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conspiracy theory stories: 29 news summaries

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OPINION

 Paranoid 'Pseudocons' Hijacking Right

Logic-defying conspiracy theories jump from the fringe to the mainstream

Oct 21, 09 4:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - The paranoid fringe of the American right has become mainstream to an extent unthinkable even when the John Birch Society was at its peak, writes Thomas Frank. Historian Richard Hofstadter's landmark 1965 The Paranoid Style in American Politics seems more relevant than ever, Frank writes in the Wall Street Journal.... More »

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conservative • Fox News • John Birch Society • Glenn Beck • conspiracy theory • birther

New 9/11 Probe Looks Headed for NYC Ballot

Group has enough
valid signatures for
Nov. referendum: city

Sep 10, 09 8:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - A New York City group has secured enough valid signatures to put a referendum on the November ballot to force a new investigation into the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. A press release from the New York City Coalition for Accountability Now says city lawyers conceded today that at... More »

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New York City • September 11 • 9/11 commission • referendum • conspiracy theory • 9/11 attacks • New York City Coalition for Accountability Now • ballot measure • first responders

Sheen Seeks Meeting With Obama on 9/11 'Cover-Up'

Celeb 'truther' pens fictional transcript of meeting with Obama on conspiracy theories

Sep 10, 09 2:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Charlie Sheen believes the 9/11 attacks were orchestrated by the Bush administration and he wants to talk to President Obama about it, he tells controversial radio host Alex Jones at Prison Planet. The 9/11 Commission's report is an "absolute fairy tale—a complete work of fiction, and not even... More »

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September 11 • conspiracy theory • Charlie Sheen • 9/11 attacks • truther

ANALYSIS

 Thank Beck, 
 Internet for 
 Van Jones 
 Uproar 

Strategy deflected attention from Jones' Beck boycott

Sep 6, 09 2:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - The mainstream media entirely ignored the controversy over now-former Obama adviser Van Jones, who was slyly forced out by Glenn Beck and his online fans, Politico reports. Beck whipped up a fury over Jones—who once signed a 9/11 conspiracy petition—without mentioning that the green jobs czar was also... More »

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media • Google • Internet • White House • September 11 • czar • Glenn Beck • boycott • presidential adviser • conspiracy theory • Twitter • Van Jones

Obama Official Regrets Signing 9/11 Conspiracy Petition

Jones also sorry for crude reference to GOP

Sep 4, 09 7:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Lately, Van Jones has had a lot of apologizing to do. Obama’s green jobs czar issued a statement yesterday renouncing a statement he signed on 911Truth.org, which demanded an “immediate inquiry into evidence that suggests high-level government officials may have deliberately allowed the September 11th attacks to... More »

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Glenn Beck • conspiracy theory • 9/11 attacks • Obama administration • green jobs • Van Jones

OPINION

 5 Crazy Things 9/11 
 Conspiracists Must Think 

Plus: proof Nick Jonas believes the lie

Sep 2, 09 10:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - A third of Americans think 9/11 was an inside job, perpetrated—or at least OKed—by the US government. “That means that one of the Jonas Brothers believes that the US government blew up the World Trade Center towers,” writes Matthew Diffee for the New Yorker. To subscribe... More »

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September 11 • conspiracy theory • 9/11 attacks

(Newser) - A new "conspiracy" video making the rounds on YouTube purports to show Michael Jackson being escorted from a coroner's van after his death, reports the Telegraph. The poster claims to have received the video from a "trustworthy" source, though there is absolutely nothing on the video that supports... More »

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YouTube • video • death • conspiracy • Michael Jackson • Elvis • conspiracy theory • Tupac Shakur • resurrection

Stone Takes on 'Secret History of America'

Director will look at
'under-reported' events in Showtime series

Aug 19, 09 2:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Oliver Stone is nothing if not ambitious. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the director is prepping a 10-part documentary series entitled Secret History of America, which promises to examine important but under-reported events from the past 60 years. Stone, who will provide the narration himself, calls the Showtime project “... More »

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entertainment • cable TV • Showtime • Cold War • Vietnam War • Oliver Stone • JFK assassination • conspiracy theory • American history

Interview

Birther Queen Has Some Bees in Her Bonnet

Taitz shares theories on Obama (he's gay), conspiracies, flu shots

Aug 13, 09 11:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama or one of his operatives has tried to kill birther leader Orly Taitz many times—according to Taitz. The lawyer/dentist/real estate agent gives Gabriel Winant of Salon an earful of accusations, including:
  • Obama may have had his gay lovers killed. Taitz says a few homosexuals from
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vaccine • flu shot • Hugo Chávez • conspiracy theory • interview • Obama administration • President Obama • H1N1 virus • birther • Orly Taitz

Birther Comes Unglued on MSNBC

Orly Taitz calls host a 'Brownshirt' in fight over Kenyan birth certificate

Aug 4, 09 5:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Leading birther Orly Taitz had a shouting match with David Shuster on MSNBC yesterday, prompted by a document purporting to be proof President Obama was born in Kenya. The attorney called Shuster one of Obama's "Brownshirts in the media" before the feed was finally cut off, the Christian Science ... More »

