66 m. ago Trump officials tour Alcatraz in bid to reopen prison amid outcry from California leaders

Doug Burgum, interior secretary, and Pam Bondi, attorney general, visited island jail as Nancy Pelosi calls idea ‘lunacy’A delegation of US officials toured Alcatraz on Thursday as part of Donald Trump’s pledge to reopen the shuttered federal prison and tourist attraction in the San Francisco Bay, amid an outcry from California leaders who have called the plan “lunacy”.Doug Burgum, the interior secretary, who visited the island prison with attorney general Pam Bondi, said the federal government was beginning “the work to renovate and reopen the site to house the most dangerous criminals and illegals”. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Peter Falconio conspiracy theories from 'faked death' to girlfriend wrongly accused

Australian Police are still searching for the remains of British backpacker Peter Falconio who went missing while on holiday with his girlfriend in the outback in 2001

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10 h. 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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11 h. 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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22 h. 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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27 h. 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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29 h. ago Trump ferociously turns on his own base ripping into 'weaklings' stoking Epstein conspiracies

Donald Trump can't make his most fervent supporters forget about his administration's Jeffrey Epstein files failure - no matter how hard he tries.

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30 h. ago Will Nigel Farage’s attempt to copy and paste Trump’s policies work in the UK? | Samuel Earle

The Reform leader is trying to import Doge’s cuts to spending and ‘DEI’. It’s clear what he gets out of it – not so much the British voterA popular maxim on the American right is that politics is downstream from culture. In the UK, it increasingly feels like politics is simply downstream from the US. With Reform UK ascendant in the polls, Nigel Farage – officially MP for Clacton, unofficially Donald Trump’s emissary to the UK – is setting the terms of the national conversation, and he is importing them directly from across the pond.Over the past few months, Reform has sought to launch “Doge” initiatives (referencing Elon Musk’s department of government efficiency), waged war on DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) employment schemes, and called for the UK government to embrace crypto and create a bitcoin digital reserve at the Bank of England, following Trump’s lead. It seems the Brexiteers were right: Britain doesn’t make anything any more – not even its own bogeymen.Samuel Earle ...

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44 h. ago Trump officials to send home 2,000 National Guard troops deployed to Los Angeles after immigration raids

Half the number deployed last month remain in the area

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52 h. 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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57 h. ago Why the UK is lagging behind other countries on measles vaccinations

Declining health budgets and the spread of misinformation are putting children in the UK at risk of measles, as Rebecca Thomas reports

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57 h. 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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2 d. ago Trump’s Maga base split over handling of Jeffrey Epstein files

Swirling conspiracy theories around the convicted paedophile lead the president’s supporters to turn on his officials

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3 d. ago Trump officials address ‘chemtrails’ conspiracy theories while spreading misinformation, experts say

EPA’s move comes as it slashes climate research funding and cuts weather forecasting and scientific agencies’ staffTrump officials’ recent attempt to dispel concerns about “chemtrails” has perplexed and angered some experts who say the administration has itself promoted the conspiracy theory while also spreading climate misinformation.“This is an intriguing strategy in an administration that, depending on agency, is actively promulgating conspiracy theories or at least conspiratorial thinking,” said Timothy Tangherlini, a professor at the Berkeley School of Information who studies the circulation of folklore and conspiracy theories. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Inside the Jeffrey Epstein death report and the TEN troubling questions the DOJ refuses to explain

The conspiracy theories surrounding Jeffrey Epstein's jailhouse death have been reignited after the Department of Justice and FBI's recent memo reaffirming the pedophile's death was a suicide.

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3 d. ago Gianni Infantino, Donald Trump and how Fifa went full Maga at the Club World Cup

After the bizarre spectacle of Gianni Infantino’s Club World Cup final being hijacked by Donald Trump, football has officially entered its post-truth era

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4 d. ago 'Putin tells Iran to accept US nuclear deal supporting zero enrichment'

The Russian President is said to have told both Donald Trump and Iranian officials that he supports the deal, despite Russia being one of the Middle Eastern country's key allies.

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4 d. ago Kash Patel denies rumors he’s quitting the FBI over DoJ ruling on Epstein files

Agency director says ‘conspiracy theories aren’t true’ amid backlash against FBI-DoJ decision to block release of filesFBI director Kash Patel has denied swirling resignation rumors over reported unhappiness at a justice department decision to close the book on Jeffrey Epstein after administration officials teased a big reveal earlier in the year.In a Saturday social media post, the agency director said: “the conspiracy theories just aren’t true, never have been. It’s an honor to serve the President of the United States – and I’ll continue to do so for as long as he calls on me.” Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Trump takes side in MAGA civil war over Epstein files as FBI director Kash Patel breaks silence on Pam Bondi

FBI Director Kash Patel has publicly dismissed speculation surrounding the Jeffrey Epstein case, breaking his silence amid a growing rift inside the Trump administration.

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5 d. ago FBI director Kash Patel breaks silence over 'conspiracy theories' amid bitter Epstein fallout

FBI Director Kash Patel has publicly dismissed speculation surrounding the Jeffrey Epstein case, breaking his silence amid a growing rift inside the Trump administration.

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