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”

• Senate Sets Up Requirement for Super-Majority to Ever Repeal Obamacare

  
  POLITICALPYRO CONTRIBUTORS — Authority: 122
  We Are No Longer a Nation of Laws but of Rules and the Back Dooring of these Rules. Section 3403 of Senator Harry Reid’s amendment requires that “it shall not be in order in the Senate or the House of Representatives to consider any bill, resolution, amendment, or conference report that would repeal or ...
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• Introducing Glenn Beck: "Misinformer of the Year!"

  
  Newsvine - Killfile's Column - Articles and Seeds — Authority: 144
  After a long year hallmarked by bare-knuckle politics and a bevy of experimental attacks against a freshman president, a lone voice has resonated more than others in the war against reality.
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• Daniel Pipes Equates Keith Ellison to Hitler

  
  loonwatch.com — Authority: 499
  The Moral Contortionist On November 25th, we wrote about a wacky article that the failed academic and full time Likud apologist, Daniel Pipes wrote for the Jerusalem Post , in which he argued that US Congressman Keith Ellison , intellectual Tariq Ramadan and President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan were ...
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• Not As Smart As A Cartoon Character

  
  43-Ideas-Per-Minute — Authority: 481
  It was recently documented that Glenn Becks roots of paranoia and reporting go back to a man called W. Cleon Skousen who thought everyone in Eisenhowers administration was a communist. In that regard, Beck and he are kindred spirits. But there is someone else that Beck seems to have modeled himself after - Dale ...
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• Courage under Fire holds; theres proof!

  
  Buyer Behaviour — Authority: 132
  I predicted it . But Berlusconi neednt fret. This is only natural considering there are many in Italy who detest him. Despite the scorn heaped by his opponents, the bloody attack and its aftermath of exhibition of courage will only cement Berlusconis popularity with his supporters. They will see him as a courage ...
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• An Issue of National Insecurity

  
  Predator Press — Authority: 408
  Predator Press [LOBO] I’ve been a fan of Jesse Ventura for as long as I can remember. He broke ground in wrestling –it seems to me- by being a likable and flamboyant bad guy. The only thing better than seeing my friends’ wrestling heroes getting pounded to a pulp for their altruism was having it done by a ...
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• Video: Jesse Ventura Goes After Global Warming Scam

  
  THE HOT JOINTS — Authority: 139
  I’ll the be the first person to say I think Jesse ‘The Body’ Ventura is a buffoon. He’s a 9/11 truther which pretty much makes him a nut. Having said that, I applaud him for the most recent episode of his new TV show “Conspiracy Theory”. Ventura investigates global warming and exposes it for the scam that ...
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• Conspiracy Theory With Jesse Ventura: Global Warming

  
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• I Got Your Climate Right HERE!

  
  POLITICALPYRO CONTRIBUTORS — Authority: 122
  Anybody just want to go get a beer? COPENHAGEN — A visibly angry Barack Obama threw down the gauntlet at China and other developing nations Friday, declaring that the time has come to “not to talk but to act” on climate change. EWWWW!!! Hes angry… Maybe its because he could not find anyone -even in ...
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• Jesse Ventura’s Conspiracy Theory Takes On Global Warming, Climategate

  
  Mediaite — Authority: 781
  Jesse Ventura ’s TruTV show Conspiracy Theory got contemporary last night when it covered two of today’s most-debated topics: global warming and Climategate. Last week, the show announced that it wouldn’t shy from controversy by taking on 9/11 conspiracy theories . (And really, what kind of self-respecting ...
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• ‘Atheist Mythology:’ or, Speaking Truth to Crazy

  
  kunochan.com — Authority: 111
  I have gone through several phases in my various ill-fated efforts to debate Creationists. At first, I made the freshman error of debating the facts, learning too late that theists have no interest in facts, and freely invent their own (as do conspiracy theorists and UFO believers). Then I switched to contempt ...
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• EVIL Republican — Ann ‘Bony Ass’ Coulter Calls The ACLU a Leading Anti-Christian Hate Group

  
  PoliticalArticles.NET - Blog — Authority: 137
  Notes: The American Civil Liberties Union is a honorable entity. It’s America’s guardian of liberty — working daily in courts, legislatures and communities to defend and preserve... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• Conspiracy Theory With Jesse Ventura Holds Steady At 1.6 Million Viewers

  
  911Blogger.com - Paying Attention to 9/11 Related News — Authority: 601
  
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• Loren Davis Accusations Prove False

  
  Irregular Times: News Unfit for Print — Authority: 514
  A year and a half ago, radical preacher Loren Davis began spreading a collection of rumors about Barack Obama . These rumors claimed: - Barack Obama is secretly a Muslim - Barack Obama is part of a secret conspiracy to complete the agenda of the September 11 attacks - Barack Obama and his family in Kenya are a ...
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• The Berlusconi attack: what really happened

  
  Attuworld.com — Authority: 587
  We have all seen the footage of Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi covered in blood after he was hit with a statue of Milan’s Duomo. One guy got arrested and he tells everybody he does not belong to a group of terrorists or something like that. But there are always people who like to believe in a conspiracy ...
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• Norway Spiral EXPLAINED – UFO Disclosure Coming SOON – 2012 and Ascension – Open Your MIND…

  
  Paranominal — Authority: 158
  David Wilcock explains the Norway Spiral to Project Camelot Radio. He also covers: UFO Disclosure, DNA Upgrade, 2012 and Ascension. FULL David Wilcock Interview – Project Camelot Radio – December 10, 2009 www.youtube.com Playlist Link: www.youtube.com —————————————————– China ...
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• Late afternoon/early evening open thread

  
  Daily Kos — Authority: 801
  From David Weigel , here’s the latest conspiracy theory from the teabagging crowd: Teabagging leader Mark Meckler claiming that President Obama scheduled his meeting with Senate Democrats today in order to disrupt a teabagger "die-in" protest: Also, Mecklers claim that 2 million people showed up for the 9/12 ...
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• Al Gore instructs on the temperature of the Earth’s core

  
  All Things News — Authority: 125
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• Inconvenient truth for Al Gore as his North Pole sums don’t add up

  
  All Things News — Authority: 125
  "The concensus is in! There is no debate! Why wont you listen?" Straight from the Times Online : “There are many kinds of truth. Al Gore was poleaxed by an inconvenient one yesterday. The former US Vice-President, who became an unlikely figurehead for the green movement after narrating the Oscar-winning ...
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• Barack Obama: Not Muslim because hes gay?

  
  Crunchy Con — Authority: 670
  Stopped by the newspaper today to pick up my mail, and found a letter from a reader in Las Vegas, whose epistle begins thus: Dear Mr. Rod Dreher, Concerning your article "What happened to reason?" which appeared in the Las Vegas Review Journal: I guess you might answer, The Oswald Only Kennedy assasination. Since ...
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