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Kenya • David Shuster • conspiracy theory • President Obama • birth certificate • birther • Orly Taitz

Group Buys Anti-Dobbs Ads to Air on CNN

Bring 'em on, says
host caught up in birther controversy

Aug 1, 09 12:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Liberal watchdog group Media Matters is buying CNN airtime to run anti-Lou Dobbs ads during the host’s own show next week, reports Plum Line. The ads condemn Dobbs’ recent calls for Barack Obama to produce a legitimate birth certificate and will also run on Fox News and MSNBC in... More »

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Barack Obama • advertising • CNN • Media Matters • Lou Dobbs • conspiracy theory • birther

(Newser) - Lou Dobbs, not known for his subtlety on questions of immigration, has added his voice to the fringe chorus insisting that President Obama was not born an American citizen. "I'm starting to think we have a document issue. You suppose he’s un—no, I won’t even use... More »

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Barack Obama • citizenship • Lou Dobbs • conspiracy theory • birther

 Moon-Landing Denier 
 Exposed as a Cheat 

Buzz Aldrin punched out man who claimed landings were faked

Jul 21, 09 6:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - A filmmaker who persistently claims the moon landings were a hoax is beginning to look like a hoaxer himself, the Examiner reports. Bart Sibrel has produced documentaries labeling the Apollo landing a fake, but a new video has surfaced proving he deliberately mismatched NASA's audio and video footage to mislead... More »

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NASA • Buzz Aldrin • hoax • moon landings • conspiracy theory • Apollo 11 • Bart Sibrel

(Newser) - President Obama promised to use the Internet to give Americans a greater voice in government—but in keeping that promise, he’s given America’s fringe a chance to shout at him, the New York Times reports. When the administration asked for ideas on how to make the government more... More »

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Barack Obama • Internet • marijuana legalization • UFOs • conspiracy theory • transparency • Obama administration • President Obama • birth certificate • Beth Simone Noveck

(Newser) - Warren Buffett, Bill Gates, and David Rockefeller Jr recently convened a top-secret meeting of many of the world’s wealthiest people to discuss the financial crisis, according to an Irish Central report confirmed by ABC News. A total media blackout prevailed during the get-together, which took place May 5 at... More »

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philanthropy • New York City • Bill Gates • Warren Buffett • Oprah Winfrey • Michael Bloomberg • conspiracy theory • David Rockefeller • financial crisis • Ted Turner • secrets

GOP Rep. Says Obama Wants You Unemployed

Dems chuckle at Pete Sessions' 'bizarre conspiracy theory'

May 12, 09 7:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Democrats leapt all over GOP Rep. Pete Sessions yesterday for the "bizarre conspiracy theory" the veteran Texas congressman expressed to the New York Times in an interview over the weekend. Sessions told the Times President Obama actually wanted to "diminish employment and diminish stock prices" in a "... More »

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Barack Obama • stock market • unemployment • conspiracy theory • National Republican Congressional Committee • Pete Sessions

 'Birthers' Dog Obama 
 From GOP Fringe 

'Birthers' are 'filthy conservative imposters'

Mar 1, 09 6:37 PM CST
(Newser) - The belief that Barack Obama is not American—and therefore is ineligible to be president—is thriving on the conservative fringes, Politico reports. Officials have denied the claim, citing Obama’s Hawaii birth certificate, but 300,000 people have signed a petition demanding more evidence. So-called “Birthers” are also... More »

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Barack Obama • conservative • citizenship • right wingers • conspiracy theory • birth certificate • birther

 Death of GOP IT Guru 
 Fuels Conspiracy Mills 

Plane crash involving Karl Rove's IT consultant raises suspicions

Dec 26, 08 5:00 AM CST
(Newser) - The death of Karl Rove's IT consultant in a plane crash last week has let loose a flood conspiracy theories, the Zoo reports. Michael Connell was due to testify in a case alleging voter fraud in Ohio in 2004, and had asked for police protection, according to some reports. He... More »

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Karl Rove • voter fraud • GOP • Ohio • conspiracy theory

BOOK REVIEW

 45 Years Later, 
 JFK Theories Live On 

New book on JFK assassination offers new ideas, little proof

Nov 23, 08 3:20 PM CST
(Newser) - In the canon of great conspiracy theories, the JFK assassination remains unquestionably king. The enduring national mystery has given rise to some of the most complicated explanations, and the theory offered by a new book is one of the more pleasingly convoluted, reports Vanity Fair in a look at Legacy ... More »

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Fidel Castro • assassination • Martin Luther King Jr. • book reviews • JFK assassination • conspiracy theory • Robert F. Kennedy

 Fire Collapsed WTC 7: Report

Building was next to twin towers

Aug 21, 08 12:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fires, not explosives, caused the collapse of World Trade Center 7—a skyscraper near the twin towers—on Sept. 11, a 3-year US government investigation concludes. Scientists with the National Institute of Standards and Technology say the 47-story tower was destroyed by fires, made worse by a failed sprinkler system... More »

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fires • World Trade Center • skyscraper • collapse • conspiracy theory • 9/11 attacks • WTC 7

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