Conspiracy

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain I have been researching the psychology of conspiracy beliefs for seven years now and people often ask me why people believe in them. This is not a simple question. There are many reasons people might endorse conspiracy theories. Something that stands out to me, though, is how our thinking styles can influence the…

American model Kim Kardashian is facing internet backlash for allegedly spreading rumors about the Royals. Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, is currently the most talked-about person online, among media outlets and royal followers. With each passing day, conspiracy theories about her whereabouts post mysterious surgery spread like wildfire, while Kensington Palace awaits the right time for the princess's public appearance. American model Kim Kardashian is facing internet backlash for allegedly spreading…

Kensington Palace shared Kate Middleton‘s first official photograph after her January surgery on Sunday. The photo, featuring the princess alongside her three children, included a short message regarding British Mother’s Day. “Thank you for your kind wishes and continued support over the last two months,” the statement reads. Catherine, Princess of Wales, underwent a planned abdominal surgery at The London Clinic on Jan. 16. While there was no public announcement ahead of her surgery, it…

Oppenheimer was an enormous success at the box office last summer and has been nominated for 13 Oscars at the Academy Awards this Sunday, including Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Director. But now that you’ve had plenty of time to see the movie, it’s time to talk about a scene that many people missed. In fact, it’s just two seconds of the film and it might change how you see some of these historical characters.The Epitome of 14 inch Gaming | Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 ReviewThe Oppenheimer film is based on the book…

We Need to Investigate UFOs. But Without the Distraction of Conspiracy TheoriesA former government official calls for investigating unidentified anomalous phenomena without succumbing to conspiracy theories about extraterrestrialsBy Sean Kirkpatrick Credit: Moor Studio/Getty ImagesLittle else titillates and piques the national interest like unidentified flying objects and space aliens. After more than a century of films featuring intelligent creatures from other worlds, and over seven decades after the U.S. government…

Coined by the World Health Organization to denote a hypothetical future pandemic, "Disease X" is at the center of a blizzard of misinformation that American conspiracy theorists are amplifying – and profiting from.The falsehoods, including that the unknown pathogen indicates an elitist plot to depopulate the Earth, appeared to originate in the United States but spilled to Asia in multiple regional languages, AFP fact-checkers found.The fast-spreading misinformation, which experts say illustrates the perils of reduced…

Fast-spreading 'Disease X' conspiracy theories pose a threat to public health, researchers say. Coined by the World Health Organization to denote a hypothetical future pandemic, "Disease X" is at the center of a blizzard of misinformation that American conspiracy theorists are amplifying—and profiting from. The falsehoods, including that the unknown…

Conspiracy theorists spent Thursday trying to claim President Joe Biden had accidentally “admitted” that directed-energy weapons were being used to start devastating wildfires like the one in Texas this week that’s become the largest in state history. But you won’t be surprised to learn that the video clip these folks are using takes Biden’s words out of context.“Because a lot... if you fly over these areas that are burned to the ground, you’ll see in the midst of 20 homes that are just totally destroyed one home is…

Princess Protection Program No, she's not on the next season of The Masked Singer or Traitors, and she's definitely not checking out the botched Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory family event Throw a dart at a map and no matter where it lands, there’s probably a conspiracy theory swirling around online about Kate Middleton being there. Earlier this week, the internet became fixated on her current whereabouts after realizing she’s been out of the public eye for a while, not…

From wild BBL accusations to a potential kidney donation for King Charles, Princess Kate Middleton’s almost two months public appearance hiatus has launched the Internet into a total frenzy, with new conspiracy theories growing crazier by the day.It all started in January 2024, when the Princess of Wales underwent abdominal surgery due to an undisclosed medical condition that reportedly did not involve cancer.The 42-year-old mother-of-three was subsequently hospitalized at The London Clinic, which resulted in the…