All posts tagged "Conspiracy Theorists"

With the latest measles outbreak in New York City, more attention is being paid, finally, to the problem of anti-vaccination conspiracy theorists, who often have a prominent platform to spread their paranoid nonsense. But anti-vaccination paranoia is not the only medical conspiracy theory out there that might lead to people making bad decisions about their health. As NPR reports, a nearly half of American subscribe to some kind of medical conspiracy theory, of various sorts:

A Republican congressman is listed on the roster of right-wing cranks, conspiracy theorists and gun advocates who plan to rally next week to call for the overthrow of President Barack Obama.

WASHINGTON — In a galaxy, far, far away, there is a mathematical chance that alien life exists -- but the White House says it has no evidence that extraterrestrials have ever tried to contact humans.

WASHINGTON — The US Supreme Court Monday slapped down a new bid seeking to show that Barack Obama was ineligible to be elected president of the United States in the 2008 White House race.

For some Americans, the deaths of nearly 3,000 people was not the scariest thing about 9/11. It was realizing who carried out the attacks: yes, the American government.