conspiracy theorist
noun
plural conspiracy theorists
: a person who proposes or believes in a conspiracy theory
Distrust of the numbers is why one group of dissenters—government conspiracy theorists—grow during pandemics.—
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The claim: The Biden administration blocked firefighting aircraft during Los Angeles visit
A Jan. 8 X post (direct link, archive link) by conspiracy theorist Alex Jones claims President Joe Biden impeded efforts to extinguish wildfires sweeping across Los Angeles.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
The group also paid $152,000 for consulting to Uncover DC, a news website founded and edited by Tracy Diaz, known online as Tracy Beanz, a popular conspiracy theorist and early promoter in the QAnon movement.
—Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 23 Dec. 2024
Kennedy has been one of the country’s most prominent anti-vaccine conspiracy theorists and holds such fringe views that 77 Nobel laureates got together to plead with senators to oppose his appointment to HHS.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
For months in 2023, the mystery around Foxx’s illness hit a fever pitch, with online blogs, right-wing conspiracy theorists, and pop-culture engagement farmers all weighing in.
—Lucy Ford, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
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Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
The group also paid $152,000 for consulting to Uncover DC, a news website founded and edited by Tracy Diaz, known online as Tracy Beanz, a popular conspiracy theorist and early promoter in the QAnon movement.
—Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 23 Dec. 2024
Kennedy has been one of the country’s most prominent anti-vaccine conspiracy theorists and holds such fringe views that 77 Nobel laureates got together to plead with senators to oppose his appointment to HHS.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
For months in 2023, the mystery around Foxx’s illness hit a fever pitch, with online blogs, right-wing conspiracy theorists, and pop-culture engagement farmers all weighing in.
—Lucy Ford, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Conspiracy theorist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conspiracy%20theorist. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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