The conspiracy theories of our time seem fixated on an absence of clues. By Peter C. Baker In Nick Shirley’s mega-viral YouTube videos alleging social-services fraud in Minnesota, the important piece ...

The Epstein files were always going to be a gift to conspiracy theorists, and have indeed resulted in a raft of brand new theories, including one that has Epstein alive and well and living in Israel.

Maybe the only thing more exhausting than sitting through President Donald Trump’s entire nearly two-hour State of the Union message on Tuesday night is keeping up with the Epstein files, which ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Is Jeffrey Epstein alive in Israel? Is the real Ghislaine Maxwell in Canada, not jail? Were they somehow involved with the ...

Some people are convinced there are secret cities hidden under Antarctica. Others swear the government can control hurricanes. Then there are people who still can’t believe that we landed on the moon.

People who prefer structured, rule-based explanations may find conspiracy theories appealing because they offer a clear, ordered explanation for events that feel chaotic. New research led by Flinders ...

Today's guest is Michael Shermer, founding publisher of Skeptic magazine and author of the new book Truth: What It Is, How to Find It, and Why It Still Matters. Shermer explains how the release of the ...

First, let me be clear: There was an Epstein conspiracy. He and Ghislaine Maxwell did traffic children. And plenty of well-connected people were aware of multiple aspects of Epstein’s behavior and ...

Overwatch fans believe they have identified the God program Chernobog as the mastermind behind The Conspiracy, and Emre was the key to figuring it all out. If these players are correct, the biggest ...

The dump of millions of documents has fueled a new wave of speculation, A.I.-generated hoaxes and foreign disinformation. By Tiffany Hsu and Steven Lee Myers The release of an enormous cache of files ...

Conspiracy theories have people believing nonsensical things, like the Earth being flat. However, many people with “extraordinary beliefs” are rational thinkers, a study shows. Three key areas ...

While we may be most familiar with modern-day conspiracy theories about government intelligence, unidentified flying objects, anti-vaccination, COVID-19, and more, conspiracy theories have existed for ...