On AlterNet: conspiracy theory

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "conspiracy theory"

Welcome to the Shari'ah Conspiracy Theory Industry

Sarah Posner, Religion Dispatches. April 1, 2011.

How the American right demonizes Islam for political gain.

Inside the Great Reptilian Conspiracy: From Queen Elizabeth to Barack Obama -- They Live!

Jan Frel, AlterNet. September 1, 2010.

A look at one of the more fascinating alternate universes of belief.

Top 10 Right-Wing Conspiracy Theories

Alexander Zaitchik, Southern Poverty Law Center. August 15, 2010.

The American radical right has to be considered a strong contender for the title of modern conspiracy champion.

Exploring the Crazy Conspiracy Theories Bubbling Up Around the BP Disaster

Sara Robinson, Blog for Our Future. July 17, 2010.

You've heard the latest one, right? The one about how President Obama deliberately blew up the Deepwater Horizon to pass an energy bill?

The 10 Most Horrifying Things in the GOP State Platforms

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. July 16, 2010.

This year, Republicans at the state level have taken a brave stand against your sex life, the New World Order and paper currency.

As Oil Disaster Spreads, Right-Wing Media Promote 'Sabotage' Conspiracy Theory

Julie Millican, Media Matters for America. May 3, 2010.

From Limbaugh to Fox News, right wingers spread the idea that BP's oil disaster is possibly deliberate.

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.

A Conspiracy Theory About a Secret Police Force Has Ignited a Firestorm of Right-Wing Paranoia

Stephanie Mencimer, Mother Jones. February 9, 2010.

An obscure executive order has been misconstrued and now the blowback has reached all the way to Congress.

Why We're Fascinated by the Paranormal, Masonic Myths and Secret Societies

Anneli Rufus, AlterNet. December 14, 2009.

By making paranoia part of pop culture, writers like Dan Brown have made a fortune. Then again, maybe he belongs to a secret cabal.

Tea Partiers' New Hero: Ex-KGB Agent Who Thinks U.S. Will Collapse Next Year

Nick Baumann, Mother Jones Online. November 9, 2009.

Igor Panarin warns that the U.S. will splinter into separate states controlled by foreign powers in 2010. Conservative activists think he may be on to something.

Right-Wing Extremist Group on Active Military Duty?

Rob Waters, Southern Poverty Law Center. October 26, 2009.

Extremists continue to get free military training in the U.S. armed forces.

Why Right-Wing Demagogues Are Trying to Peddle Ludicrous Conspiracy Theories

Chip Berlet, Indypendent. October 1, 2009.

Even before Obama was sworn in as the 44th President, the internet was seething with lurid theories exposing his alleged subversion and treachery.

Mind-numbingly Inane Conspiracy Theory About White House Information Site Still Riling Up GOP

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. August 18, 2009.

Yes, Republicans are still obsessed with this.

Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Lou Dobbs Enflame Scary Right-Wing Rage

John V. Santore, Media Matters for America. August 11, 2009.

The conservative playbook has been laid bare, and it's ugly. How long until their overheated rhetoric spills over into violence?

White House Has to Fight Yet Another Batshit Crazy Conspiracy Theory

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. August 6, 2009.

Relax wingnuts: the Government is not collecting names or asking people to report on one another.

Chris Matthews Discusses Nutty Right-Wing Conspiracy Theories with Nutty Right-Wing Conspiracy Theorist

Digby, Hullabaloo. July 24, 2009.

But from the Clinton Wars.

Two Shot at Holocaust Museum in D.C.

David Stout, The New York Times June 10, 2009.

The suspect in the shooting ascribes to a conspiracy theory involving Jews, Blacks, and other minority groups.

The Weirdest Conspiracy Theory of All Time: Republican Chrysler Dealers Targeted by Obama?

Matt Taibbi, True/Slant. June 1, 2009.

I thought this was a joke when I first heard of it, but apparently it’s circulating as a serious theory, and gaining momentum.

The 10 Most Popular Conspiracy Theories

Vicki Santillano, Divine Caroline. May 28, 2009.

Reptilian humanoids control us? The Government carried out 9/11? Here are the 10 wackiest -- and most durable -- conspiracy theories.

Taking the Theory Out of Conspiracy

David Sirota, Open Left. May 25, 2009.

This ABC News story won't help quell conspiracy theories about a Grand Council of Rich People conspiring to control the world.

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.

Rachel Maddow Mocks Right-Wing Conspiracy Theorists Who Say "Obama Has Pledged Himself to Satan"

Rachel Weiner, Huffington Post. April 7, 2009.

Maddow addresses the oh-so-compelling evidence that President Obama is secretly a Satanist.

Was Eliot Spitzer Taken Out Because He Was Going to Bust AIG?

Melina Ripcoco, Brilliant at Breakfast. March 19, 2009.

America is known for its great second acts, and we may be witnessing the curtain rising on Spitzer's.

Can Humans Cause Earthquakes and Use Them As Weapons? We'll Probably Find Out Soon Enough

Scott Thill, AlterNet. March 10, 2009.

Once the topic of arcane science, defense research and conspiracy theories, wider questions emerge on the role humans played in recent earthquakes.

Crazy Conservatives Still Rallying Behind Obama Conspiracy

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly. March 2, 2009.

Just keep on talking, guys.