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Conspiracy theory

A close up of Putin looking at Trump

Russian conspiracy theories: How Kremlin-backed yarns help keep Vladimir Putin in power

Russian political discourse is also riddled with conspiracy theories. Everything bad that happens in Russia is traced back by some to one or another anti-Russian plot hatched in the West.

Why do we love conspiracy theories?

Lifestyle & Belief

Russian conspiracy theories and Roswell UFO

Ike the Peacenik

A New Angle On The Roswell Incident And Why Russians Like Conspiracy Theories

Arts, Culture & Media

Conspiracy Theorists Question Bin Laden’s Death

Within hours of the news that Osama Bin Laden had been killed and buried at sea, the Internet lit up with commentary, speculation, and the beginnings of conspiracy theories. The more conspiracy minded wondered: How do we know it wasn’t a double? And how do we know that the real Osama is not still alive […]

Conspiracy Theories and American Politics

Yesterday, President Obama tried to dissuade Americans from getting distracted over whether he’s an American citizen. Then reality TV star and presidential hopeful Donald Trump quickly took credit for Obama’s move to release his long form birth certificate.  Now Trump is flirting with the idea of prolonging the issue with concerns over the certificate’s authenticity and […]

The World

French open 9/11 exhibit

Arts, Culture & Media

A history museum in the northern French city of Caen will open a major exhibit this week on the September 11, 2001 attacks, and Correspondent Gerry Hadden examines this European perspective on 9/11.