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Jurors in the Proud Boys trial hear the start of the seditious conspiracy case: Prosecutors say five defendants "took aim at the heart of our democracy" on Jan ...
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Jurors in the Proud Boys trial hear the start of the seditious conspiracy case: Prosecutors say five defendants "took aim at the heart of our democracy" on Jan ...
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Jurors in the Proud Boys trial hear the start of the seditious conspiracy ...
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Aaron Rodgers Plays Ball With Podcasters and Conspiracy Theorists: The N.F.L. great was supposed to be the Jets’ savior. But since arriving in New York ...
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Aaron Rodgers Plays Ball With Podcasters and Conspiracy Theorists
Quick Glance: Controversy Surrounding Aaron Rodgers' HIV Remarks
  • Aaron Rodgers, the New York Jets quarterback, is facing strong online criticism for his contentious statements.

  • Recently surfaced comments made by Aaron Rodgers regarding HIV have sparked significant backlash on social media.

  • In a podcast episode from March, Rodgers alleged that the HIV/AIDS crisis of the 1980s was deliberately orchestrated by the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases with government assistance.

  • Additionally, Rodgers has voiced disapproval of the handling of both health crises by Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former chief medical advisor to the U.S. president.
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MAGA Blog Gateway Pundit Files Bankruptcy Amid Election Defamation Lawsuits: The far-right conspiracy website claimed it needs to “consolidate litigation” and ...
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MAGA Blog Gateway Pundit Files Bankruptcy Amid Election Defamation ...
Quick Glance: Gateway Pundit Files Bankruptcy Amid Election Fraud Defamation
  • The Gateway Pundit, known for spreading falsehoods and conspiracy theories, has filed for bankruptcy and is facing multiple defamation lawsuits.

  • The owners, Jim and Joe Hoft, are dealing with lawsuits from Georgia election workers and a former Dominion Voting Systems official.

  • Jim Hoft stated that the bankruptcy is to consolidate lawsuits, although Chapter 11 bankruptcies are primarily meant to assist small businesses in restructuring.

  • Despite delays, legal proceedings have significant impacts on sites like Infowars and The Gateway Pundit, as juries do not tolerate powerful individuals spreading lies and disrupting lives.
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The Kid Behind America’s Most Bizarre Conspiracy Theory Just Found the Perfect Second Act
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The Kid Behind America’s Most Bizarre Conspiracy Theory Just Found the ...
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The Far Right Is Crawling With Eclipse Conspiracy Theories: Alex Jones and other far-right influencers are pushing an array of conspiracy theories about the ...
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The Far Right Is Crawling With Eclipse Conspiracy Theories
Quick Glance: Airplane Observes Solar Eclipse in Bloomington
  • An airplane flies near the total solar eclipse in Bloomington, Indiana.

  • People watch the partial solar eclipse on the observation deck of Edge at Hudson Yards in New York City.

  • Sophia Moccia, 4, from Queens views the eclipse with a homemade mask in New York City.

  • A solar eclipse is visible in Mazatlan, Mexico.
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’Conspiracy theorist’ on fire at Trump trial: Police have said a man apparently deep into conspiracy theories set himself on fire outside the New York courthouse ...
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’Conspiracy theorist’ on fire at Trump trial
Quick Glance: Hush Money Trial: Trump's Silent Encounter with Insults
  • Donald Trump has been forced to listen to potential jurors in his criminal hush money trial in New York openly criticize him.

  • Transitioning from a life of adulation to facing critics, Trump now experiences a different reality without the control he's accustomed to.

  • Previously shielded from critique, Trump now faces a trial with potential felony convictions and will have to endure listening to more criticism.

  • Potential jurors exhibited a range of opinions towards Trump, from admiration for his business acumen to open criticism of his persona and rhetoric.
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Americans are bad at recognizing conspiracy theories when they believe they're true, says study
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Americans are bad at recognizing conspiracy theories when they believe ...
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A Salacious Conspiracy or Just 34 Pieces of Paper?: Inside the criminal trial of former President Donald J. Trump.
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A Salacious Conspiracy or Just 34 Pieces of Paper?
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How Joe Rogan's Conspiracy Syfy Series Backfired Hilariously: Producers of the show were forced to pander to conspiracy theorists without alienating them as the ...
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How Joe Rogan's Conspiracy Syfy Series Backfired Hilariously
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Arizona grand jury indicts 11 Republicans who falsely declared Trump won the state in 2020
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Arizona grand jury indicts 11 Republicans who falsely declared Trump won ...
Quick Glance: 11 Republican 'Fake Electors' Charged in Arizona
  • Eleven Republicans were charged in Arizona for falsely claiming that Donald Trump won the 2020 presidential election in Arizona against Joe Biden.

