Conspiracy news & views from all angles, up-to-the-minute and uncensored
The Republican Party is testing a new style of hatemongering politics: one that brands all opponents as pedophiles or “pro-pedophile.” Preying on the universal protective instincts for children, it’s a cynical ploy from a party that supports sabotaging our planet’s
Read More
For the second time in two weeks, GOP lawmakers have found themselves the targets of outlandish, evidence-free attacks — lobbed by fellow Republicans. The first salvo came from freshman Rep. Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina, who was rebuked last week
Read More
The final results are in, and they’re incontrovertible: Ivermectin, that nostrum assiduously promoted by anti-vaccine advocates and conspiracy-mongers, is utterly useless against COVID-19. That’s the conclusion of a peer-reviewed study of more than 1,350 COVID patients treated with the drug,
Read More
Good evening. I’m Karen Kaplan, and it’s Tuesday, March 22. Here’s the latest on what’s happening with the coronavirus in California and beyond. Newsletter Get our free Coronavirus Today newsletter Sign up for the latest news, best stories and what
Read More
To the editor: Last year, Tucker Carlson was confronted in a Montana fishing store by a patron who said, “Dude, you are the worst human being known to mankind. I want you to know that.” (“Tucker Carlson shills for Putin
Read More
Musician Aaron Lewis won’t be changing his Twitter bio to a Ukrainian flag anytime soon. The Staind frontman — currently on a solo acoustic tour that hits Cabazon for sold-out shows Thursday and Friday — expressed his conspiracy-theorist point of
Read More
Truth is hard to come by these days, even when you go looking for it. In the jargon of the moment, we are overrun with misinformation and disinformation — which I like to call stupidity, lies and propaganda, just to
Read More
WASHINGTON — Beverly Hills physician Simone Gold pleaded guilty Thursday to unlawful entering and remaining in the Capitol Building on Jan. 6, 2021. Gold, a prominent anti-vaxxer who gained notoriety during the COVID-19 pandemic, and an associate, John Herbert Strand, also
Read More
As Russian bombs and cruise missiles rocked cities across Ukraine early Thursday morning, another front in the long-simmering conflict was erupting. The internet quickly became a battlefield in its own right, with propaganda and disinformation threatening to muddy the water
Read More
Conspiracy theorists’ disinformation has led to the deaths of thousands of Americans every week by discouraging COVID-19 vaccinations. That toll will end up being a tiny fraction of the anti-vax movement’s body count. Even when this pandemic is over, an
Read More