Trump's 46-Minute Rant About Election Fraud Crystallizes the Most Dangerous Aspects of His Personality
"This is about restoring faith and confidence in American elections," the president says.
Conspiracy Theories
Sidney Powell's 'Kraken' Is Missing More Than a Few Tentacles
The former Trump attorney's election fraud lawsuits feature the same sort of dubious evidence that has failed to impress courts across the country.
Trump: If the President Doesn't Have Standing to Pursue Wild, Unsubstantiated Claims of Election Fraud, Who Does?
Fox News interviewer Maria Bartiromo uncritically accepts Trump's outlandish conspiracy theory.
A Trump Judicial Appointee's Blistering Opinion Is a Reality Check for Republicans Who Still Think Biden Stole the Election
"The Campaign cannot win this lawsuit," the 3rd Circuit says. "The Campaign's claims have no merit."
Trip Out with Timothy Leary's Ex-Girlfriend in My Psychedelic Love Story
A documentary describes a drug-fueled countercultural romance.
Trump's Administration Blinks, Begins Formal Transition Planning
Donald Trump continues to refuse to concede.
What Does Trump's Post-Election Behavior Tell Us About American Politics?
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Was Sidney Powell's Conspiracy Theory Too Crazy Even for Donald Trump?
Both the president and his personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, have publicly embraced Powell's wild claims about voting machine manipulation.
Sidney Powell Now Claims Election Conspiracy Involved Republican Gov. Brian Kemp, Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders
Without a shred of evidence, Sidney Powell is alleging a conspiracy more vast than Russiagate. Shouldn't that raise red flags?
Judges Are Not Impressed by Rudy Giuliani's Evidence of 'Widespread Nationwide Voter Fraud'
Although the president's lawyer says the anti-Trump conspiracy is "easily provable," the affidavits he cites fall notably short.
'This Election Is a Joke,' Insists Libertarian-Leaning Congressman Andy Biggs
Post-election conspiracy-mongering demonstrates the limits of "libertarian populism."
Does It Matter How Many Trump Supporters Came to Washington on Saturday?
The fabulism that is inseparable from Trumpism can conjure up "millions" of stolen votes as easily as "more than a MILLION" protesters.
Don't Buy the Debunked Dominion Voting Machine Conspiracy Theory
Trump's campaign officials and attorneys are peddling this nonsense with help from credulous Fox News hosts, but their theories don't stand up to scrutiny.
'I Won the Election' Tweets Trump as Legal Losses Stack Up
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No, Trump Did Not Concede the Election (Even Briefly)
The president still insists the election was stolen by a vast criminal conspiracy.
According to Trump, Nearly Everyone Is Conspiring To Deny Him His Rightful Victory
The nefarious scheme evidently includes Republican officials and Trump-friendly news outlets.
Trump's Desperate Conspiracy Theories Won't Save His Presidency, but They Might Save His Ego
The only person he needs to convince is himself.
Trump Says Mail-in Votes Are Suspicious Because They Overwhelmingly Favor Joe Biden. He's Wrong.
This isn't fraud. This isn't a scheme to steal the election. It is the very predictable outcome of the president's own words and actions.
Can Donald Trump Really Be This Clueless About How Elections Work?
The president's complaints about "a major fraud" present a familiar puzzle.
Cambridge Analytica, the Election Interference Operation That Wasn't
It wasn’t a plot to undermine democracy. It wasn’t a Russian intelligence operation. It was a low-tech scam.
The Guillotine Mystique
The French Revolution has long inspired progressive radicals ready for change at any cost.
Was the Final Presidential Debate Incomprehensible to Normies?
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The Rudy Giuliani Scene In the New Borat Movie Isn't What You Think
Trump’s lawyer was caught on camera in a hotel room...tucking in his shirt.
You Can't Always Trust What You Hear Online, and Congress Has Some Ideas About Fixing That
The House Intelligence Committee is mulling ways to stop an "infodemic." Is this really a task we want the government to tackle?
