Spot it. Check it. Stop it.

16 Wikipedia articles about conspiracy theories, each with fact-check links and steps to keep them from spreading.

1. StopNotice a strong emotion (anger, fear, 'they don't want you to know') before you share. Pause first.
2. Investigate the sourceWho is making the claim, what's their expertise, and what do they gain if you believe it?
3. Find better coverageRead laterally: open new tabs and see what independent outlets and fact-checkers say.
4. Trace claims to the originFind the original study, video or document. Check dates and whether quotes are cut.

All Death 314 Race and ethnicity 212 Communism 188 Military and warfare 174 Health 155 Religion 151 Genocide denial 100 Nazi 97 False flag 94 Israel 80 Sexuality and gender 66 Aviation incidents 65 Science and technology 52 UFO 45 Pseudolaw 37 Shakespeare authorship question 37 CIA 16 General 52

CIA Death
Death of Marilyn Monroe
On the evening of August 4, 1962, American actress Marilyn Monroe died at age 36 of a barbiturate overdose inside her home at 12305 Fifth Helena Drive in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California. Her body w…
CIA Death Religion
Assassination of Malcolm X
On February 21, 1965, Malcolm X, a Muslim African American minister and Black power activist who was a popular figure during the civil rights movement, was shot multiple times and died from his wounds…
CIA
Allegations of CIA assistance to Osama bin Laden
Several sources have alleged that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) had ties with Osama bin Laden's faction of "Afghan Arab" fighters when it armed Mujahideen groups to fight the Soviet Union duri…
CIA
Cathy O'Brien (conspiracy theorist)
Cathy O'Brien (born December 4, 1957) is an American author who claims to have been a victim of a government mind control program called "Project Monarch", which she alleges was part of the CIA's Proj…
CIA Death
Disappearance of Harold Holt
On 17 December 1967, Harold Holt, the 17th prime minister of Australia, disappeared while swimming in the sea near Portsea, Victoria. An enormous search operation was mounted in and around Cheviot Bea…
CIA Death
Assassination of Olof Palme
On 28 February 1986, at 23:21 CET (22:21 UTC), Olof Palme, Prime Minister of Sweden, was fatally wounded by a single gunshot while walking home from a cinema with his wife Lisbeth Palme on the central…
CIA
Deep state conspiracy theory in the United States
In the United States, a political conspiracy theory posits the existence of a deep state within the US federal government, primarily composed of members of the FBI and CIA. Proponents argue that a cla…
CIA Communism Death False flag Israel
CIA Kennedy assassination conspiracy theory
The CIA Kennedy assassination conspiracy theory is a prominent John F. Kennedy assassination conspiracy theory. According to ABC News, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is represented in nearly ev…
CIA
CIA drug trafficking allegations
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has been accused of involvement in the illegal drug trade. Several works on the subject have received significant attention, including those written by historian …
CIA Health Science and technology
Discredited HIV/AIDS origins theories
Various fringe theories have arisen to speculate about purported alternative origins for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), with claims ranging f…
CIA Communism Death Israel
Conspiracy theories about the kidnapping and murder of Aldo Moro
On May 9, 1978, Aldo Moro, a Christian Democracy (DC) statesman who advocated for a Historic Compromise with the Italian Communist Party, (PCI), was murdered after 55 days of captivity by the Red Brig…
CIA Communism
Dulles' Plan
Dulles' Plan or the Dulles Doctrine (Russian: План Даллеса or Доктрина Даллеса) is the central document of a Russian conspiracy theory, according to which the CIA chief Allen Dulles had developed a pl…
CIA
Casa Matusita
The Casa Matusita is a building located at the intersection of Garcilaso de la Vega and España avenues in the center of Lima, Peru. It is known for the popular belief of being a place where paranormal…
CIA Death
Martin Luther King Jr. assassination conspiracy theories
Conspiracy theories about the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee, relate to different accounts of the assassination. King was shot on the balcony of the Lo…
CIA Death False flag Military and warfare
Oklahoma City bombing conspiracy theories
Alternative theories have been proposed regarding the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995. These theories reject all, or part of, the official government report. Some of these theories focus on the possibil…
CIA Death
Robert F. Kennedy assassination conspiracy theories
U.S. senator and Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy was shot shortly after midnight on June 5, 1968, at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, during celebrations following his successf…