Conspiracy Theories

You better believe it, because none of them are true… Bush was in on it, the media were in on it. The US government stuffed the Twin Towers full of explosives. Holograms disguised the missiles flying into the Twin Towers to make them look like planes. Most 9/11 conspiracy theories are so outlandish that it’s […]

4 years ago

The cybersecurity entrepreneur was found dead in his prison cell on Wednesday night. An Instagram account belonging to John McAfee, the cybersecurity and antivirus tycoon who was found dead in his Spanish prison cell on Wednesday, has been deleted after it posted a mysterious and cryptic image of the letter Q. The post went up […]

5 years ago

His comments come after last weekend’s anti-lockdown protests. Digital media outlets should be doing more to combat conspiracy theories and prevent their platforms being used to undermine public health efforts, Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney has said. At the weekend, three gardaí were injured with one hospitalised after an anti-lockdown protest that took place […]

5 years ago

Formerly the world’s richest man, Gates has responded to the trolls. Microsoft founder Bill Gates has hit back at the “crazy” and “evil” conspiracy theories posted about him on social media. Since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, the philanthropist has been the subject of spurious claims falsely accusing him of sinister involvement in the […]

5 years ago

It’s not a direct translation, but it makes a load of sense. Everyone loves a good conspiracy theory to flip the world on its head. At the same time, most of us would have a pretty low level of tolerance for the theorists themselves. Whether you’re talking about Alex Jones, Jim Corr or the US […]

8 years ago