1. Anatomy of the Conspiracy Theories Within minutes of the shooting at the Butler, Pennsylvania rally, the word “staged” began trending on X and other social media platforms. The conspiracy theories generally split into two distinct political camps: 2. Psychological…
Introduction “Report from Iron Mountain” is a book, first published in 1967, that claims to be the leaked results of a secret US government panel convened to study the feasibility of lasting peace. The book concludes that war, or an…
Introduction The 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, was a national tragedy—leaving 26 dead and reigniting America’s gun control debate. Yet, almost immediately, conspiracy theories labeled the event a “false flag,” with claims of crisis actors, staged…
