Far-right figures are suggesting that the pandemic will end if everyone contracts the omicron variant of COVID-19. The omicron variant emerged in recent months. More contagious than previous mutations, it’s rapidly taken over as the most prevalent form of the virus. Omicron’s transmissibility has helped break the record for the highest number of daily cases …
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Conspiracy theorists are convinced Madison Cawthorn married a Russian spy
Earlier this month, Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) revealed that he and his wife are splitting after seven months of marriage. The story attracted relatively little interest. A resurfaced clip of Cawthorn talking about how the pair met has turned far more heads than their breakup. People are speculating that the circumstances may even be a …
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Conspiracy theorists think this boy gave Biden a vial of his blood
Welcome to the Monday edition of Internet Insider, unfurling online threads of misinformation—one dumb conspiracy theory at a time. Sign up to receive the Daily Dot’s Internet Insider newsletter for urgent news from the frontline of online. ONE DUMB CONSPIRACY Conspiracy theorists think this boy gave Biden a vial of his blood A video circulating across social media has conspiracy theorists …
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Conspiracy theorists think COVID-19 has poisoned the water supply
Welcome to the Monday edition of Internet Insider, unfurling online threads of misinformation—one dumb conspiracy theory at a time. Sign up to receive the Daily Dot’s Internet Insider newsletter for urgent news from the frontline of online. ONE DUMB CONSPIRACY Conspiracy theorists think COVID-19 has poisoned the water supply A video making waves across social media has some …
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Gina Carano’s Next Movie (Following Her ‘The Mandalorian’ Firing) Sounds Right Up Conspiracy Theorists’ Alleys
Getty Image Less than a year ago, Gina Carano tweeted herself out of best role (in Disney+’s The Mandalorian) with a flurry of contempt for pronouns and an anti-Semitic meme, among other things. The far-right was so very angry about Carano’s firing and began to rail against “cancel culture,” and before long, the self-styled provocateur …
The District Attorney Handling The ‘Rust’ Shooting Has Bad News For All The Wild Conspiracy Theorists Out There
Getty Image There’s no shortage of heartbreak, outrage, and theories surrounding the horrific shooting that took place October 21 on the set of Alec Baldwin’s upcoming western Rust. Since that fateful day and the passing of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, the studio behind Rust has come under fire for improper gun safety protocols on set, with …