4 h. ago High welfare, independence referendum and vaccine conspiracy theories: Some Reform ideas will shock you

Reform UK has promised a public inquiry into ‘vaccine harms’, suggesting they’re happy to appeal to cranks, crackpots and conspiracy theorists

Politics

6 h. ago NASA responds to conspiracy theory claiming Earth will lose gravity on exact date this year

Conspiracy theorists have claimed that the Earth will lose gravity for seven seconds on August 12, 2026, but NASA has now officially debunked the chilling theory

Politics

9 h. ago ‘Scrapping the wealth tax changed our country for the worse. This is why’

Miranda Sheild Johansson shares her findings about a nation changed by the abolishment of the wealth tax

Economics

29 h. ago DARREN LEWIS: 'Joke is on us if Reform's clowns are ever trusted'

TV companies scratching around for new sitcom or reality show ideas should home in on ridiculous - and dangerous - Robert Jenrick and Reform. Let's get it commissioned...

Politics

34 h. ago Children as young as four trained how to shoot rifles at school in Sussex run by conspiracy theorists

Hope Sussex, which has barred Ofstedfrom inspecting, offers reception aged-children lessons in shooting and martial arts alongside maths, English and science.

Events

34 h. ago Children, four, trained how to shoot rifles at school in Sussex run by conspiracy theorists

Hope Sussex, which has barred Ofstedfrom inspecting, offers reception aged-children lessons in shooting and martial arts alongside maths, English and science.

Events

3 d. ago US has its own Bermuda Triangle as over 2,000 planes disappear above Area 51

Dubbed the Nevada Triangle, thousands of planes passing over the area have either crashed or disappeared, prompting conspiracy theories galore of alien interferences

Events

7 d. ago Morocco coach slams Afcon refereeing conspiracy theorists: ‘It’s a shame to go down this path’

Walid Regragui has rejected claims that referees at the tournament are favouring the host nation

Politics

9 d. ago Covid conspiracy theorist jailed for terror plot claims he's victim of 'police entrapment'

Parole Board documents reveal Covid conspirasist Oliver Lewin has lodged an appeal with the Criminal Cases Review Commission, claiming he was the victim of "entrapment" during a police sting operation

Events

1 week ago What is Stranger Things’s Conformity Gate craze – and why did it crash Netflix?

An online conspiracy theory has left hysterical fans believing that the Netflix show’s finale was a fake. Could Vecna still come back with a secret episode?In recent days, my 14-year-old daughter has been exhibiting signs of becoming a conspiracy theorist. But this isn’t your common or garden Twin-Towers-grassy-knoll-moon-landings business. She has fallen, entirely and joyfully, for a conjecture known as Conformity Gate – and she is not the only one. For the non Gen-Zers out there, Conformity Gate is the theory that the much-vaunted finale of Netflix behemoth Stranger Things, released on 1 January in the UK, wasn’t the real finale at all.Fuelled by energy drinks and pasty from lack of sunlight, fans of the show have been beavering away in basements around the world to produce a fantastical hypothesis that the finale’s rather soupy 40-minute epilogue was all an illusion created by the show’s mind-controlling villain Vecna. A secret final episode, showing what had really happened, wou...

Events

1 week ago Karoline Leavitt defends White House Jan 6 website after being set up by journalist ranting about MAGA conspiracy theories

Five years after Trump supporters stormed the Capitol as part of the Republican’s attempts to undermine the election results, the Trump administration released a website blaming Democrats and police for the violence

Events

1 week ago NHS doctor posted antisemitic conspiracy theories claiming Jews were behind 9/11, medical tribunal hears

NHS consultant anaesthetist Dr Najmiah Ahmad was alleged to have used her X account to repost two 'seriously offensive' comments.

Science

2 w. ago Was Maduro capture an inside job? Secret talks in the Middle East, a CIA team on the ground and conspiracy theorists question why US didn't meet heavier opposition

During the talks, mediated by a senior member of the Qatari royal family, Rodríguez presented herself to the US as a 'more acceptable' alternative to the dictator.

Society

2 w. ago Epstein disclosures raise key question: why wasn’t he stopped earlier?

New documents reveal numerous missed opportunities as experts and victims condemn US authorities’ failuresOver the course of two decades, Jeffrey Epstein repeatedly appeared on law enforcement’s radar for sexual misconduct involving teen girls and young women. And over this same period of time, Epstein avoided serious and meaningful punishment for his crimes.The US justice department’s recent disclosure of long-secret investigative files related to Epstein has once again raised the question of why he wasn’t interdicted sooner, despite numerous reports of misconduct. The issue has been the subject of many conspiracy theories, often focusing on the idea that Epstein – who lived at the center of a network of powerful people – enjoyed some form of protection. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Trump kicks off New Year’s Eve celebrations by telling fellow Republican to ‘rot in hell’

The president posted a message defending jailed former Colorado elections clerk and conspiracy theorist Tina Peters and blasted those who had prosecuted her

Politics

2 w. ago Netflix viewers baffled to learn Stranger Things show almost had different name

The Duffer Brothers, who are best known for creating hit Netflix show Stranger Things, have revealed it started off having a different title based on eerie conspiracy theories

Politics

3 w. ago Alex Jones trolled for ignoring Epstein files with Labubu post

Conspiracy theorist famed for alleging wrongdoing among global elites on little evidence plays with Christmas doll rather than address genuine sex trafficking scandal

Politics

3 w. ago What would it take for me to feel safe wearing a kippah after Bondi? | Glen Berman

Jewish safety after Bondi will only be found by tackling radicalisation across Australia head onWhat would it take for me to feel safe wearing a kippah (a Jewish head covering) on a daily basis? This is a question I have been asking myself since 14 December. Which is not to suggest that I felt safe – or maybe comfortable is a better adjective – being Jewish in public before the Bondi massacre, but is to say that the question has suddenly become far more urgent.I do not feel safe wearing a kippah because I fear that to many Australians this would be interpreted as a sign that I support Israel. I do not want people to make assumptions about my politics based on my appearance. And, more prosaically, in terms of my fear, I do not want to be shouted at when I’m going to the shops. I do not feel safe wearing a kippah because all of my life I’ve overheard non-Jewish people sharing antisemitic conspiracy theories. Greedy, cheap, power hungry, in control of the media. A host of conscious and...

Politics

3 w. ago Freemasons seek injunction against Met policy requiring officers to declare membership

Exclusive: Organisation accuses Sir Mark Rowley of religious discrimination and ‘whipping up conspiracy theories’Freemasons have demanded an emergency injunction from the high court to halt the Metropolitan police’s new policy that orders officers to tell their bosses if they are members of the organisation.The Freemasons filed papers in London on Christmas Eve and claim the Met’s policy amounts to “religious discrimination” against Freemasons who are also police officers. Continue reading...

Events

3 w. ago Trump uses Zelensky peace talks to indulge in conspiracy theories about 2020 election and the ‘Russia hoax’

Trump still can’t stop talking about 2020 when Zelensky is in the room. John Bowden ponders: Will that make dragging Putin to the table impossible?

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