  • They met in Phoenix to sign a certificate declaring Trump had won the state. The document was sent to Congress and the National Archives but ignored.

  • The Arizona charges follow indictments against fake electors in Nevada, Michigan, and Georgia.

  • The charges allege conspiracy, fraud, and forgery as they falsely declared Trump as the winner in Arizona despite Biden's victory by over 10,000 votes.
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Trump schemed to corrupt 2016 polls: New York prosecutors yesterday began telling a jury why Donald Trump's alleged cover-up of a hush money payment to a porn ...
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Trump schemed to corrupt 2016 polls
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Designer Nancy Gonzalez Sentenced to 18 Months In Prison: The handbag designer, Nancy Gonzalez, who ruled the early and mid-aughts with clients like Victoria ...
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Designer Nancy Gonzalez Sentenced to 18 Months In Prison
Quick Glance: Fashion Designer Nancy Gonzalez Sentenced to Prison for Smuggling
  • Fashion designer Nancy Gonzalez sentenced to 18 months in prison after smuggling crocodile handbags from Colombia.

  • Gonzalez, once an aspiring designer, led a smuggling operation that violated US wildlife laws.

  • Despite efforts to bypass immigration regulations, Gonzalez was convicted and faces incarceration.

  • Her wealth and lavish lifestyle contrasted with the couriers she recruited, leading to a court ruling.
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Stories from History: The Phenol Conspiracy: A story about disinfection, records, plastics and explosions
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Stories from History: The Phenol Conspiracy
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Why the Word “Conspiracy” Has Become So Critical to the Case Against Donald Trump
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Why the Word “Conspiracy” Has Become So Critical to the Case Against ...
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Travis Kelce says 10-15 players in EVERY NFL team think earth is flat: Travis Kelce has astonishingly claimed that 10-15 players in every NFL locker room are ...
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Travis Kelce says 10-15 players in EVERY NFL team think earth is flat
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It Came from Wisconsin: A chat with James Tynion IV, the reigning king of comic book horror
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It Came from Wisconsin: A chat with James Tynion IV, the reigning king of ...
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How Max Azzarello’s ‘conspiracy theory’-driven life ended in self-immolation outside Trump’s trial
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How Max Azzarello’s ‘conspiracy theory’-driven life ended in ...
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"Conspiracy", "cover-up" and "election fraud": Prosecution accuses Trump of manipulating the 2016 election
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'Investigative researcher' dies after setting himself on fire outside Trump trial
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'Investigative researcher' dies after setting himself on fire outside ...
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‘The definition of poaching’: Conspiracy alleged after group hunted dozens of deer in California
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‘The definition of poaching’: Conspiracy alleged after group hunted dozens ...
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Mocked After Spilling Accidental Truth About Republicans: The far-right conspiracy theorist offered a hot take that even her critics had ...
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Mocked After Spilling Accidental Truth About ...
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VIDEO: 53yo imprisoned after pointing laser at landing Airbus A320: A police officer said Andrew Wilson "recklessly endangered the lives of hundreds of innocent ...
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VIDEO: 53yo imprisoned after pointing laser at landing Airbus A320
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Vancouver men indicted on federal drug trafficking charges: Two Vancouver men were indicted Wednesday on federal charges of drug trafficking ...
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Vancouver men indicted on federal drug trafficking charges
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Help! My Mother-in-Law’s Conspiracy Theory Obsession Is Tanking Our Family Business.
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Help! My Mother-in-Law’s Conspiracy Theory Obsession Is Tanking Our Family ...
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Google, Facebook Should Use AI to Combat Conspiracy Theories: New research suggests chatbots could combat much of the damage caused by people going down rabbit ...
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Google, Facebook Should Use AI to Combat Conspiracy Theories
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The Jews Aren’t Taking Away TikTok: But conspiracy theories that say otherwise are coming for democracy itself.
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The Jews Aren’t Taking Away TikTok
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Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine’s Florida home raided by IRS, cars and other items seized: In yet another problem with the law, rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine had several of his ...
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Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine’s Florida home raided by IRS, cars and other items ...
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‘Multiple Serious Injuries’ After Stolen 18-Wheeler Crashes Into Texas Public Safety Office
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‘Multiple Serious Injuries’ After Stolen 18-Wheeler Crashes Into Texas ...
Quick Glance: Semitrailer Crashes into Public Safety Building Intentionally
  • A Texas semitrailer driver crashed a stolen 18-wheeler through a public safety building after his commercial driver's license renewal was rejected, resulting in one death and 13 injuries.

