Conspiracy theories

‘Satanic rituals’ at Taylor Swift shows? That’s false. And experts say the attack isn’t new.

Experts say musicians have been accused of performing satanic rituals for decades

April 19, 2024

What’s next for Plandemic? A musical.

‘It was a good reminder that there is a very strong amount of financial support for even the wackiest far-right, anti-vax ideas’

March 28, 2024

A Texas petition that outlaws ‘aerosolized spraying’ doesn’t prove chemtrails are real

The conspiracy theory claims that condensation trails behind aircraft are part of a secret program to poison the atmosphere with toxic chemicals.

March 6, 2024

Loreben Tuquero

False flags are real, but far less widespread than social media suggest

Actual false flags plotted in recent history are outnumbered by dubious conspiracy theories that label real, verifiable crisis events as 'false flags'

February 9, 2022

Conspiracy theories are causing people to fear the harmless and ignore the harmful

This is the September 17, 2020 edition of Factually

September 17, 2020

Susan Benkelman

Platforms scramble to contend with QAnon. Are they too late?

This is the August 13, 2020 edition of Factually

August 13, 2020

Susan Benkelman

Doctors’ cries of censorship become part of their message

This is the July 30, 2020 edition of Factually

July 30, 2020

Susan Benkelman

Across the world, politicians promote conspiracy theories to get ahead

We’re used to conspiracy theories that come crawling out of corners of the Internet, where…

July 25, 2019

Daniela Flamini