Conspiracy theorists are already claiming that a “false flag” has taken place after a man with a Nazi flag drove into a security barrier near the White House on Monday. The man, identified by police as 19-year-old Sai Varshith Kandula, was captured on video in Lafayette Square ramming a U-Haul truck into a row of …
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Conspiracy theorists think this photo shows Katy Perry ‘grooming’ a young Mark Zuckerberg
Analysis Conspiracy theorists are spreading a picture across social media that they claim shows Katy Perry “grooming” a young Mark Zuckerberg. But the individual seen next to the pop star is not the founder of Facebook. In numerous posts this month, users cited the picture as evidence that prominent world figures “are selected & groomed …
John Fetterman trolls conspiracy theorists with video of him and his ‘body double’
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) poked fun at conspiracy theorists this week who have been claiming that he was replaced by a “body double.” Fetterman, who returned to the Senate on Monday after spending six weeks receiving treatment for clinical depression in the hospital, addressed the outlandish rumor in a video on Tuesday that’s been viewed …
Conspiracy theorists freak after fake photos emerge of the Pope with ‘Satanic priests’
Analysis A picture that purportedly shows Pope Francis meeting with a group of “Satanic priests” is being spread by conspiracy theorists across social media. But the Pope has once again fallen victim to artificial intelligence (AI). One of the images went especially viral among Spanish-speakers on Twitter, who claimed that the picture had been taken …
Conspiracy theorists now think a ‘zombie virus’ is being unleashed
Analysis A video making the rounds on Instagram has conspiracy theorists convinced that a so-called “zombie virus” has been unleashed in China. In reality, the footage was filmed at an event in an entirely different country. The video, uploaded to the social media platform last week, shows an individual filming from their phone while attempting …
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John Fetterman photos from hospital stay don’t assuage conspiracy theorists convinced he’s disappeared
Conspiracy theorists are claiming that Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) has been replaced by a “body double” after photographs of the politician were shared on social media Monday. Fetterman, who is currently being treated for clinical depression at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, was pictured alongside his chief of staff Adam Jentleson as the two met to …
After failing to pin recent train derailments on Russia—conspiracy theorists shift to blaming China
Conspiracy theorists are all over the recent string of train derailments in Ohio, including another Norfolk Southern train that wrecked this weekend. There are multiple unsubstantiated theories circulating online about who is behind the effort, such as Bill Gates, undocumented immigrants, and BlackRock. An emerging, popular theory now blames China. On Saturday, a Norfolk Southern …
Ex-Georgia Election Workers Who Were Harassed By MAGA Conspiracy Theorists Could Be The Ones Who End Up Taking Rudy Giuliani Down
On June 21, 2022, a visibly nervous Wandrea “Shaye” Moss and her mother, Ruby Freeman — both longtime election workers from Fulton County, Georgia — sat in front of the January 6 Committee and shared the story of the many ways their lives had changed since the 2020 presidential election. In the days, weeks, and …
Conspiracy theorists think the government is deploying false flag trains to poison their towns
Analysis Conspiracy theorists appear convinced that the federal government is deploying trains across the country in order to recreate the ongoing chemical disaster in East Palestine, Ohio. Despite statistics showing that more than 1,000 train derailments take place every year in the U.S., conspiracy theorists are now citing any and every train-related issue (that they …
Conspiracy theorists think a plane crash killing 5 scientists was orchestrated to halt investigation into toxic train derailment
Conspiracy theorists are claiming that a plane crash in Arkansas was a case of sabotage aimed at covering up the train derailment and chemical spill in East Palestine, Ohio. A twin-engine plane, carrying five employees from the Little Rock-based science consulting firm known as the Center for Toxicology and Environmental Health (CTEH), crashed on Wednesday …
‘They’re at war with us’: A free ID program for senior citizens puts East Palestine firefighters in crosshairs of train derailment conspiracy theorists
Conspiracy theorists are claiming that a recently launched medical ID program in East Palestine, Ohio, proves that the recent train derailment was a “false flag” or a government plot to track citizens. After a Norfolk Southern freight train carrying hazardous materials derailed on Feb. 3, a controlled burn of several railcars days later led to …
Conspiracy theorists think Kamala Harris has gills… seriously
Analysis Conspiracy theorists have become convinced that Vice President Kamala Harris may actually be a fish. Seriously. Footage of Harris attending President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address on Wednesday is being shared across social media and described as suspicious by far-right users. In a tweet with more than 1.7 million views and over …
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