conspiracy theory

A Conspiracy Theory by definition involves speculation about an event, or a series of events, where people or agencies may have acted in concert to achieve results which vary from the official version of the same event. The stories draw attention and fascination as the circumstances surrounding them are often themselves shrouded in mystery.

Some conspiracy theories offer revisionist views of documented historical events, such as the events of 9/11 or the assassinations of John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King, while others purpose alternative explanations for unknown phenomena like the purported crash of a UFO in Roswell, New Mexico.

A conspiracy theory will often go hand in hand with stories of a government coverup, with many conspiracies focusing on nefarious worldwide agencies like the Illuminati or the New World Order.

Needless to say, conspiracy theories are thriving in abundance in the blogosphere, with numerous websites devoted to the various stories out there, as well as an equal number of sites that specialize in debunking or shooting down conspiracy theories.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “conspiracy theory”

• Climate Change Conspiracy Theorists are Today’s Flat Earthers

  
  The Public Record — Authority: 133
  When I was back in eighth grade, my science teacher, Mr. Malone, a brittle old man with a shock of white hair and a stern classroom demeanor, but a sharp sense of humor, had made a banner that ran across the top of the blackboard. It read: “If you can’t measure it, it doesn’t exist.” I used to ponder at that ...
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• Jesse Venturas 9-11 Conspiracy Theory

  
  Screw Loose Change — Authority: 428
  That was an interesting, if stupifying hour of TV. One noticeable point was that there was almost no advertising during the episode, which presumably reflects the controversial nature of the show. Jesse quickly clads himself in the old "Im just asking questions for the family members," armor. Donna Marsh OConnor ...
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• Conspiracy Theory: 911 Episode 2 Parts 1 thru 6

  
  911Blogger.com - Paying Attention to 9/11 Related News — Authority: 511
  
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• 9/11 Pentagon Airplane Hijack Impossible

  
  The Friggin Loon — Authority: 153
  OK, 9/11 conspiracy theorists I have some fresh fodder for you to chew over. An independent researcher and computer programmer from Australia has analyzed flight data provided by the NTSB about American Airlines Flight 77 (the plane that crashed into the Pentagon). And guess what?  The info reveals that the flight ...
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• Who Is Barb McQuade?: Barack Obama’s Pan-Terrorist U.S. Attorney

  
  Debbie Schlussel — Authority: 672
  By Debbie SchlusselI wish I could say that uber-liberal feminist Barbara McQuade, Barack Obama’s incompetent, pan-Islamist pick for U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, was worse than Bush’s picks.  But that would be a lie.Thanks to David Lunde & Fred Taub for Help Extracting This PhotoAs  ...
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• Chrysler Dealers: The New Birther Dupes

  
  The Washington Independent — Authority: 742
  WorldNetDaily breathlessly reports the latest from the birtherverse: two owners of Chrysler dealerships are going to sue to get their businesses back, on the basis that Barack Obama, having never been the legitimate president, had no right to use TARP funds to restructure car companies.
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• Stupid Bloody Wednesday

  
  Swallowing the Camel — Authority: 112
  A very excitable man named Joe Niezgoda was last nights guest on Coast to Coast AM , peddling his new book The Lennon Prophecy . I couldnt quite grasp most of what Mr. Niezgoda was trying to say in his manic spiel (the term "pressured speech" comes to mind), but in general he was trying to convince the listening ...
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• 9/11 on TruTV Wed 12/9

  
  911Blogger.com - Paying Attention to 9/11 Related News — Authority: 511
  
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• Secrets

  
  Shelly Lowenkopf's Blog — Authority: 128
  It may well be that you have written your way into a  awareness if not outright discovery for the thing you had been searching, much as Lewis and Clark had searched for a Northwest Passage.  Ambiguity and irony have occupied your thoughts for some while; so too has the notion of constructing a biography of each ...
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• Alt-weekly cover of the week

  
  tabloid baby — Authority: 426
  
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• Democracy & Elitism 3: burning down the straw man, and who are these out-of-touch “liberal elites,” anyway?

