Conspiracy Theories

India Spinner Comes Up With Conspiracy Theory After Ambati Rayudu's Exclusion From World Cup Team

Santosh Rao | Friday April 19, 2019

Ambati Rayudu was left out of the India World Cup 2019 team and had sent a cryptic message in response.

Black Trunk From PM Modi's Chopper Unlocks Congress Conspiracy Theory

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Monday April 15, 2019

The Congress today alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's helicopter was seen transporting a "suspicious black trunk" during his visit to Karnataka's Chitradurga earlier this week, and demanded a thorough probe into the matter.

Trump's Response To Conspiracy Theories On Wife Melania's Body Double

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday March 14, 2019

No, President Donald Trump told conspiracy theorists Wednesday, he does not have a body double of his wife accompanying him on work trips.

After Strict Helmet Rule, Goa Cop Compares Himself To Astronomer Galileo

Goa News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday February 5, 2019

Goa Director General of Police Muktesh Chander said those who do not believe in wearing helmets should join conspiracy theory groups like the "Flat Earth Society", whose members continue to believe the Earth is flat.

YouTube to Tweak Algorithms to Stop Recommending Conspiracy Theory Videos

Elizabeth Dwoskin, The Washington Post | Monday January 28, 2019

YouTube said it is retooling its recommendation algorithm that suggests new videos to users in order to prevent promoting conspiracies.

Hackers Threaten To Reveal "Secret" Data Linked To 9/11 Attacks

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday January 3, 2019

A hacker group has threatened to reveal "secret" data related to September 11 attacks in the US after claiming to have got access to a large cache of confidential files.

"Would Never Forgive Trump," Writes Michelle Obama In Memoir

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday November 9, 2018

In her memoir, former US First Lady Michelle Obama has ripped President Trump's spreading of the "birther" conspiracy theory against her husband Barack Obama.

A Grainy Video From Guatemala Sparks Trump Conspiracy Theory

World News | Meg Kelly, Salvador Rizzo, The Washington Post | Saturday October 20, 2018

"BREAKING: Footage in Honduras giving cash 2 women & children 2 join the caravan & storm the US border @ election time. Soros? US-backed NGOs? Time to investigate the source!"

'We Are Q': New Conspiracy Cult That Sends Cryptic Clues To Save America

World News | Marc Fisher, Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Washington Post | Thursday August 2, 2018

From somewhere in the vast and mysterious deep state, a dissident agent rises up to give the people cryptic clues about how their heroic president will push back the forces of evil and make America great again. The renegade informant is known only as "Q," and if he actually exists, it's not in a movie, but somewhere in the Washington, D.C., bureauc...

James Gunn Fired From Guardians of the Galaxy 3 Over Offensive Tweets

Akhil Arora | Saturday July 21, 2018

Disney has fired Guardians of the Galaxy 3 writer-director James Gunn after a series of offensive tweets posted a decade ago resurfaced in the past few days.

Why Do People Believe The Moon Landing Hoax Or Other Conspiracy Theories?

World News | Elizabeth Svoboda, The Washington Post | Saturday July 21, 2018

Forty-nine years ago Friday, the Apollo 11 spacecraft delivered the first astronauts to the surface of the moon. The footprints Buzz Aldrin left in lunar soil are still around - and so are the throngs of conspiracy theorists who claim the entire landing was faked.

Why Mark Zuckerberg Says Facebook Won't Ban Holocaust Deniers

World News | Hamza Shaban, The Washington Post | Thursday July 19, 2018

Facebook's chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, recently defended the company's decision to keep on its platform the site Infowars and Holocaust deniers, a prominent right-wing outlet known for spreading conspiracy theories and baseless information.

Browbeaten? On Twitter, Justin Trudeau's 'Fake Eyebrows' Trumps US Tirade

World News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Tuesday June 12, 2018

The Group of Seven meet over the weekend saw much drama, opening up the possibility of a trade war, but what stole the show on social media were Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's eyebrows. Conspiracy theories, jokes and memes started bubbling up after the Canadian Prime Minister's eyebrows appeared uneven during his press conference with Fre...

"Muslims Want To Take Over US": White House's Latest Appointment Sparks Row

World News | Abigail Hauslohner, The Washington Post | Thursday May 31, 2018

The White House has named a new National Security Council chief of staff from a group that propagates the conspiracy theory that Islamists have infiltrated the U.S. government in a plot to take over America.

The Account Posted Conspiracy Theories And Anti-Muslim Remarks. It May Belong To This Professor

World News | Eli Rosenberg, The Washington Post | Wednesday May 9, 2018

A journalism professor at a university in Philadelphia has admitted to making some of the posts attributed to an anonymous commenter who posted on far-right sites, spread baseless conspiracy theories and maligned Muslims, according to the school.