Conspiracy Theories

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.

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

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

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.

What happened to antisemitic rants before social media.

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

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

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 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.

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

Rachel Monroe discusses the 1993 siege of Waco and why Donald Trump recently held a rally there.

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

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

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?

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.

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

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

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

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

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