Conspiracy Check

Spot it. Check it. Stop it.

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

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

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