maga MAGA Speaker Mike Johnson un-endorses a book he previously endorsed, laden with conspiracy theories and homophobic content Mark Frauenfelder
politics According to Pizzagate conspiracy theorists, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on Pizza Hut boxes are encouraging Satanic ritual abuse Jennifer Sandlin
COVID-19 A train engineer in California took the Trolley Problem way too literally and did it bad Thom Dunn
MAGA messaging "Welcome to the end of democracy" says pro-Trump speaker on stage at CPAC (video) Carla Sinclair
twitter Twitter CEO praises Musk's bizarre "Go f*ck yourself" meltdown in memo to staff Mark Frauenfelder
social media Here are the four stages of how conspiracy theories spread across social media David Pescovitz
podcast "Hoaxed" podcast tells the recent Satanic Panic story of the "Hampstead Hoax" Jennifer Sandlin
conspiracy theories Here's a catch-up article on the rise of the QAnon far-right conspiracy theory Mark Frauenfelder
politics More reporting links Clearview AI to Trump-aligned racists, neo-Nazis, and alt-right trolls Xeni Jardin
happy mutants Republic of Lies: the rise of conspiratorial thinking and the actual conspiracies that fuel it Cory Doctorow
surprises Popular new conservative activist turns out to be antisemitic conspiracy theorist Rob Beschizza
trump George Nader indicted on child porn charges and traveling with a minor to engage in illegal sexual activity Xeni Jardin
grand old pedophiles Jeffrey Epstein pleads not guilty to sex trafficking charges in Manhattan federal court Xeni Jardin
florida Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein has been arrested for trafficking dozens of young girls for sex Cory Doctorow