In a world where trust in institutions is generally declining, trust in science remains relatively high. Yet belief in ...

Stacker creates a comprehensive list of conspiracy theories from a variety of countries and time periods, ranging from scientific diseases to why certain sports victories occurred. From lizard people ...

Right-wing influencers sparred over the case this week as a court hearing laid out detailed evidence in Kirk's shooting.

Prominent economist Paul Samuelson wrote in Newsweek in 1966, “Wall Street indexes predicted nine out of the last five recessions! And its mistakes were beauties.” One could say something similar ...

Prominent figures in the conservative and MAGA movements have led the charge in spreading baseless conspiracy theories about ...

Conspiracy theorists get a bad rap in popular culture, yet research has shown that most Americans believe conspiracy theories of some sort. Why then, if most of us believe conspiracies, do we ...

Belief in conspiracy theories is more than just a fringe phenomenon. From COVID-19 hoaxes to political cover-ups, conspiracy thinking has infiltrated every corner of society. Despite the ease of ...

At least since the publication of Richard Hofstadter's "The Paranoid Style in American Politics," belief in conspiracy theories has been seen as an aberrational, fringe phenomenon. But what if is ...

Do you like scary movies, true crime podcasts, or violent sports? Research finds that a major part of the attraction is their appeal to morbid curiosity. If the drive to seek out conspiracy theories ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Conspiracy theories can muddle people's thinking. Natalie_/iStock / Getty Images Plus Conspiracy theories are everywhere, and they ...

June 17, 1969. Prominent left-wing German political philosopher Herbert Marcuse is delivering a lecture at the Teatro Eliseo ...

On any given day, roughly three million tractor-trailers ferry goods along American highways, and it is only because of some perverse collective disavowal that any of us, in our dinky cars, agree to ...