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Trump was 'beside himself with fury' after Obama roasted him at the 2011 White House Correspondents' dinner: book
Obama famously skewered Trump in 2011 over his aggressive promotion of the racist "birther" conspir…
Eliza Relman,Sonam Sheth
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Obama says Trump used his 'birther' lie to give millions of white Americans 'spooked' by a Black president an 'elixir for their racial anxiety'
"For millions of Americans spooked by a Black man in the White House, he promised an elixir for the…
Eliza Relman
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Trump refuses to shoot down false birther claims about Kamala Harris, but says he won't pursue the conspiracy theory
"I just don't know about it, but it's not something that we will be pursuing," Trump said, referrin…
Michelle Mark
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Trump official who fueled racist 'birther' conspiracy theory against Obama is now managing nuclear weapons treaties
"While he was senator, before he ran for president, they invested over $1 million in legal fees," W…
David Choi
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Inside Infowars' crumbling empire: Ex-Staffers reveal the 'volatile' and 'unhinged' atmosphere working for conspiracy theorist Alex Jones
Former staffers describe what its like working for Infowars from holidays with the Joneses to physi…
Tom Porter,Ashley Collman
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QAnon, the far-right, and some left-wingers are all spreading conspiracies about Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis
Following the president's COVID-19 diagnosis, social media channels are full of speculation from bo…
Tom Porter
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A lawyer who pushed a 'birther' conspiracy about Kamala Harris has joined Trump's election fight
President Donald Trump praised John Eastman as a "very highly qualified, very talented lawyer" afte…
Oma Seddiq
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Trump's new primary challenger Joe Walsh says he 'regrets' calling Obama a Muslim and promoting the racist 'birther' conspiracy theory
"I helped create Trump, and that's not an easy thing to say," Walsh acknowledged, saying of his tim…
Grace Panetta
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Obama zings 'birtherism' antics he faced as president while stumping for Wisconsin Democratic Senate nominee Mandela Barnes: 'Get ready to dig up that birth certificate'
"Remember when that was the craziest thing that people said?" Obama said of the birther claims. "No…
John L. Dorman
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Sen. Kamala Harris says she's ready for the 'lies' and 'deception' in Trump campaign attacks as election season ramps up
Last week, Trump falsely claimed Harris might not be eligible to run for vice president in referenc…
Inyoung Choi
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Celebrities of color face an onslaught of conspiracy theories and misinformation. Experts say that's not a coincidence.
Recently, Kamala Harris, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, and Chrissy Teigen have being attacked with theori…
Bria Overs
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Donald Trump Jr. has a long history of spreading misinformation and conspiracy theories online
Twitter's temporary suspension of Donald Trump Jr.'s account on Tuesday came amid the president's s…
Rachel E. Greenspan
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Jared Kushner defends Trump against racism allegations but dodges questions on Trump's promotion of the birther conspiracy
High-profile Democratic Party members, including Ocasio-Cortez, Bernie Sanders, Amy Klobuchar and K…
Rosie Perper,Rosie Perper
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'Twilight of Democracy' author Anne Applebaum on the rise of authoritarianism, the dangerous power of conspiracy theories, and why she signed the 'Harper's letter'
Pulitzer Prize-winner Anne Applebaum witnessed first-hand the fall of communism, decline of democra…
Anthony L. Fisher
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Conspiracy theories pose a new domestic terrorism threat, according to a secret FBI document
"The FBI assesses anti-government, identity based, and fringe political conspiracy theories very li…
Sonam Sheth
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Trump defended spreading a conspiracy theory that the Clintons played a part in Jeffrey Epstein's death, which enraged FBI agents
Trump was referring to a recent statement by Clinton, in which he said he embarked on four trips on…
Tom Porter,Tom Porter
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The mysterious pro-Trump conspiracy theory known as 'QAnon' has been moving from the fringes of the internet to Trump rallies
In October 2017, an anonymous person who claims to have access to top-secret information (and a so-…
Eliza Relman
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The 'girther movement' is the internet's newest conspiracy theory, claiming Trump's doctor is lying about the president's weight
Not long after Trump's doctor Ronny Jackson announced the president's weight at a press conference …
Michal Kranz
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Half Of Americans Believe At Least 1 Conspiracy Theory
If this is your first exposure to that particular conspiracy theory, don't fret that you're out of …
Tom Jacobs
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'I wasn't involved': Jared Kushner won't say whether Trump's 'birtherism' claims against Obama were racist
The senior White House adviser, who's also the president's son-in-law, did not answer the question …