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<p>Mike Rothschild is a writer who specializes in researching and debunking conspiracy theories and fringe beliefs. He also writes about politics, history, and breaking news.</p>


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Currency revaluation scams have found a new home on Etsy

Mark Finchem (l) Doug Mastriano (c) Jim Marchant (r)

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QAnon’s plans to seize control of the 2024 election failed spectacularly

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Why Resistance Twitter still wants to dig up Ivana Trump’s grave

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tiktok reptilian conspiracy

TikTokers’ new conspiratorial obsession with elites being reptiles has a long, sordid past

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A fundraiser for a Catholic school is the force behind the swelling conspiracy that Trump is still really president

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Why Devolution is quickly becoming the future of the QAnon movement

Qanon antisemitism

QAnon isn’t newly anti-Semitic—it’s always been that way

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qanon twitter

QAnon accounts banned by Twitter have already returned, with over 100,000 followers (updated)

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Currency revaluation scams have found a new home on Etsy

QAnon’s plans to seize control of the 2024 election failed spectacularly

Why Resistance Twitter still wants to dig up Ivana Trump’s grave

TikTokers’ new conspiratorial obsession with elites being reptiles has a long, sordid past

A fundraiser for a Catholic school is the force behind the swelling conspiracy that Trump is still really president

Why Devolution is quickly becoming the future of the QAnon movement

QAnon isn’t newly anti-Semitic—it’s always been that way

QAnon accounts banned by Twitter have already returned, with over 100,000 followers (updated)

What happens to QAnon if Joe Biden wins?

Forget national races, QAnon has already infiltrated local government

Reddit’s QAnon Casualties is a home for survivors of the conspiracy

Even the sinking of the Titanic has truthers

What is the Mattress Firm conspiracy theory?

TikTok has a QAnon problem

Is there any truth to the biggest Denver Airport conspiracy theories?