  
  Scholars and Rogues — Authority: 613
  Let’s begin with a quick trivia question. What legislator’s Top 20 donor list includes the following? Blackstone Group (Financial Services) Bain Capital FPL Group (Energy) DLA Piper (Corporate law firm, representing Global 1,000 and Fortune 500 companies) Kindred Healthcare Beacon Capital ...
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• The Odd Lies Of Sarah Palin XXXVI: "Which We Have Done" - Since Sarahs Joining The Birther Movement It Seems Only Fair That She Release Trigs Birth Certificate Herself

  
  Newsvine - Killfile's Column - Articles and Seeds — Authority: 485
  I noted that this is a lie. The Palins have never released Trigs birth certificate or proved that he is Palins kid. If she had, I would have posted it on this blog. In fact, we all begged for it in the campaign. And yet she simply said so outright on a radio show.
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• Hey New Yorkers Listen Up!

  
  The Day After An Inconvenient Truth — Authority: 106
  This week the New York State Senate has voted against marriage equality for same-sex couples. I think the majority of constituents were not expecting the vote to turn out this way. Human Rights Campaign quickly put together this petition to elected Senate officials.Sign this petition so New York leaders can hear your ...
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• 911 Terrorist Attacks Remembrance and Conspiracy Theories

  
  Life on the Blade — Authority: 106
  Sometimes we simply need to remember….some days live on in our memories…personal events and those that shape the globe…Pearl Harbor, our first steps on the Moon…911… We present here the entirety of our 911 Series… ·      1) 911 Terrorist Attacks Conspiracy Unedited Uncensored ...
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• Obama birth certificate, Records, One simple question, No conspiracy theory, Sarah Palin fair question, Obama ineligible, Barack Obama not natural born citizen, US Constitution, Father Kenyan British, No birth certificate, Obama spends millions to avoid

  
  Citizen Wells — Authority: 548
  Article II, Sec. 1, cl. 5 of the US Constitution “No person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President. . .” From the 20th Amendment to the US Constitution. “or if the President elect shall ...
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• Jesse The No-Planer Ventura

  
  Screw Loose Change — Authority: 428
  Listen to the descriptions of the experts coming up on his 9-11 show, and see if you can see the problem: Featured Experts and Eyewitnesses: Physicist Steven Jones, who says he found evidence of thermite, a bomb material, in the residue from Ground Zero; explosives expert Van Romero, who performed a test purported ...
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• The global warming conspiracy?

  
  Open Parachute — Authority: 537
  The hacked emails from the East Anglia Climate Centre in the UK have not been a big issue in New Zealand. At least for most people and for most news media. There are, of course, ideological motivated people who wish to promote the issue as a scandal. Who wish to attack our current understanding of climate science and ...
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• Is Sarah Palin A Birther?

  
  Northloop Neighborhoods - Community News & Directory — Authority: 166
  Oh boy…here we go… On the Rusty Humphries show on Thursday, Sarah Palin said the following… Humphries: Would you make the birth certificate an issue if you ran? read more
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• Best Conspiracy Theory Ever

  
  The League of Ordinary Gentlemen — Authority: 673
  Tennessee Mayor accuses Obama of deliberately preempting “A Charlie Brown Christmas” in his speech at West Point because he’s “a secret Muslim.” Related posts... Meet the New… Ah Fuck It, You Know The Line Damned If You Do and Damned If You Do: A Lesson In Symbolism For The Record
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• AirTran Flight 297 Story Continues To Unfold – Updated

  
  Homeland Security News — Authority: 508
  UPDATE: Laura Armstrong, a columnist for The Marietta Daily Journal has apparently turned up another witness to the incident that took place on AirTran flight 297.From The Column…I discovered another highly credible eyewitness to the incident was none other than Cobb businessman and security expert Brent C. Brown, ...
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