.org→ Jan. 6 Conspiracy Theory Centers on Baseless Claim About Ray Epps
Quick Take James Ray Epps was at the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. But there is no evidence that he was an FBI plant assigned to instigate the riot, as a conspiracy theory — embraced by at least two members of Congress — claims. There is ev
Snopes→ Former Theranos CEO Holmes Convicted of Fraud and Conspiracy
Elizabeth Holmes was convicted of duping investors into believing her startup Theranos had developed a revolutionary medical device that could detect a multitude of diseases and conditions from a few drops of blood.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Gematria Codes Used By Conspiracy Theories ALWAYS Result In Matches
Do gematria codes used by conspiracy theories always result in matches? Yes, that's true: Gematria is a form of numerology in which the letters of the alphabet are substituted with corresponding numbers. A single word or phrase can yield
Logically→ A government document confirms “The Great Reset” conspiracy theory is real.
The content of the letter by WEF is misrepresented to show that the conspiracy theory is real.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Birds Aren’t Real’ Is NOT A Real Conspiracy — It’s A Parody Social Movement
Is there a legitimate movement made up of people trying to raise awareness that birds are not real but are actually government spy drones that charge on power lines and drop tracking devices on cars? No. This parody movement is supported
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Royal baby conspiracy theory is unfounded
Says Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s baby doesn’t exist.
Poynter→ Tucker Carlson’s ‘Patriot Purge’ film on Jan. 6 is full of falsehoods, conspiracy theories
In his controversial and conspiratorial documentary series attempting to rewrite the events of Jan. 6, Fox News host Tucker Carlson described the attack on the U.S. Capitol as a false-flag operation contrived to frame, trap and “purge” Trum
Poynter→ Tucker Carlson’s conspiracy theory about FBI and Jan. 6 continues to be wrong
A debunked conspiracy theory that claims federal agents incited the Jan. 6 Capitol riot is making a new appearance in Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s new three-part documentary series, “Patriot Purge.” The controversial series that start
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID Vaccine Is Not Rated ‘Toxic,’ No Evidence For ‘Eugenics’ Conspiracy Theory
Are COVID vaccines toxic and did mysterious "globalists" seek to kill off the weak and enslave the rest of the world's population by triggering the pandemic? No, that's not true: Both are recycled conspiracy theories, being repeated in a
Washington Post→ How Tucker Carlson twisted a 2015 clip of Biden into a conspiracy theory
Through deceptive editing, Carlson sought to portray the president of a proponent of "replacement theory."
Snopes→ How 9/11 Heralded 20 Years of Internet Conspiracy Theories
Within hours of the attacks, misinformation emerged online. It would be the start of a two-decade expansion and elevation of internet conspiracy theories.
Poynter→ How Sept. 11 helped shape modern misinformation and conspiracy theories
Outside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, a New Jersey man held up his hand for a camera as he told a local TV reporter about the chaotic scene he’d just witnessed inside the building. His palm was smeared with blood — blood that belonged to Ashli Babb
Snopes→ Australia Battles Lockdown Fatigue and Conspiracy Theories in Push for Vaccinations
A rise in COVID-19 infections in Australia in the summer of 2021 brought a new conundrum: how to push vaccinations amid a surge in online disinformation.
FactCheck.org→ Exposing the Holes in a California Recall Election Conspiracy Theory
Quick Take Videos on social media suggest that holes in the return envelopes being used for mail-in ballots in California were designed to allow election officials to peek inside and toss out ballots in favor of recalling Gov. Gavin Newsom. Officials s
Snopes→ Conspiracy Theories Take Flight at Denver Airport
The airport is a hub for both travel and urban legends.
Logically→ The CIA popularized the term “conspiracy theorist” to stop critical thinkers from asking questions.
The idea that the CIA popularized the term "conspiracy theorist" to stop critical thinkers from asking questions is, in itself, a conspiracy theory.
