5 People The Internet Was Obsessed With Who Aren’t Boston Bombing Suspects
Now that the FBI have photos of their two main suspects, we can sort through the five people Reddit and 4chan were convinced had something to do with Monday’s bombing.
Now that the FBI have photos of their two main suspects, we can sort through the five people Reddit and 4chan were convinced had something to do with Monday’s bombing.
The evidence is inconclusive. But if he is, I bet his home planet is AWESOME.
Popdust makes a deeply compelling argument.
Any explanation that doesn’t involve Crash Bandicoot is invalid. Any explanation of anything.
These cartoons of your past have some bizarre fan theories involving death, racism, nuclear radiation, and some other totally messed up stuff.
No one should be shocked that the rapper was removed from the stage at an inauguration concert Monday for speaking out against President Obama. He actually has a long history of 9/11-trutherism and a fervent belief in the Illuminati.
Extremists on the Internet have cottoned on to the idea that the Obama administration had Aaron Swartz killed. There is no evidence for this.
After his showdown with Piers Morgan on CNN, Jones retreated to his hotel room to make paranoid videos. CNN “looks like Hitler’s bunker.”
The most prominent conspiracy theory is that the New World Order left clues in a scene of The Dark Knight Rises. No relation to reality.
Don’t you just love Twitter?
Eleven years later, Truthers are still out there — and they think they’re winning. “We have more factions now.”
Depending on where you get your data, as many as 6 - 20 percent of Americans believe that the manned Apollo moon landings were faked. How did such a far-out theory — there is no evidence to support it — gain so much traction?
I hope you’re sitting down for this.
Pets wear tin foil hats for the same reason people do: because they’re insane.
Don’t just talk about conspiracies to your children, let them play with them. You’ve got to start the indoctrination process young.
A whole cabal of conspiracy theories and perceived discrepancies surrounding the death of Osama bin Laden. Between this and Obama’s birth certificate, the conspiracy mill has been cranking out crazy like it’s going out of style. View List ›
In case that’s not immediately apparent on the first listen. I maybe would have turned down the autotune a little bit for such a serious, provocative song, but that’s my only real criticism of RB’s profound analysis of one of America’s most devastating historical events. (Via) View Image ›
Jack Cashill, Birther, and Fox & Friends favorite, “proves” that this photo is fake through the magic of Photoshop. View List ›
Brain eating vaccines are here and it’s all part of a government conspiracy to lobotomize the general public and rewire our brains into subservience. If you believe this, you deserve to be lobotomized. Watch Video ›
This seems like a reach even for a conspiracy theorist… View Image ›
I’ve decided to post a partial transcript of one of a number of taped conversations in which Rob Richer and I discussed, on the record, the Habbush letter. We discussed it many times through the spring of 2008.
Yes, that would be aliens in the extraterrestrial sense. Says Dan: They’re out there, but they’re not ruining the country. Cocaine is. (To which i say: 1. People in glass houses 2. This is all a joke, yes?) Watch Video ›
Why does Uncle Jemima always get away with everything? View Image ›
Gawker’s Alex Pareene pointed out a persistent and alarming conspiracy theory that claims Andrew W.K., he of partying fame, does not exist. Instead, the theory claims that a number of actors have posed as Entity Andrew W.K. over the years since 2001. Gawker does not believe the theory, but you should judge for yourself. This is kind of perplexing. Read More ›
BIRTHER ALERT: Obama had a fake ID when he was 10 (because he couldn’t get a real one in “Hawaii,” obv). He used it to get into R-rated movies, which is Step One in the 12-step terrorist program. Watch Video ›
Glen Beck explains how the Rockefeller building, and the son of the oil tycoon, was a communist fascist. In an awesome twist, he also proves that Obama is a fascist communist (who probably also flagellates himself for the catholic church or something). Watch Video ›
Whatever happened to to the innocent days, when eight-year-olds examined each other’s bodies without the implications of government-sanctioned propaganda? Also, let’s never put a surgical mask on a child. It just makes the world sadder. View Image ›
Whatever happened to to the innocent days, when eight-year-olds examined each other’s bodies without the implications of government-sanctioned conspiracies? Also, let’s never put a surgical mask on a child. It just makes the world sadder. Read More ›
Indisputable etymological evidence that Barack Obama is the antichrist predicted in the Bible. The amount of retrofitting work that goes into a piece like this is really something special. This is like five-star quality sophistry. I love it. There’s more on this growing antichrist conspiracy theory at Salon.com. Watch Video ›
Left-wing blogs and news sites are talking about about “conspiracy theories.” We’re tracking the latest headlines on this topic and update this page with links as they come in. Read More ›