The conspiracy theories of our time seem fixated on an absence of clues. By Peter C. Baker In Nick Shirley’s mega-viral YouTube videos alleging social-services fraud in Minnesota, the important piece ...

The internet can be a peculiar place. Jim Carrey – the A-list comedic actor known for his wild and eccentric facial expressions in hit blockbuster films like "The Mask," "The Grinch" and "Ace Ventura: ...

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The Epstein files were supposed to be an exercise in government transparency, but they have also spawned their own opaque subgenre of conspiracy theories. Some of them are new and some are mutations ...

Woody Allen speaks onstage during the American Film Institute's 45th Life Achievement Award Gala Tribute to Diane Keaton at Dolby Theatre on June 8, 2017. Getty Images The wildest conspiracy to emerge ...

President Donald Trump has long spread conspiracy theories about voting designed to explain away his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden. Now that he's president again, Trump has stocked his ...

After Nancy Guthrie’s Feb.1 abduction from her Tucson, Arizona, home, her daughter "Today" host Savannah Guthrie put out a call on social media for tips on her mother’s whereabouts, pleading for her ...

In February 2026, users browsing a newly released batch of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's federal case files shared a rumor about emails containing the word "jerky," normally defined as a ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Internet sleuths, psychics and livestreamers are conducting a sprawling “shadow investigation” into Nancy ...

People who have a strong psychological need to find patterns and strict rules in their everyday lives are more likely to believe in conspiracy theories. A recent study published in the journal ...