Tag: theories

Solar eclipse conspiracy theories sweep across U.S.

With a total eclipse set to stripe its way across America on Monday, sensational conspiracy theories are popping up on social media. One particularly outlandish claim suggests that the eclipse will envelop the entire planet and persist for an unprecedented five days. Other theories draw spurious connections between scriptural verses and the upcoming eclipse, fortifying […]

Racist Joy Reid’s Cuckoo Conspiracy Theories on TikTok

In case you just can’t get enough of Joy Reid with an hour each weeknight on MSNBC, you can catch her sharing her wild and loose opinions on TikTok. Recently, she pounced on remarks by Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., supporting the Alabama court decision that frozen embryos are children, because “we need more kids.” Our […]

Smirnov arrest revives Democrats’ Russia conspiracy theories

Democrats have resuscitated claims that Republican lawmakers are colluding with Russia, this time in the GOP’s impeachment probe of President Biden. Republicans reject the allegations, which are based on the arrest of Alexander Smirnov, a paid FBI informant whom prosecutors say has close ties to Russian intelligence agents and whom they accuse of lying about […]