Conspiracy theories

A "secret" plan to oust Kriner Cash, and by some nefarious scheme make John Aitken Shelby County consolidated schools superintendent? Where did this laughable idea come from? Memphis school board members have washed their hands of the whole ...  

When it comes to Agenda 21, you’ve got to at least give the the far-right credit for effective messaging. A recent cover from Glenn Beck's magazine, The Blaze. Photo: Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space The Agenda 21 conspiracy theory was popularized by the great fearmonger and overpriced gold-salesman Glenn Beck. Inventing this scourge to American [...]  

A movie review of "Ultrasonic," a micro-budget wannabe thriller about a musician who hears a mysterious, high-pitched sound that might be related to a government experiment in mind control.  

Now that we've discovered Munn shares the same PR rep as Beau Garrett, Pine's only other well publicized girlfriend, we're starting to wonder whasagoin' on? Does the "Star Trek" star have some sort of product placement deal with LA Mill Coffee? Did Munn ...  

RICHMOND, Va (WTVR) – Fans of the Jack Gravely Show, on WLEE 990 am, were certain the recent outages were conspiracy to keep the talk show host off the air. But Friday’s outage at the radio station’s eastern Henrico County transmitter ...  

Bruce Goldwell is the Founder of The Patriotic American page on Facebook. Images and articles he has posted on his Facebook page have been exposed to tens-of-thousands of people as Facebook members share the images and articles with their friends and so forth.  

Chemtrails: Conspiracy theory? Or onto something?The Union of Grass ValleyWhen now-disgraced former NBA ref Tim Donaghy says that NBA officials helped alter the outcomes of playoff games in 2002 and 2005, I believe him. It's even been reported the NBA will not allow that game to be rebroadcast. But when I sat down with local ...  

For the past three decades through the United Nations infrastructure, there have been a series of meetings, each producing another document or lynchpin to lay the groundwork for a centralized global economy, judicial system, military, and communications ...  

There are too many conspiracy theories surrounding the deaths of prominent ... to quit the premises or have himself to blame. ‘Take your money and leave our house now’ the family ordered the M.P… Another twist to this story was the ...  

FoxNews.com recently promoted the internet-based conspiracy theory that financier and philanthropist George Soros will somehow corrupt vote counting in the United States through a Spanish company "that Soros owns a big share of." The conspiracy ...  

Counterterrorism officials were called in after worried locals found a bird wearing a metal band reading "Israel." As Israel's Ynetnews website pointed out, this incident was only the latest one in which Israel had been accused of using animals to stir up ...  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Chief minister Oommen Chandy said those who were aware of the happenings in Onchiyam during the past four years know who killed Revolutionary Marxist Party (RMP) leader T P Chandrasekharan. In response to a conspiracy theory ...  

Blue Ivy Carter Conspiracy Theory du Jour: Blue Ivy is Fake Add this one to the Blue Ivy Carter conspiracy theory/rumor pile: "Blue Ivy Carter isn't even a real baby, but a realistic doll". This particular bit of...read more  

NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre has claimed repeatedly that President Obama wants a second term so that he can “get busy dismantling and destroying our firearms’ freedom." The conspiracy theory has proven to be a bonanza for the gun industry.  

Christine Stewart (former Canadian Minister of the Environment) “The concept of national sovereignty has ... or removal, even the color you can paint your home or the height of your grass. Historic preservation councils control development in downtown ...  

TrineDay is pleased to announce the publication of Robert Guffey’s debut non-fiction book, Cryptoscatology: Conspiracy Theory as Art Form. Examining nearly every conspiracy theory in the public’s consciousness today, this investigation seeks to link ...  

For the last three years, the media have been replete with conservative conspiracy theories, and relish presenting as their guest some of the wackier adherents of these theories. Today, a friend of mine called me to ask about the likelihood of the following set of events taking place, since he has recently heard about it [...]  

Whenever I hear a new conspiracy theory, I start thinking of a certain farm by-product. That's because almost all alleged conspiracies, from the JFK assassination to 9/11, are nutty.  So when local liberals started muttering about a conspiracy theory of ...  

In or about 1929, a state senator from the great state of Tennessee introduced a bill devoted to protecting the citizenry from the fearful menace known as the bogeyman. The bill contained no precise details of how to spot a bogeyman, or what to do if you encountered one, but was peppered with suppositions as to what actions by the populace might attract bogeymen, what legislative philosophies could be considered as aiding and abetting...  

Re "For El Dorado supervisor: Knight, Nutting, Veerkamp" (Editorials, May 4): While The Bee editorial board is free and more than welcome to offer endorsements of candidates as it sees fit, I find it either deliberate bias or lazy journalism to ...  

This is the mother of all right-wing conspiracy theories. The thought even crossed my mind that this guy was pulling the legs of coworkers he knew to be less informed. However, from watching his face; I have to say, if so, he is one hell of an actor.  

Five weeks ago, The Australian Financial Review's Neil Chenoweth mapped out a grand conspiracy that connected ... express our thanks to you and your company for the kind donation which will be used directly in the fight against organised crime," Williamson ...  

That's right. According to moran "renowned journalist" at Fox News, Eric Bolling, the Bureau of Labor Statistics is deliberately distorting the truth about the real employment figures. He claims they are becoming a "partisan" agency that ...  

