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Chemtrail conspiracy theories: why RFK Jr is watching the skies

Belief in a supposed US government plot linked to aircraft condensation trails has been boosted by confusion over proposals to geoengineer a response to the climate crisis

A conspiracy theory that airplanes are leaving nefarious “chemtrails” in their wake due to a sinister government plot has been given fresh impetus in the US amid a swirl of concerns and confusion about proposals to geoengineer a response to the climate crisis.

State legislation to ban what some lawmakers call chemtrails has been pushed forward in Tennessee and, most recently, Florida. Meanwhile, Robert F Kennedy, who has expressed interest in the conspiracy theory on social media and his podcast, is set to be at the heart of Donald Trump’s new administration following his nomination as health secretary.

Bilderberg Group changes itself for the modern world – and return of Trump

Deep State

December 25, 2024 china, cia, trump, ukraine

Bilderberg Group changes itself for the modern world – and return of Trump

Once the apex of conspiracy theories, the influential group signals a shift by naming ex-Nato chief as new co-chair

The former head of Nato, Jens Stoltenberg, has been named the new co-chair of the influential Bilderberg Group, which convenes a yearly transatlantic policy conference and has long been the subject of conspiracy theories around the extent of its power to shape global events.

After a turbulent decade at the helm of the alliance’s military, Stoltenberg now takes over at its pre-eminent discussion forum: a fiercely private four-day event frequented by prime minsters, EU commissioners, bank bosses, corporate CEOs and intelligence chiefs.

Sold-out farm shops, smuggled deliveries and safety warnings: US battle over raw milk grows

Conspiracy

December 14, 2024 cdc, marjorie taylor greene, qanon, rfk jr

Sold-out farm shops, smuggled deliveries and safety warnings: US battle over raw milk grows

Unpasteurised milk, seen as both anti-government and anti-corporate, soars in popularity among conspiracy theorists and new agers

It’s 8am, and Redmond, an 11-year-old Brown Swiss dairy cow and designated matriarch of the Churchtown Dairy herd, has been milked in her designated stall. She is concentrating on munching hay; her seventh calf is hovering nearby.

The herd’s production of milk, sold unpasteurised in half-gallon and quart glass bottles in an adjacent farm store, sells out each week. It has become so popular that the store has had to limit sales.

Revisited: Did the assassination of JFK kickstart the conspiracy theory movement?

JFK Assassination

December 12, 2024

Revisited: Did the assassination of JFK kickstart the conspiracy theory movement?

Jonathan Freedland speaks to Prof Kathryn Olmsted, author of Real Enemies: Conspiracy Theories and American Democracy, World War I to 9/11 about why the assassination of JFK spawned dozens of conspiracy theories that have persisted for decades?

Because of industrial action taking place by members of the National Union of Journalists at the Guardian and Observer this week, we are re-running an episode from the archive.

This episode originally ran on Friday, November 24th, 2023.

President John F Kennedy was shot dead 61 years ago, as he travelled in the back of a car through the streets of Dallas, Texas. From the moment the news broke, people had their theories about what happened.

Many New Jersey ‘drones’ are manned aircraft being flown lawfully, White House says

UFOs

December 12, 2024 china

Many New Jersey ‘drones’ are manned aircraft being flown lawfully, White House says

National security spokesperson says there’s ‘no evidence that reported drone sightings pose a public safety threat’

A review of the large mysterious drones reported flying over parts of New Jersey in recent weeks has shown many are actually manned aircraft being flown lawfully, a White House official said on Thursday.

John Kirby, the White House national security spokesman, said there were no reported sightings in any restricted airspace. He added that the US Coast Guard had not uncovered any foreign involvement from coastal vessels.

“We have no evidence at this time that the reported drone sightings pose a national security or a public safety threat, or have a foreign nexus,” Kirby said, echoing statements from the Pentagon and New Jersey’s governor, Phil Murphy.

US judge halts Onion takeover of Infowars in Alex Jones bankruptcy

Conspiracy

December 10, 2024 alex jones

US judge halts Onion takeover of Infowars in Alex Jones bankruptcy

Court rejects far-right shock jock’s claim of ‘collusion’ but finds that trustee should have got more money from parody site or Jones-affiliated bidder

A US bankruptcy judge stopped parody news site the Onion from buying conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’s Infowars website, ruling that a bankruptcy auction did not result in the best possible bids.

However, the judge, Christopher Lopez, on Tuesday rejected Jones’s claims that the auction was plagued by “collusion”.

Connecticut court upholds 5m verdict against Infowars’ Alex Jones

Conspiracy

December 7, 2024 alex jones

Connecticut court upholds $965m verdict against Infowars’ Alex Jones

Family members of the victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook mass shooting were awarded the damages by a jury

The Connecticut state appellate court on Friday affirmed a $965m verdict from 2022 against far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, determining there is “sufficient evidence” to support the damages awarded to relatives of the Sandy Hook elementary school massacre victims and an FBI agent.

In its unanimous opinion, the court cited the “traumatic threats and harassment” the families endured “stemming from the lies, as propagated by the defendants, that the Sandy Hook massacre was a hoax”.

Ukraine

December 4, 2024 cia, israel, russia

Conspiracy theories and cosying up to dictators: why intelligence experts are spooked by Tulsi Gabbard

Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence has long been regarded as dangerous for her Syria contacts and stance on Ukraine

In 2018, a Syrian dissident codenamed Caesar was set to testify before the House foreign affairs committee about the torture and summary executions that had become a signature of Bashar al-Assad’s brutal crackdown on opposition during Syria’s civil war.

It was not Caesar’s first time in Washington: the ex-military photographer had smuggled out 55,000 photographs and other evidence of life in Assad’s brutal detention facilities years earlier, and had campaigned anonymously to convince US lawmakers to pass tough sanctions on Assad’s network as punishment for his reign of terror.

What is Bluesky and why are so many people suddenly leaving X for the platform?

Conspiracy

November 16, 2024

What is Bluesky and why are so many people suddenly leaving X for the platform?

Users turn to the heavily moderated network after warnings about misinformation on Elon Musk’s X

The great X-odus is under way. More than 1 million new users have joined the social media platform Bluesky since the US election.

Many are seeking to escape Elon Musk’s X amid warnings from anti-hate speech campaign groups and the EU about misinformation and extremism on the platform.

RFK Jr condemned as ‘clear and present danger’ after Trump nomination

Conspiracy

November 14, 2024 antivax, covid19, ivermectin, rfk jr, trump

RFK Jr condemned as ‘clear and present danger’ after Trump nomination

Nominee for health secretary decried as ‘vaccine denier and tin foil hat conspiracy theorist … this is going to cost lives’

Donald Trump’s nomination of Robert F Kennedy Jr as US secretary of health and human services has prompted widespread criticisms towards Kennedy, an anti-vaccine activist who has embraced a slew of other debunked health-related conspiracy theories.

In a Truth Social post on Thursday, Trump claimed that Americans have been “crushed by the industrial food complex and drug companies” and that Kennedy “will restore these Agencies to the traditions of Gold Standard Scientific Research, and beacons of Transparency, to end the Chronic Disease epidemic, and to Make America Great and Healthy Again!”

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