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Conspiracy Theories

The Lede

How Arizona’s Maricopa County Became the Battleground for Election Conspiracies

The contest for an obscure political office partly responsible for administering elections has become the race behind the race, with stakes that could determine the Presidency.
Podcast Dept.

What a Right-Wing Militia Sounds Like, from the Inside

“Chameleon: The Michigan Plot” is the latest podcast to show how extremist groups pair dangerous beliefs with an ordinary desire for community.
Infinite Scroll

America’s Paranoid Taylor Swift Super Bowl MAGA Fever Dream

The fate of everything from the N.F.L. to American democracy has been sucked up in the Swiftularity.
The Political Scene Podcast

Naomi Klein Speaks with Jia Tolentino About “Doppelganger”

Klein is commonly confused with Naomi Wolf, a writer who has embraced conspiracy theories. She discusses what this case of mistaken identity says about our fragile society.
Daily Comment

The World According to Elon Musk’s Grandfather

What happened to antisemitic rants before social media.
The New Yorker Interview

Naomi Klein Sees Uncanny Doubles in Our Politics

A conversation with the writer about her new book, “Doppelganger,” and the strange intersections of right and left.
The Front Row

How “Winter Kills” Nails the Paranoid Style

William Richert’s 1979 neo-noir pushes the conspiracy-theory genre to its limits.
Q. & A.

The Alternative Facts of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

The Democratic Presidential candidate talks about his right-wing admirers, his distrust of scientists and the media, and his belief that the C.I.A. was involved in J.F.K.’s death.
The New Yorker Radio Hour

The Conspiracies of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

The anti-vaccine activist and litigator with a famous name and a long history of addiction has decided to run for President. David Remnick probes what his candidacy is all about.
Letter from Biden’s Washington

Fox News Doesn’t Do Apologies

Rupert Murdoch may have to pay for Donald Trump’s 2020 election lies, but who’s going to reimburse American democracy?
The Political Scene Podcast

How Waco Became a Right-Wing Rallying Cry

Rachel Monroe discusses the 1993 siege of Waco and why Donald Trump recently held a rally there.
Satire from The Borowitz Report

Marjorie Taylor Greene Caught in N.Y.C. Eating Soros-Backed Hebrew National Hot Dog

The Georgia congresswoman was photographed eating the Judaic sausage in Times Square while en route to having her picture taken with Elmo.
Shouts & Murmurs

Conspiracy Moms: The Secret of the “Eyes Wide Shut” Holiday Party

“It’s all here. My entire life. Unpaid parking tickets, my cat’s medication, even my subscription to the Hallmark Channel.”
The Political Scene

Counting Through Conspiracy Theories in Arizona’s Midterms

On Tuesday, equipment malfunctioned at scores of polling places in Maricopa County, already a hotbed of election denialism. Would local officials be able to reassure the public?
Dispatch

Nevada Awaits a Winner in a Pivotal Senate Race

For now, the Republican Adam Laxalt, who backed Trump’s 2020 election denialism, is urging patience from his supporters as all the votes are counted.
Letter from the Southwest

Why Arizona Is a Hotbed of Election Conspiracy Theories

Close races and a contested cultural legacy have combined with Republican cowardice.
Daily Comment

Will Election Deniers Again Try to Access Voting Systems?

There’s no evidence that votes have been tampered with, but a case in Georgia suggests a particular potential vulnerability.
Satire from The Borowitz Report

Elon Musk Says Twitter Will Give Blue Checks Only to Verified Conspiracy Theorists

The platform’s new owner said that the policy was designed to “curate a world-class collection of the most prominent paranoiacs working today.”
Shouts & Murmurs

The Illuminati Has Officially Chosen to End Our Partnership with Kanye West

West’s abhorrent, anti-Semitic remarks are unacceptable, and starkly go against the values of our global shadow regime.
Satire from The Borowitz Report

Tucker Carlson Warns That Alex Jones’s Billion-Dollar Penalty Will Have Chilling Effect on Lying

The Fox News host called the jury’s decision a “direct attack on the lying life style.”