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. – After the emotional end of Thursday night's Game 4, Missouri president and general manager Brent Thiessen said exactly what he thought of the Mavericks' double-overtime loss to the Komets. ``How's that for a conspiracy theory?  

Daily Beast - Found 7 hours agoIn the old days of newspapers, when crusty editors had to half-shout above the clatter of typewriters, they’d tell young reporters that some stories were just “too good to check.” The more you’d look into them, the less solid they’d become, until a tale of atrocious conspiracy that had ... The Family Values Of The French Presidential Election - Worldcrunch...  

What constitutes a good conspiracy theory? We need strong behind the scene players; unclear and confidential agendas and a targeted controversial event. All of these elements were combined in a recent occasion that became the fighting grounds for the Gulf ...  

MF Global stole money from it’s customers. The government is still sorting through the messy details. One of the reasons it’s taking so long is because a lot of the funds went overseas and they have a different regulatory structure.  

What constitutes a good conspiracy theory? We need strong behind the scene players; unclear and confidential agendas and a targeted controversial event. All of these elements were combined in a recent occasion that became the fighting grounds ...  

Rumors and speculation have been rife since Beijing announced the removal from office of Bo Xilai, the former Communist Party of China chief of Chongqing and member of the CPC Political Bureau, and investigations into his "serious disciplinary violations ...  

Why can Christians distribute Christian comics to non-Christians, but Muslims cannot? But perhaps more importantly, one should ask the question: Why is Daniel Pipes so afraid of the competition? Let Islam compete in the market place of ideas and ...  

The folks at Cult Comedy Pictures summed up the outrageous conspiracy theory in a parody of, of all things, The Temptations' "Papa Was a Rolling Stone." Crooning that "Obama was foreign born," they show us that Uncle ...  

ESPNSTAR.com columnist Jonathan Wilson dismisses Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s conspiracy theory in the wake of AC Milan’s Champions League defeat to Barcelona Of all the tiresome aspects of modern football, surely none is so tiresome as the kneejerk recourse ...  

People love to peddle conspiracy theories about economic data. The most popular realm is in the area of inflation: Tons of people think the government purposely distorts inflation data to make it seem cooler than it is. This is a very ...  

Now Charles Barkley has put the NBA on notice that he won't believe the lottery is legit if this year's biggest catch, Kentucky's Anthony Davis, lands with the New York area's other franchise, the New Jersey (and soon to be Brooklyn) Nets. TNT's ever ...  

A reader writes concerning the particular species of conspiracy theory called Birtherism: I read an article once which argued that the popularity of conspiracy theories had to do with a cognitive bias to the effect that big things must have big causes.  

I don’t have a lot of time for conspiracy theories for a few reasons ... You’d expect the most pitiful minds to understand such basic logic, but everything from the common cold to TB, diabetes and the vast range of viral and bacterial diseases continue ...  

Is Groupon being "dumb like a fox?" That's the conspiracy theory. Groupon has a continuing history of stupid accounting mistakes. First, while it was still a private company, it went around telling the public it was profitable – even though it is still not.  

I think that this individual mandate for health insurance is a scam. President Obama is by trade a lawyer. He knows how to get his hand in your pocket. We live in a state where we have major difficulties getting drivers to buy auto insurance.  

It was simply a matter of time before the defense attorney for Sgt.Robert Bales began to utter the ever familiar complaint of “conspiracy.” There is no question that Sgt. Bales took a weapon and killed sixteen women and children in … Continue reading →  

Ever since Patrick Ewing landed with the New York Knicks in the first ... believe the lottery is legit if this year’s biggest catch, Kentucky’s Anthony Davis, lands with the New York area’s other franchise, the New Jersey (and soon to ...  

Kenny Dalglish appears to have called into question the integrity of match officials following what he calls 'inexcusable' decisions in Liverpool's last three games. The Reds manager, under fire following a slump in his side's league form that has seen ...  

A federal judge has rejected attempts by several copyright holders to compel ISPs to hand over the identifying information of numerous customers without actually filing copyright lawsuits against them. The Friday opinion by James F. Holderman of the ...  

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There are 35.5 million people who visit New York City every year – that breaks down to 97,000 per day, plus locals and transient workers. In 2001, the World Trade Center was one of the top tourist sites in New York City, and the chance that ...  

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, state Representative Carl Seel, and others held a press conference yesterday at the capitol to pimp out Seel's House Bill 2480.Seel's bill is the watered-dow...  

All of Touch's touchy-feely, existential group-hug stuff is starting to give way to some big, bad conspiracy action, adding a darker layer to the generally feel-good series.  

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tennessee joined 14 other states along with the U.S. Justice Department in suing Apple Inc. and major book publishers Wednesda...  

Barkley's Nets conspiracy theory Say it ain't so, Chuck.  

It's hard to keep a good conspiracy theory down -- at least at the Arizona Legislature. Earlier in the session, lawmakers who cling to the belief that President Obama was born in Kenya and that the administration has engaged in a massive coverup ...  

WikiLeaks has not only knocked open the door on 2,50,000 secret diplomatic cables, it may also have inaugurated an era when audacious discourse will not be placed under the stifling blanket of that expression — ‘conspiracy theory’. So far only a tiny ...