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Loughner Influenced by Conspiracy Movie "Zeitgeist": How Fearmongers and Conspiracy Theorists on the Right Encourage Violence

Digby, Hullabaloo. January 17, 2011.

Conspiracy theories have always been around. The difference is their mainstreaming by politicians and pundits on the right.

Profiling 5 Key Right-Wing Mouthpieces Who Spread Paranoia and Hatred to Extremists on the Fringe

SPLC Intelligence ReportJuly 6, 2010.

From Glenn Beck and Andrew Napolitano at Fox News to the conspiracy radio network established by Alex Jones.

Aided by Glenn Beck, Conspiracy Theories Bloom Over FEMA 'Concentration Camps'

Larry Keller, SPLC Intelligence Report. March 23, 2010.

Fear that the federal govt will concoct a pretense for confining dissidents to prison camps spreads as the country experiences a surge in groups on the radical right.

Jesse Ventura Takes the Soaring Interest in Conspiracy Theory to TV -- And Viewers Are Flocking to It

Daniela Perdomo, AlterNet. January 30, 2010.

Bringing formerly taboo issues to TV, the former Minnesota governor and professional wrestler's show has caught on. Conspiracy theorists probably aren't surprised.

10 Commandments of the Anti-Christ: Mysterious "Guidestones" Madden Conspiracy Theorists and Christian Fundamentalists

Joseph Laycock, Religion Dispatches. July 6, 2009.

Conspiracy theorists and fringe Christians think the mysterious Georgia stones signal the coming of a "New World Order."

Armed Revolt in the Obama Era? Right-Wing Gun Nuts Share Their Paranoid Worldview

Max Blumenthal, The Daily Beast. May 1, 2009.

Gun show enthusiasts make it abundantly clear why they're stocking up on firepower.

Fox News' Unhinged, Irrational Obama Attacks Stir up Violent Right-Wing Militants

Eric Boehlert, Media Matters for America. April 22, 2009.

Paranoid anti-government radicals used to have to rely on crude, inefficient methods of communication. Now they have Fox News.

Is Hysterical Right-Wing Media Pushing the Unhinged Over the Edge?

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. April 11, 2009.

AlterNet readers had a lot to say about a recent article arguing that right-wing media may have fueled the Pittsburgh killer's rage.

Did Paranoid Right-Wing Media Fuel the Pittsburgh Cop Killer's Rage?

Max Blumenthal, The Daily Beast. April 8, 2009.

Richard Poplawski, the man who allegedly murdered three Pittsburgh cops, was clearly influenced by Fox News's Glenn Beck and right-wing radio.