AllSides→ Posts Baselessly Link COVID-19 Tests to Vaccine Conspiracy Theory
https://www.factcheck.org/2021/07/scicheck-posts-baselessly-link-covid-19-tests-to-vaccine-conspiracy-theory/
FactCheck.org→ Posts Baselessly Link COVID-19 Tests to Vaccine Conspiracy Theory
SciCheck Digest The COVID-19 vaccines currently in use must be administered via injection. But Instagram posts baselessly suggest that Bill Gates and George Soros will use COVID-19 tests to secretly vaccinate people who haven’t yet received the s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Interview Does NOT Prove There’s No Variants, No Novel Coronavirus, No Pandemic — It Recycles Debunked Conspiracy Theories
Does a podcaster's online video prove there are no SARS-CoV-2 variants, that there's no pandemic and that COVID-19 isn't a novel disease? No, that's not true: coronavirus conspiracist David Martin's claims fly in the face of the establish
FactCheck.org→ Baseless Conspiracy Theory Follows Deaths of Haitian President, Other National Leaders
SciCheck Digest Following the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, social media posts baselessly suggest that he and other world leaders were killed or died because they opposed COVID-19 vaccination in their countries. All the leaders nam
Snopes→ The Mattress Firm Money Laundering Conspiracy Theory
At the heart of the conspiracy theory: Multiple brick-and-mortar Mattress Firm stores were sometimes situated in close proximity.
Snopes→ Yes, Astronaut Buzz Aldrin Punched a Conspiracy Theorist
Video of the incident has been viral for years.
FactCheck.org→ Spoof Video Furthers Microchip Conspiracy Theory
SciCheck Digest A list of the ingredients used in COVID-19 vaccines is publicly available, and the ingredients don’t include microchips. Yet claims advancing conspiracy theories that they do continue to flourish. A recent video purports to show a
Snopes→ Cop Unsatisfied with Rep. McCarthy’s Response to Jan. 6 Conspiracy Theories
Officer Michael Fanone said he had tried for weeks to secure a meeting with McCarthy.
Snopes→ John McAfee’s ‘$WHACKD’ Tattoo Provides Conspiracy Fodder
The former tech entrepreneur was found dead in his prison cell hours after Spain approved his extradition to the U.S. to face tax evasion charges.
Truth or Fiction?→ Fox’s Tucker Carlson Pushes Conspiracy Theory Blaming FBI For Capitol Riot
Television presenter Tucker Carlson pushed another far right conspiracy theory downplaying the rioters who attacked the United States Capitol in January 2021, suggesting on his show that the attack was orchestrated by federal “operatives.”
Full Fact→ A mistake in the New York Post has been misconstrued as a sign of Covid-19 conspiracy
Claims that media outlets are reusing images of people injured following a gas leak in India to illustrate a story on the Covid-19 death toll in the country have been circulating online. Some Instagram users have suggested that this is propaganda being
Snopes→ How to Talk to Believers of COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories
Some bizarre theories about the virus have prompted believers to burn 5G cell towers, shut down vaccination clinics or even ingest poisons touted as cures.
Snopes→ Viral Thoughts: Why COVID-19 Conspiracy Theories Persist
As the world struggles to break the grip of COVID-19, psychologists and misinformation experts are studying why the pandemic spawned so many conspiracy theories, which have led people to eschew masks, social distancing and vaccines.
AFP Fact Check→ Suez ship baselessly linked to QAnon conspiracy theory about Clintons
QAnon-linked social media posts seek to tie the Clintons to a ship that blocked the Suez Canal, saying the vessel has been used for human trafficking. The Clinton Foundation, however, says it has no ships, while an international maritime safety agency
Snopes→ Conspiracy Theorists Try to Connect Ever Given Ship, Hillary Clinton, and Child Trafficking
Not all dots connect.
Truth or Fiction?→ Online Conspiracy Theorists Swarm ‘HRC’ Suez Canal Boat Jam
Reports of a container ship creating a traffic jam on the Suez Canal in Egypt quickly became grist for online conspiracy theorists, who spun the story into another smear against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. As the BBC reported, the Ever G
AllSides→ Amazon Is Pushing Readers Down A “Rabbit Hole” Of Conspiracy Theories About The Coronavirus
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/craigsilverman/amazon-covid-conspiracy-books Conspiracy theorist D
Snopes→ Nurses Fight Conspiracy Theories Along with Coronavirus
Much of the job of correcting misinformation about COVID-19 has fallen to the world’s front-line medical workers.
AFP Fact Check→ Purported Nazi symbol stokes conspiracy theory about CPAC in US
Social media posts claim that the stage at a major US conservative political conference was deliberately shaped like a Nazi symbol. But the stage was designed by a small company that said it was unaware of the shape’s Nazi connotation, and conference
Full Fact→ Agenda 2030 conspiracy just describes UN sustainability goals
We’ve been asked by readers on Whatsapp to look at claims about something called “Agenda 2030”, and its links to claims that Covid-19 is being used to begin the “enslavement of humanity”. Agenda 2030 for Sustainable