Tag: Conspiracy Theories

Beltway Confidential

A shocking number of Republicans doubt official coronavirus death tolls

Brad Polumbo · May 5, 2020 3:27 pm

"Morning Joe" hosts Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough fight on the air about what they knew about NBC "Today" show host Matt Lauer, who was fired on Wednesday. (Screenshot)

Beltway Confidential

Trump has better things to do than float baseless conspiracy theories about Joe Scarborough

Kaylee McGhee White · May 4, 2020 7:56 pm

Diamond & Silk lose Fox News gig after pushing coronavirus conspiracies

Caitlin Yilek · April 27, 2020 10:54 pm

Pedestrians cross a street as one of them prepares his face mask in western Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. Iran is preparing for the possibility of "tens of thousands" of people getting tested for the new coronavirus as the number of confirmed cases spiked again Saturday, Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said, underscoring the fear both at home and abroad over the outbreak in the Islamic Republic.

Ten percent of adults believe US government ‘probably or definitely’ manufactured coronavirus: Poll

Spencer Neale · April 27, 2020 4:24 pm

The USNS Mercy enters the Port of Los Angeles, Friday, March 27, 2020, in Los Angeles. The The 1,000-bed Navy hospital ship is expected to help take the load off Los Angeles area hospitals as they treat coronavirus patients. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.

Engineer derails train in attempted attack on coronavirus hospital ship: Prosecutors

Zach Halaschak · April 2, 2020 12:39 am

President Donald Trump walks from Marine One to speak to reporters before boarding Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, en route to a campaign rally in Manchester, N.H.

‘Deep state department’: Trump blasts agency workers while standing next to secretary of state

Spencer Neale · March 20, 2020 5:39 pm

Fox News talk show host Sean Hannity interviews Roseanne Barr during a taping of his show, Thursday, July 26, 2018, in New York. Roseanne Barr will appear on on the Fox News show "Hannity" on Thursday at 9 p.m. EDT for the first time since she was fired from ABC and her namesake show was canceled. ABC canceled its successful reboot of "Roseanne" in May following the star's racist tweet likening former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett to a cross between the Muslim Brotherhood and a "Planet of the Apes" actor.

Hannity promotes Qanon conspiracy theorist who claims ‘deep state’ using coronavirus to ‘manipulate economies’

Spencer Neale · March 12, 2020 10:37 am

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.

InfoWars’s Alex Jones charged with DWI

Caitlin Yilek · March 10, 2020 7:28 pm

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, right, speaks with Cuban President Miguel DÃaz-Canel, center, as Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi listens in their meeting in Tehran, Iran, on Monday, Dec. 4, 2023.

‘Biologic war’: Former Iranian president says coronavirus was ‘produced in laboratories’

Zach Halaschak · March 9, 2020 8:25 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin listens to German Vice Chancellor and Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel during their meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016.

‘Are you real?’: Putin responds to question about body double

Zach Halaschak · February 27, 2020 7:05 pm

Rabbi Yehuda Teichtal, right, and Rabbi Segal Shmoel, left, inspect a giant Hanukkah Menorah, set up by the Jewish Chabad Educational Center ahead of the Jewish Hanukkah holiday, at the Pariser Platz in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Nov. 30, 2018.

One-fifth of Europeans say a secret Jewish network influences the world: Poll

Zach Halaschak · February 26, 2020 1:20 am

National supporter for Sanders campaign blamed US for 9/11

Anthony Leonardi · January 28, 2020 10:47 pm