FBI: Far-right Conspiracy Theories Are Motivating Domestic Terrorism
Conspiracy theories peddled online are motivating people to commit domestic terrorism, the FBI wrote in an internal threat assessment.
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Comey Blasts Trump for ‘Dumb Lies’ about FBI, Defends Bureau’s Handling of Case
Former FBI Director James Comey slammed President Trump as “a liar” for “ranting about treason and corruption at the FBI” and defended the bureau’s decision to investigate the Trump campaign.
GOP Operative Accused of Offering Money for False Claims Against Mueller
Right-wing operative Jack Burkman and a shady intelligence firm are accused of offering to pay women to falsely accused special counsel Robert Mueller of sexual misconduct.
Aliens? Earth-Bound Asteroid? Group Explains Closure, FBI Probe of Space Observatory
The mysterious closure of a space observatory in New Mexico last week spurred wild theories.
FBI Swoops in on Space Observatory without Explanation, Prompting UFO Conspiracy Theories
Conspiracy theories are swirling after the FBI secretly swooped in on a space observatory in New Mexico and evacuated it without any explanation.
Trump Hires Conspiracy Theorist to Join Legal Team Involved in Mueller Probe
Donald Trump, who has escalated his high-stakes campaign to discredit federal investigators involved in the special counsel investigation, hired a tenacious, longtime Washington lawyer who has peddled a conspiracy theory that the FBI and Justice Department framed the president.
FBI Investigates Threats Against Pizza Shop Following Fake News about Sex Slaves
The FBI’s investigation into Russian interference during the U.S. presidential election has widened to include reviewing continuing threats against a Washington D.C. pizza shop that has been targeted by right-wing conspiracy theorists.
No Shortage of Conspiracy Theories As 50th Anniversary of JFK’s Assassination Comes Friday
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com As the U.S. remembers the 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s assassination Friday, there is no shortage of conspiracy theories. Depending on whom you ask, JFK was killed by the CIA, the mafia, Cuban exile groups, the FBI, southern segregationists or the Soviet Union. The way author and attorney Craig Zirbel sees…