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The United States of Conspiracy | Donald Trump | Al Jazeera
The Listening PostAnother assassination attempt on Donald Trump reveals mistrust in the media and conspiracy theories fill the gap.An assassination attempt at the White House correspondents’ dinner underscored the spectacle, chaos and violence that have defined Donald Trump’s second presidency.As journalists rushed to report what had happened, a parallel narrative of conspiracy was already taking shape online. Conspiracy theories get far more currency than they merit – and they are a by-product of an information landscape that has been muddied by Trump.Contributors: John Nichols – Executive editor, The Nation Niall Stanage – White House columnist, The Hill Amber Duke – Editor-in-chief, Daily Caller Suzanne Kianpour – Cohost, Global Power Shifts podcastOn our radarRussia’s effort to tighten internet restrictions and throttle Telegram has caused a furious public backlash. The uproar has forced President Vladimir Putin to admit the measures went too far. Ryan Kohls reports.Israel’s information war on LebanonThroughout two years of war, Israeli forces have used drones, AI-powered targeting and the infiltration of Lebanese communications devices and the networks they rely on – to control the population, spread terror and kill people. And it has escalated its information war, using all kinds of propaganda to deepen fear and divisions within Lebanese society. We speak to Justin Salhani about the tactics Israel is using in Lebanon.Featuring: Justin Salhani – Senior producer, Al Jazeera DigitalPublished On 2 May 2026
Conspiracy theory | Definition, Examples, & Facts | Britannica
News • conspiracy theory, an attempt to explain harmful or tragic events as the result of the actions of a small powerful group. Such explanations reject the accepted narrative surrounding those events; indeed, the official version may be seen as further proof of the conspiracy.Conspiracy theories increase in prevalence in periods of widespread anxiety, uncertainty, or hardship, as during wars and economic depressions and in the aftermath of natural disasters like tsunamis, earthquakes, and pandemics. This fact is evidenced by the profusion of conspiracy theories that emerged in the wake of the September 11 attacks in 2001 and by the more than 2,000 volumes on U.S. Pres. John F. Kennedy’s assassination. This suggests that conspiratorial thinking is driven by a strong human desire to make sense of social forces that are self-relevant, important, and threatening.(Read Steven Pinker’s Britannica entry on conspiracy theories & rationality.) More From Britannica assassination of John F. Kennedy: Conspiracy theories The content of conspiracy theories is emotionally laden and its alleged discovery can be gratifying. The evidentiary standards for corroborating conspiracy theories are typically weak, and they are usually resistant to falsification. The survivability of conspiracy theories may be aided by psychological biases and by distrust of official sources. Effects of belief in conspiracy theories Exposure to media that endorse conspiracies increases belief. There is evidence that viewing the Oliver Stone movie JFK (1991) increased belief in a conspiracy to assassinate Kennedy and decreased belief in the official account that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. A further outcome was that, compared with people who were about to view the movie, those who had seen it expressed less interest in political participation. It may be that distrust of those in power predicts and is caused by belief in government conspiracies. Researchers have investigated belief in AIDS conspiracies—the belief that AIDS was created by the U.S. government to kill homosexuals and African Americans—and attitudes toward condom use. This research has shown that the more strongly African American males believe in this conspiracy, the less favourable their attitudes toward condom use are, and in turn the less likely they are to use condoms. There is also evidence that these beliefs lead to distrust of research institutions and are a significant barrier to getting African Americans to participate ...
Missing and dead scientists: The conspiracy theory being investigated ...
Retired Air Force Major General William Neil McCasland, in a United States Air Force photo For months, the growing number of these incidents and the possible connections between them have fueled the imagination of the corners of the internet most prone to conspiracy theories.
Top Anthony Fauci adviser indicted for 'criminal conspiracy'
Anthony Fauci's top former aide has been indicted for conspiracy against the US after he allegedly concealed and falsified information to suppress alternative theories of COVID-19's origins.
