8 h. ago Conspiracy theorists think the moon landing is a fake 'animation' – here's why

EXCLUSIVE: The moon landing stands of one of humanities' greatest achievements and will forever mark one of our first steps to conquer the final frontier – but some think man never made it to the moon

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51 h. ago Doctor tells inquest she feared girl’s conspiracy theorist mother influenced daughter over cancer treatment

Paloma Shemirani, 23, died on July 24 2024 after refusing treatment for non-Hodgkin lymphoma

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52 h. ago Trump's involvement with Epstein Files explained – MAGA feud, Musk row and 'birthday card'

When Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his cell in Manhattan, conspiracy theorists went into overdrive, kickstarting a saga that's still impacting the White House six years later

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62 h. ago Why is it so hard for the authorities to win public trust? Maybe because they keep lying to us | Gaby Hinsliff

If it’s not superinjunctions, it’s Epstein files or deepfakes. It’s hard not to be a conspiracy theorist when sometimes they really are out to get youIf you were to invent a scandal expressly to convince conspiracy theorists they were right all along, the story of the Afghan superinjunction would be hard to beat.A secret back door into Britain through which thousands of immigrants were brought, under cover of a draconian legal gagging order that helpfully also concealed an act of gross incompetence by the British state? It’s a rightwing agitator’s dream. “The real disinformation,” wrote Dominic Cummings on X, a platform notably awash with real disinformation, “is the regime media.” Yes, that Dominic Cummings.Gaby Hinsliff is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Brigitte Macron 'has been secretly driven to despair': How judge's ruling on claims she was born a man has unleashed an army of trolls and conspiracy theorists

French first lady Brigitte Macron was always renowned for her decorum and grace at the many high profile public appearances which come with the role. .

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3 d. ago Insider reveals Brigitte Macron's secret turmoil over claims she was born a man

French first lady Brigitte Macron was always renowned for her decorum and grace at the many high profile public appearances which come with the role. .

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3 d. ago Machine that aided moon landing acquired by Scots museum as anniversary nears

The Facit Model LX calculator was used by Scottish scientist Archie Roy during the Apollo 11 mission.

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3 d. ago Machine that aided moon landing to go to Scots museum as anniversary approaches

The Facit Model LX calculator was used by Scottish scientist Archie Roy during the Apollo 11 mission.

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3 d. ago Buzz Aldrin caught  'admitting' Apollo 11 moon landing was faked during Conan O'Brien interview

As America marks the 59th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, shocking resurfaced clips of Buzz Aldrin have reignited conspiracy theories that the entire mission may have been faked.

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4 d. ago UFO enthusiasts in a panic as massive fire breaks out by top secret Area 51

The blaze is part of the Gothic Fire - a lightening-sparked wildfire - that has been raging in Nevada since July 4 but conspiracy theorists are not convinced

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5 d. ago How the Trump administration’s handling of the Epstein files became a vehicle for QAnon

Maga’s obsession with the files shows how a fringe QAnon conspiracy theory has taken root in the pro-Trump movementThe release of the “Epstein client list” has long been the holy grail for the Maga movement. Supposedly, this list, once released, would incriminate a veritable who’s who of liberal elites complicit in Jeffrey Epstein’s child sex-trafficking operation and expose the moral rot at the heart of the Democratic establishment.The mystery surrounding the Epstein files also became a vehicle for QAnon conspiracy theorists to push their ideas about a “deep state” cover-up of a network of global pedophiles into the broader tent of the Maga movement. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Does Kash Patel deserve to run the FBI? Of course he does – and I’ll take a lie detector test to prove it | Arwa Mahdawi

He may be insecure and lack any obvious qualifications, but he’s also extremely devoted to Donald Trump. And isn’t that what really matters?‘Once upon a time, in the land of the free, there lived a wizard called Kash the Distinguished Discoverer.” That piece of verbal wizardry is the opening line of a children’s book trilogy called The Plot Against the King (aimed at children aged three and above) by a Mr Kash Patel. The first book, published in 2022, is like Harry Potter for conspiracy theorists. Kash helps King Donald battle Hillary Queenton and a “shifty knight”, who have been spreading lies about the king working with the Russionians. In the final book in the trilogy (The Plot Against the King 3: The Return of the King) a couple of villains called Comma‑la‑la‑la and Baron Von Biden make an appearance.Not so long ago, publishing deeply weird books about the president while also promoting wild QAnon conspiracy theories would get you put on some kind of watchlist. Now it gets you a...

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8 d. ago BUCKTIN: 'MAGA candidate's sick conspiracy exposes just how far the Cult of Trump goes'

A MAGA conspiracy theorist now running for office is treating the tragic floods in Texas as content fodder, Christopher Bucktin says, and it proves just how far the Cult of Trump goes

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1 week ago Trump questions why people are talking about ‘creep’ Epstein

Conspiracy theorists have long speculated the government was hiding incriminating information about Epstein’s so-called ‘client list’

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1 week ago Laurence Fox holds second wedding ceremony with conspiracy theorist podcaster Elizabeth Barker as couple are joined by friends including Julie Hartley

Laurence Fox, 47, exchanged vows in a religious ceremony just two weeks after the former GB News presenter's low-key union with Elizabeth at a registry office in London .

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1 week ago Epstein 'client list' doesn't exist, Justice Department says, walking back theory Bondi had promoted

The Justice Department will not release more files related to the wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking investigation despite promises from Attorney General Pam Bondi that had raised the expectations of conservative influencers and conspiracy theorists

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1 week ago Jeffrey Epstein's final moments captured on prison CCTV as cause of death issued

The shamed financier was found dead in the Metropolitan Correctional Centre in New York City on August 10 - yet conspiracy theorists claim he was murdered.

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1 week ago Jeffrey Epstein's last moments seen on prison CCTV as probe reveals cause of death

The disgraced financier was found dead in jail in 2019, but conspiracy theorists claim he was murdered - an investigation by the Trump administration has now given its conclusions

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2 w. ago My mother sacrificed my twin sister on the altar of her ideology. This is the horrifying reality of growing up with a malicious narcissist who thought she was Jesus

Paloma Shemirani was one minute younger than her twin brother, Gabriel - more mature than him, he claims, but as endearingly awkward.

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2 w. ago Boebert questions if US moon landing was real as bizarre ‘tin

Colorado Republican Lauren Boebert didn’t shut down the wild conspiracy theory that the U.S. moon landing was staged during a recent interview.

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