  • The driver, identified as Clenard Parker, was detained after attempting to ram the building again and is facing multiple felonies without specified charges.

  • Law enforcement's swift response was praised for averting potential further casualties in the violent act.

  • The Texas Rangers are leading the investigation into the incident, which required a heavy police presence to manage the impact of the attack.
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Missouri lawmakers consider adding alert system for missing Black youth: The Ebony Alert would be similar to the Amber Alert and Silver Alert.
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Missouri lawmakers consider adding alert system for missing Black youth
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Emergency services a likely target for cyberattacks, warns DHS: Ransomware attacks in particular threaten to disrupt services.
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Emergency services a likely target for cyberattacks, warns DHS
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Nehemiah Action to call on elected officials to address community issues: Charleston Area Justice Ministry's annual event Nehemiah Action invites elected ...
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Nehemiah Action to call on elected officials to address community issues
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American missing in Russian-controlled east Ukraine, say local police: MOSCOW: Russell Bentley, an American who fought against Ukrainian forces ...
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American missing in Russian-controlled east Ukraine, say local police
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The Fake Fake-News Problem and the Truth About Misinformation: Manvir Singh reviews “Off the Edge,” by Kelly Weill; “Falsehoods Fly,” by Paul Thagard; “Foolproof ...
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The Fake Fake-News Problem and the Truth About Misinformation
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Multiple People Injured In Shooting At West Philadelphia Eid Event, Reports Say: Four people are in custody after the shooting took place during the afternoon ...
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Multiple People Injured In Shooting At West Philadelphia Eid Event ...
Quick Glance: Gunfire Disrupts Philadelphia Eid Event: 3 Shot, 5 in Custody
  • A celebration in Philadelphia marking the end of Ramadan turned into chaos due to gunfire.

  • Three people were injured, and hundreds fled the scene.

  • Five individuals, including a 15-year-old shot by police, were taken into custody.

  • Authorities are investigating the shooting, which involved children, with the motive unclear.
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US Coast Guard says boardings of Chinese fishing vessels in South Pacific legal: The US Coast Guard has rejected comments by a Chinese diplomat that its recent ...
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US Coast Guard says boardings of Chinese fishing vessels in South Pacific ...
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How a racist law is causing more missing and murdered indigenous people in California | Opinion
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How a racist law is causing more missing and murdered indigenous people in ...
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From 4batz to Drake, why everyone is being called an “industry plant”: It seems like every musician, including mega-stars like Taylor Swift, is being labeled an ...
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From 4batz to Drake, why everyone is being called an “industry plant”
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Objections to McDonald’s plans for former Clayton-le-Woods pub: McDonald’s has moved to reassure residents living close to a proposed new branch in Chorley – ...
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Objections to McDonald’s plans for former Clayton-le-Woods pub
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Aaron Rodgers Scrambles Around JFK Jr.-Hillary Clinton Conspiracy Theory: The New York Jets quarterback got into a debunked whopper about President Kennedy's son ...
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Aaron Rodgers Scrambles Around JFK Jr.-Hillary Clinton Conspiracy Theory
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Pro-Palestinian protests roil elite Pomona College: Hundreds of Claremont Colleges students and faculty rallied on campus Thursday, less than a week after 19 ...
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Pro-Palestinian protests roil elite Pomona College
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5th suspect linked to Oak Park jeweler's murder to stand trial: Phillip Sumpter, 59, allegedly was going to kill Dan Hutchinson and his wife in 2022 but then ...
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5th suspect linked to Oak Park jeweler's murder to stand trial
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An 18th defendant pleads guilty in Feeding Our Future fraud case: Hoda Abdi, 53, of Burnsville pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiracy to commit wire fraud for ...
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An 18th defendant pleads guilty in Feeding Our Future fraud case
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Federal investigation into Karen Read case unusual, experts say: The federal investigation into the state's murder case against Karen Read is highly unusual and ...
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Federal investigation into Karen Read case unusual, experts say
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Kate Middleton Conspiracy Theorists Have Lost America: Most Americans think celebrities who joked about the Princess of Wales should apologize ...
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Kate Middleton Conspiracy Theorists Have Lost America