Hillary Clinton

How Trump made conspiracy theories less fun

November 30, 2020

I’ve been writing about conspiracy theories since 2014. Back then, speculating about whether Diana was murdered, JFK was shot from the grassy knoll and NASA have been lying for decades about the shape of the Earth, was fun. To be fair, imagining what evil deeds powerful people might be committing behind the curtains still is Read more
QAnon and Hillary Clinton’s secret paedophile ring

July 27, 2019

Crumbs. We really are living in a culture of conspiracy right now. After recently covering the rise of fake news and how it’s fuelled a ton of conspiracy theories, I’ve just been learning about a new one: QAnon. Well, not that new. It shot to fame at the end of 2017 but is still going Read more
The world’s most notorious fake news — from Rameses the Great to the German Corpse Factory to Trump and Brexit

June 10, 2019

No wonder so many people believe in conspiracy theories. The world is literally boiling over with lies. In the last few years especially, the line between “conspiracy theory” and “fake news” has grown ever fuzzier. Many of the latest conspiracy theories originate from fake news stories that end up spreading virally via the internet and Read more
The truth about Hillary Clinton’s body double

September 22, 2016

Is Hillary Clinton dead? Rumour has it she’s kicked the bucket and been replaced by a body double… The internet loves a conspiracy theory. Hillary Clinton has faced accusations about her health throughout her presidential campaign, mainly fuelled by her opponent, Donald Trump (who claims to be in perfect health despite his large size and Read more