From a faked moon landing to wild ideas about JFK's assassination, conspiracy theories and believers abound. Conspiracy. Just saying the word in conversation can make people politely edge away ...

Over a month after the attempt on former president Donald Trump’s life, left-wing conspiracy theories claiming that the shooting was staged still pervade social media on platforms like X ...

A Joplin man who pleaded guilty in a separate kidnapping case is convicted by a federal jury in another kidnapping involving ...

But psychologists and extremism experts say everyday Americans are better off not meeting a loved one's conspiracy theories with ridicule. "We don’t want to shame people for believing in a false ...

"Unfortunately, rumors and conspiracy theories were spreading quickly ... in Horry County at 2:22 pm on April 27, 2024," the ...

In 2024, online conspiracy theories can feel almost impossible to avoid. Podcasters, prominent public figures, and leading political figures have breathed oxygen into once fringe ideas of ...

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AI chatbots could be effective in eroding people's beliefs in conspiracy theories, suggests a new study that used ChatGPT to counter them with fact-checked information. The conventional ...

A 44-year-old Independence, Missouri, man has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges related to a conspiracy to distribute ... that began on Feb. 22, 2024, after a teenager was found ...

Debating with a sympathetic chatbot may help pluck people who believe in those and other conspiracy theories out of the rabbit hole, researchers report in the Sept. 13 Science. Across multiple ...

September 17, 2024 • The company identified a number of recent Russia-linked campaigns that have shifted focus to Harris, relying on videos to spread conspiracy theories and falsehoods about the ...