Nation Dec 02 Owing nearly $1.5B to Sandy Hook families, Infowars host Alex Jones files for personal bankruptcy By Dave Collins, Jill Bleed, Associated Press
Politics Nov 10 Post-election misinformation targets Arizona and Pennsylvania A day after the midterm elections, misinformation about the results is zeroing in on the states of Arizona and Pennsylvania. In Arizona, most of the misleading claims now circulating online began after problems emerged Tuesday with voter tabulation machines in… By David Klepper, Associated Press
Economy Nov 04 Alex Jones’ Sandy Hook conspiracy trial moves to punitive damages phase Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is facing the possibility of having more penalties heaped onto the amount he owes relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. By Dave Collins, Associated Press
Politics Nov 01 Man accused of attacking Paul Pelosi held without bail, enters not guilty plea A San Francisco judge has ordered the man accused of breaking into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's home, beating her husband and seeking to kidnap her, to be held without bail. By Olga R. Rodriguez, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press
Nation Oct 29 Suspect in assault at Pelosi home had posted about QAnon, other conspiracy theories The man accused of breaking into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's California home and severely beating her husband with a hammer appears to have made racist and often rambling posts online, including some that questioned the results of the 2020 election, defended former… By Michael Biesecker, Bernard Condon, Associated Press
Sep 27 Watch 3:32 Mother has moment of truth that leads to her rejecting conspiracy theories she believed By Becky Wandel and Makenna Mead, Mississippi Youth Media Project Like millions of Americans, Karen Robertson of Iuka, Mississippi believed in conspiracy theories. But one day she had an experience that convinced her to challenge her beliefs. She spoke about that moment with student reporter Makenna Mead of Mississippi Public… Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch 5:43 Trump’s embrace of QAnon raising concerns about future political violence By Amna Nawaz Former President Trump appears to be embracing the unfounded theories of the extremely far-right QAnon community and it's raising concerns about future political violence. Mike Rothschild, author of "The Storm Is Upon Us: How QAnon Became a Movement, Cult, and… Continue watching
Sep 16 Trump begins openly embracing and amplifying false fringe QAnon conspiracy theory By David Klepper, Ali Swenson, Associated Press Donald Trump is increasingly embracing and endorsing the QAnon conspiracy theory, even as the number of frightening real-world events linked to the movement rises. Continue reading
Sep 07 Former Trump adviser Michael Flynn ‘at the center’ of new movement based on conspiracies and Christian nationalism By Michelle R. Smith, Associated Press An investigation by The Associated Press and the PBS series "Frontline" finds that Flynn has been building a political movement mixing conspiracy theory with Christian nationalist ideas. Continue reading
Aug 12 Watch 6:33 Assessing threats of political violence and rising extremism on the far-right In response to the FBI search at Mar-a-Lago, Trump supporters have increased calls for a civil war. Those dangerous threats are being fueled by conspiracy theories, and mistrust of the FBI and Justice Department promoted by many Republican politicians. Barbara… Continue watching