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Tag: Conspiracy Theories

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At an Uncertain Moment for Germany, Suddenly Boring Doesn’t Look So Bad

May 23, 2025Clay RisenComments Off on At an Uncertain Moment for Germany, Suddenly Boring Doesn’t Look So Bad

The small city of Bielefeld was once the butt of jokes for its blandness. Now it embodies the kind of stability Germans long for.

World

Trump Makes False Genocide Claims. South Africans Respond With Humor.

May 22, 2025May 22, 2025Lynsey Chutel and Zimasa MatiwaneComments Off on Trump Makes False Genocide Claims. South Africans Respond With Humor.

The jokes mask a deep-seated anger over the legacy of apartheid and the inequality that many Black people say continues to define life in their country.

World

Trump Casts Himself as a Protector of Persecuted White People

May 21, 2025May 22, 2025ZOLAN KANNO-YOUNGSComments Off on Trump Casts Himself as a Protector of Persecuted White People

President Trump publicly dressed down the president of South Africa based on a fringe conspiracy theory, providing a vivid distillation of his views on race.

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As Pope Francis Ails, Outlandish Rumors Run Wild

March 19, 2025March 19, 2025EMMA BUBOLAComments Off on As Pope Francis Ails, Outlandish Rumors Run Wild

Audio, a photo, medical reports: The truth may be out there, but when it comes to the health of the pontiff, many people prefer more fanciful tales.

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Far-Right Leaders Rally in Spain to ‘Make Europe Great Again’

February 8, 2025February 8, 2025EMMA BUBOLAComments Off on Far-Right Leaders Rally in Spain to ‘Make Europe Great Again’

At a gathering in Madrid, members of Europe’s far-right parties set aside any trepidation they might have about President Trump’s threats, and instead focused on a common enemy — the European Union.

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Trump Orders Halt to Aid to South Africa, Claiming Mistreatment of White Landowners

February 7, 2025Michael D. Shear and John EligonComments Off on Trump Orders Halt to Aid to South Africa, Claiming Mistreatment of White Landowners

The president ordered that all foreign assistance to South Africa be halted and said his administration would prioritize the resettling of white, “Afrikaner refugees” into the United States.

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How ‘Stop the Steal’ Became a Protest Slogan in South Korea

January 4, 2025January 5, 2025CHOE SANG-HUNComments Off on How ‘Stop the Steal’ Became a Protest Slogan in South Korea

Right-wing YouTubers helped President Yoon Suk Yeol get elected. Now that he’s been impeached, they’re rallying his supporters with conspiracy theories.

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Manchester Arena Bombing Survivors Win Lawsuit Against Conspiracy Theorist

October 23, 2024October 24, 2024Lynsey ChutelComments Off on Manchester Arena Bombing Survivors Win Lawsuit Against Conspiracy Theorist

A British court found that a man who called the 2017 attack at an Ariana Grande concert a “fake terrorist incident” had harassed victims and abused media freedom.

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U.K.’s MI5 Chief Says Russian Spies Seek to ‘Generate Mayhem’

October 8, 2024October 8, 2024STEPHEN CASTLEComments Off on U.K.’s MI5 Chief Says Russian Spies Seek to ‘Generate Mayhem’

The head of Britain’s domestic security service said Russia’s military intelligence service was pursuing “dangerous actions conducted with increasing recklessness.”

World

Are Those Mimes Spying on Us? In Pakistan, It’s Not a Strange Question.

May 19, 2024May 19, 2024Christina GoldbaumComments Off on Are Those Mimes Spying on Us? In Pakistan, It’s Not a Strange Question.

Pakistanis suspect the national intelligence agencies of being behind practically everything — even street performers working for tips in Islamabad.

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