In the 1970s, America’s moral panic machine found its perfect scapegoat: gay and lesbian teachers. Also bathrooms. Historian Gillian Frank... more

How did human trafficking conspiracy theories give rise to a politicized pedo panic targeting teachers, trans kids and drag queens?... more

Why are suburban white women so afraid of getting snatched out of parking lots and sex trafficked? Journalist Caitlin Dewey... more

Facts are no match for conspiracy FEELINGS. In this mini episode (a breadcrumb? red thread?), climate misinformation expert and content... more

In the late summer of 1834, a torch-wielding mob burned down a Boston convent for reasons that sound a lot... more

What’s the difference between a conspiracy theory and gossip? When does joking around about Kate Middleton’s abduction turn into something... more

From cuckoo claims she’s secretly a man to attacks questioning her Blackness, Kamala Harris conspiracy theories are one of the... more

Why is the same conspiracy theory that targeted Michelle Obama a decade ago now spreading to all celebrities (and First... more

Free Britney started as fan sleuthing, which ultimately helped end Britney Spears’ conservatorship, sparked a pop cultural reckoning and galvanized... more

At 16 years old, Greta Thunberg led the largest climate protest in history—and became a target for right-wing conspiracy theories.... more