Reviews: Love and Monsters and J.R. 'Bob' Dobbs and the Church of the SubGenius
A good teens-and-creatures movie, and a deep dive into a glorious fake cult
No, Amy Coney Barrett Isn't Part of a 'Dark Money' Plot To Overturn Gay Marriage and Abortion
Such theories are not based in fact.
Does Google Secretly Manipulate Us To Vote for Democrats? The Evidence Is Flimsy.
Republicans have seized on the dubious claims of a psychologist who thinks Big Tech is shifting millions of votes to the left.
Justin Amash Votes Against Resolution Urging FBI To Investigate QAnon Conspiracy Theory
Congress' one Libertarian member cited the counterproductive, free speech-threatening nature of the resolution to explain his "no" vote.
Conspiracy Theories Abound After Trump Tests Positive for Coronavirus
Plus: A wrongly convicted woman is freed after 17 years, a federal policing commission is ruled unlawful, and more...
'Who Funds the Rioters?' Is Not a Question the Federal Government Needs To Ask
The notion that the violent protests cropping up in U.S. cities are funded by a secret, shadowy cabal is a myth.
Trump on QAnon Conspiracy Theorists: 'They Like Me Very Much, Which I Appreciate'
The president said he doesn't know much about the movement but he's heard its adherents "love our country."
The GOP Should Shun Laura Loomer
The far-right gadfly palled around with Richard Spencer and said she hoped immigrants would die.
Conventions and Conspiracy Theories
Democrats prepare to hold their first virtual convention, while Republicans are poised to elect a Q fan to Congress.
Don't Blame Donald Trump if the Post Office Loses Your Vote
Even if all presidential votes were cast through the mail and sent on the same day, they would amount to 30 percent of a single day's volume.
Left, Right, and Center Respond to Joe Biden's Veep Pick, Kamala Harris
Plus: Portland eases restrictions on density, chain stores are fleeing Manhattan, and a QAnon believer is likely headed to Congress.
America Is Going To Vote by Mail. We're Not Ready.
President Trump threatens to delay the election over at-home voting, but a bigger problem looms: States haven’t prepared for a huge influx of mail-in ballots.
Trump's Warnings About Voting by Mail Mix Reasonable Concerns With Fanciful Conspiracy Theories
New York City's primary election fiasco reveals gross incompetence rather than fraud.
The Extremely Online Are Less Informed About Political News, More Informed About Conspiracy Theories
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Indians and Aliens
Human beings' disturbing capacity to manufacture history to serve our own ends
Twitter Boots 7,000 QAnon Conspiracy Theorists
Plus: Congress rejects demilitarization of police, Jorgensen polling at 3 percent, and more...
Kanye West Launches a Presidential Campaign of Christian Morality
The hip-hop star's wild, disjointed presentation offers both red meat and poison for right, left, and libertarian.
Sen. Josh Hawley Says He 'Took on an Asian Trafficking Ring' and 'Freed a Dozen Women in Sex Slavery.' That's Not True.
As a state attorney, the young GOP senator oversaw raids of more than a dozen massage parlors, but he didn’t secure a single sex trafficking conviction.
From Antifa to UFOs, One Joke Can Spawn a Thousand Conspiracies
What happens when a prank or spoof sparks a real belief?
NYPD Cops Claimed Shake Shack Employees Put Bleach in Their Milkshakes. An NYPD Investigation Found Otherwise.
Cops have a long history of thinking fast food workers are out to get them.
How Fox's 1997 Sunday Night Lineup Ate the Universe
Our reality is now Fox Mulder, Dale Gribble, Chief Wiggum, and a home movie of a guy getting hit in the groin.
Citing Misleading OANN Story, Trump Claims Injured Buffalo Protester Could Be 'ANTIFA Provocateur'
There's no evidence to support the claim that 75-year-old Martin Gugino is part of antifa.
