Oct 29 Suspect in assault at Pelosi home had posted about QAnon, other conspiracy theories By Michael Biesecker, Bernard Condon, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
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
Aug 04 Alex Jones ordered to pay Sandy Hook parents more than $4 million By Jim Vertuno, Associated Press The jury’s decision Thursday marks the first time the Infowars host has been held financially liable for falsely claiming that the attack that killed 20 children and six educators in Newtown, Connecticut, was staged. Continue reading
Aug 03 Alex Jones concedes Sandy Hook attack was '100 percent real' By Jim Vertuno, Associated Press Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones says he now understands it was irresponsible of him to declare the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre a hoax and that he now believes it was "100 percent real."… Continue reading
Jul 23 Watch 5:53 How new technologies could accelerate the spread of conspiracy theories By Geoff Bennett, Andrew Corkery, Juliet Fuisz If tech-industry watchers are right we'll soon be living in the metaverse. Glimpses of the virtual environment are already among us, from virtual concerts and fashion to popular immersive games. While the virtual world could revolutionize work and play, it… Continue watching
Jul 06 Georgia Guidestones monument, called satanic by some, torn down after bombing By Jeff Amy, Associated Press A rural Georgia monument that some people have dubbed "America's Stonehenge" has been demolished after a bomb destroyed one of its four granite panels. Continue reading