An international project investigating the form, content and consequences of online conspiracy theories has found that in German-speaking countries, such theories often originate locally and have come to form a complex ecosystem of alternative news websites,

The current leaders of the FBI are men who spent years building suspicions and entertaining conspiracy theories about the agency they now run. So after the bureau's deputy director, Dan Bongino, somberly told Fox Business's Maria Bartiromo last month he ...

Researchers have identified specific psychological traits that indicate whether someone is likely to follow conspiracy theories. The results suggest that those who believe the world is fundamentally unjust and those who have a lower tolerance for ambiguity are more likely to hold to conspiracy ideas.

Conspiracy theories are one of the banes of the modern world, exacerbated by the internet and social media. What was once relegated to the fringe has now been pushed into the mainstream, actively shaping public discourse and policies.

The Blue Origin launched an all-female crew, including Katy Perry, Gayle King and Lauren Sánchez, on an 11-minute suborbital trip aboard the New Shepard rocket in April 2025. The mission was live-streamed and watched by millions, but that didn’t stop ...