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On AlterNet: conspiracy theory

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

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

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?

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

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

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

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. August 18, 2009.
Yes, Republicans are still obsessed with this.

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

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

White House Has to Fight Yet Another Batshit Crazy Conspiracy Theory

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. 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

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

Digby, Hullabaloo AlterNet: Media and Technology. July 24, 2009.
But from the Clinton Wars.

Two Shot at Holocaust Museum in D.C.

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?

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

Matt Taibbi, True/Slant AlterNet: Politics. 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

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

Taking the Theory Out of Conspiracy

David Sirota, Open Left AlterNet: Corporate Accountability and WorkPlace. 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?

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

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

Rachel Weiner, Huffington Post AlterNet: Media and Technology. 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?

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

Melina Ripcoco, Brilliant at Breakfast AlterNet: PEEK. 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

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

Crazy Conservatives Still Rallying Behind Obama Conspiracy

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. March 2, 2009.
Just keep on talking, guys.

Chemtrails in the Sky Are Evidence of Nefarious Activities for Broad-Based Conspiracy Theorists

Chemtrails in the Sky Are Evidence of Nefarious Activities for Broad-Based Conspiracy Theorists

Alexander Zaitchik, AlterNet. January 27, 2009.
Cultural panic over pollution in the sky and changing weather patterns has given rise to a peculiar conspiracy theory about jet plane exhaust.

Right-Wingers Go Nuts Over Latest Obama Conspiracy Theory

Right-Wingers Go Nuts Over Latest Obama Conspiracy Theory

Steve Benen, Washington Monthly AlterNet: PEEK. January 21, 2009.
Before this becomes a standard conservative talking point -- I can only assume Fox News coverage is around the corner -- let's nip this in the bud.

Giuliani's 9/11 Conspiracy Theory

Giuliani's 9/11 Conspiracy Theory

Center for American ProgressJune 28, 2007.
During a speech Monday at Pat Robertson's Regent University, former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani indirectly blamed President Clinton for the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.