conspiracies
What If the Government Wants You to Get High on 4/20?
Tom Scocca · 04/20/16 01:00PMIs Ted Cruz Secretly Robert Kardashian and Is Heidi Cruz Secretly Ana Gasteyer? A Very Good Conspiracy, Explained [UPDATED]
Kate Knibbs · 02/16/16 02:17PMRemember When Bill de Blasio (Allegedly) Murdered That Groundhog?
Ashley Feinberg · 02/02/16 01:54PM
On this day, February 2, in the year 2014, newly minted New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio dropped a groundhog from his formidable six-foot six-inch stance. A week later, that very same groundhog was found dead. The Staten Island Zoo claims the two events were unrelated—whether you believe them, is a different matter entirely.
Did Avril Lavigne Die in 2003?: An Internet Conspiracy, Explained
Ashley Feinberg · 10/02/15 11:40AMIs Donald Trump Running a False Flag Campaign to Help Hillary Clinton?
J.K. Trotter · 08/13/15 01:42PM
Donald Trump, the 69-year-old New York real estate mogul and unrepentant bigot, continues to dominate the Republican presidential primary polls. Trump’s sudden ascendance, accelerated by his willingness to insult virtually any ostensible ally within the conservative movement, has left GOP leaders dumbfounded. How did this caricature of a Republican politician, who has never held elected office, and whose personal ideology is remarkably fluid, usurp more experienced, more conservative, and better-funded candidates like Jeb Bush and Scott Walker? Within this vacuum of understanding, an almost-believable conspiracy theory has obtained currency: Donald Trump is in fact a false flag candidate whose actual mission is electing Hillary Clinton as President.
Katie Holmes Had a Secret Whole Foods Entrance: An Update
J.K. Trotter · 03/31/15 12:34PM
Last week, we investigated one of the stranger celebrity conspiracy theories: That Katie Holmes had used a secret entrance to the Whole Foods in Chelsea, Manhattan to evade paparazzi after filing for divorce against Tom Cruise. Over the weekend, we learned something that might unsettle some of our readers: The conspiracy is completely true. Katie Holmes did have a secret entrance to the Chelsea Whole Foods available only to her. Our outré theory about how exactly she gained access to the entrance, however, was not entirely correct. Here’s how she did it.
The Great Relish Mystery
Hamilton Nolan · 03/30/15 10:03AMIs Madonna the Kabbalistic Queen of the New World Order?
Peter Bebergal · 03/24/15 01:35PM
The 2012 Super Bowl was one of the most watched television events in U.S. history, with an estimated viewership of 111.3 million people. Three million more watched the halftime show. Madonna, the iconic pop star and headliner, crafted a thirteen-minute-long medley of her songs, a lavish production costing millions. The result was a spectacularly staged performance. The show opens on a stage decorated with Egyptian motifs and similarly costumed dancers as Madonna enters, dressed as the hierophant of an ancient mystery cult, seated in a throne on a chariot being pulled by dozens of "slaves."
Is the Moon Real?
Dayna Evans · 03/16/15 10:20AM
It's common knowledge that earth's only friend, the moon, is real. There it is, big and bright, careening across the sky in a dark orbit thousands of miles away. Wow, it's big! Big and real. We know the moon is real because we can see it up there, existing. It's very, very real. But have you ever stopped yourself to really ask—is the moon . . . real?