1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (927+ words) JOHANNESBURG - There is a particular arrogance and ignorance in the lie told from a podium. Not the desperate lie of a cornered person, but the slow, unhurried lie of someone who knows the microphone is on, the cameras are rolling,…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (954+ words) The surprising role of conspiracy theories in the American Revolution Conspiracy theories may seem like a modern phenomenon, but they've been a part of America's story since the nation's founding. On Judy Woodruff's "In Pursuit of Happiness" podcast, she speaks…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (598+ words) Political commentator Meira K, activist Shabbos Kestenbaum, and singer Nissim Black discussed the rise of the “woke right," online radicalization, antisemitism, and the challenge of confronting extremism with truth and confidence. A panel discussion at the JNS International Policy Summit…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago   (849+ words) You click on a video questioning the 1969 Moon landing. The presenter points to odd shadows, a fluttering flag and grainy footage as “proof” that the mission was staged. You are sceptical but curious. The video ends and another begins. Soon,…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (120+ words) A reporter asked Energy Secretary Chris Wright’s wife, Liz Wright, what conspiracy theory she believed in. She said she doesn’t believe in conspiracy theories, unless politically, “…The teachers’ unions want to keep the students stupid so they can control them…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (470+ words) U.S. Secret Service agents surround President Donald Trump before he was taken from the stage after a shooting incident outside the ballroom during the White House Correspondents Dinner on April 25, 2026, in Washington. In the past two years, there have been three…...

4+ mon, 1+ day ago   (163+ words) The Independent Surprising number of Americans think the White House correspondents’ attack was fake - A recent YouGov poll found that 24 percent of Americans believe the April 25 attack on President Donald Trump at the Washington Hilton press gala was staged. - Cole…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (273+ words) A popular podcast is tackling the rise of misinformation by asking a bold question: Do conspiracy theories have any value in our uncertain world? The premise is timely. What was once dismissed as paranoid thinking has become a powerful political…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (216+ words) On The Focus Group this week, Sarah heard from lots of voters—Republicans and Democrats—who think the latest alleged assassination attempt on Donald Trump was not on the level. A number of these people—again, both Republicans and Democrats…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (524+ words) How did this happen? Not through one grand betrayal, but through a series of small, individually rational choices—each perhaps justified on its own—that collectively produce an outcome no one explicitly intended. Each conspiracy theory chips away at public…...