6 h. ago Trump’s nominee to lead BLS accused of trolling top Democrats with offensive Twitter account

EJ Antoni, a Heritage Foundation economist, allegedly used social media platform to dish out abuse and entertain conspiracy theories

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30 h. ago Mystery as SIXTEEN German politicians die before they were due to stand in state elections sparking wild conspiracy theories

More than dozen German politicians have died ahead of state elections, sparking wild conspiracy theories online. 

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54 h. ago Release of ‘missing minute’ of Epstein video contradicts Bondi claim cameras stopped recording

Video taken outside Epstein’s cell on night he died is part of new materials released by House oversight committeeUS politics live – latest updatesA so-called “missing minute” of CCTV footage, a key ingredient of conspiracy theories surrounding the prison death of the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has been found, contradicting the assertion of Pam Bondi, the attorney general, that it was recorded over.The video was in a cache of material, including 33,000 pages of records relating to the disgraced financier and former Donald Trump associate, released late on Tuesday by the US House oversight committee. The panel has been looking into Epstein’s August 2019 death at Manhattan’s Metropolitan correctional center. Continue reading...

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68 h. ago Trump is caught using OLD golfing picture to prove he's alive amid cruel conspiracy theories

The 79-year-old on Tuesday finally swatted away whispers of ill-health after he enjoyed a low-key weekend with no formal press appearances.

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3 d. ago Viral video of item being thrown from White House window sparked wild conspiracies. Officials explained

A strange object being thrown from the second-floor of the White House sparked a wide-range of conspiracy theories

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3 d. ago Trump faces new Epstein headache as Congress returns from recess

Lawmakers plan pressure campaign for release of Epstein files as victims meet with speaker and oversight committeeUS politics live – latest updatesCongress returns to session on Tuesday, and with it will come a political headache for Donald Trump in the form of renewed attention on the investigation into the disgraced financier Jeff Epstein and his death, a subject that the president has sought to avoid in recent weeks.While the president got a month-long break from the Epstein issue when lawmakers left town for the annual August recess – with the House of Representatives wrapping up a day early because of the controversy over Epstein – the calm is likely to end quickly. On Tuesday afternoon, representatives from both parties have planned press conferences and legislative maneuvers intended to put pressure on the Trump administration for more transparency over Epstein, whose suicide while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges in 2019 has been the subject of conspiracy theories t...

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5 d. ago Donald Trump 'has a body double' as health crisis conspiracy theory emerges

Conspiracy theories are swirling on social media about a possible Donald Trump body double as worries over the former president's health escalate

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5 d. ago Donald Trump continues to defy nasty health rumours as he heads out to play golf for second day in a row

President Trump was spotted heading out to play golf on Sunday morning as bogus conspiracy theories about his health continue to swirl online.

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7 d. ago Rise of sovereign citizen movement a challenge to Australia’s world

Pseudo-legal conspiracy theories that deny the authority of the state are an increasing issue in firearm disputesAustralia was once the gold standard for gun safety. Experts say it’s losing controlWhy the gun lobby says it’s ‘winning’ – Full Story podcastRead more from our investigation into gun control in AustraliaIn 2024, the suspected Porepunkah gunman Dezi Freeman told the Victorian supreme court his firearm licence had been taken.“I had my firearms licences cancelled and lost my club membership,” Freeman wrote in a submission. In the hearing, he sought to challenge the cancellation of his driver’s licence. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Melania Trump’s very presidential signature on letter to Putin sparks conspiracy theories

First Lady Melania Trump’s signature on the letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin is at the center of wild social media speculation

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1 week ago I know what's really behind Nicola Sturgeon's latest antics... and this is why I'm starting to believe some of those conspiracy theories: STEPHEN DAISLEY

I'm not one for conspiracy theories but I'm beginning to wonder if Nicola Sturgeon is secretly working for Westminster.

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1 week ago The senate race in Iowa that could signal a blue wave for the 2026 midterms

A win for Democrat Catelin Drey over far-right Christopher Prosch would hamstring the state’s Republican governorHe has compared abortion access to the Holocaust and pushed conspiracy theories about the 9/11 terrorist attacks, 2020 presidential election and climate crisis. Christopher Prosch is betting that Maga still rules in the US heartland.On Tuesday, the far-right Republican will take on Democrat Catelin Drey in a special general election for Iowa state senate district 1 after the previous incumbent, Republican Rocky De Witt, died in June. Continue reading...

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1 week ago How sunscreen became the subject of troubling conspiracy theories

Anti-sunscreen sentiment is cropping up on social media with alarming frequency. Katie Rosseinsky asks the experts to separate the facts from the fiction

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1 week ago Was it Trump’s Sharpie? Social media lights up with conspiracy theories about Melania’s signature on letter to Putin

First Lady Melania Trump’s signature on the letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin is at the center of wild social media speculation

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1 week ago Conspiracy theorist podcaster charged with stabbing girlfriend, 30, to death

Tobias Nuttall will go on trial in September after being charged with the murder of his girlfriend after she was found dead in Perth, Australia on Wednesday afternoon

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2 w. ago What a study of people who believe conspiracy theories told us about why they spread

Why do people believe conspiracy theories and how do they spread? Robin Canniford, Stephen Murphy and Tim Hill look at the facts

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2 w. ago Alex Jones says Donald Trump is 'unconscious for part of the day' and 'predicts collapse'

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has claimed that Donald Trump is "unconscious for part of the day" and is likely to "have some type of collapse" within the next year

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2 w. ago Donald Trump demands release of supporter jailed for tampering with voting machines

The woman was jailed for allowing conspiracy theorists to access voting systems in Colorado to try and prove the election Trump lost was rigged. Now Trump wants her let out of prison

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2 w. ago ‘This is everything Alex Jones warned us about’: Rightwing podcaster Tim Dillon condemns Trump’s DC takeover

Tim Dillon has condemned Donald Trump’s takeover of Washington DC, saying it is “everything Alex Jones [a prominent conspiracy theorist] has warned us about”.

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2 w. ago Account tied to Trump nominee posted conspiracy theories about Epstein, the 2020 election and Covid, report says

Erwin Antoni, the president’s pick to take over the Bureau of Labor Statistics, serves as the chief economist for The Heritage Foundation and contributed to Project 2025

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