One Dumb Conspiracy

One Dumb Conspiracy is a weekly column that debunks conspiracy theories that are swirling around the internet that runs on Mondays in the Daily Dot’s web_crawlr newsletter. If you want to read this column before everyone else, sign up for the newsletter here.

An image of President Joe Biden's face distorted

Conspiracy theorists think this obviously altered video of Joe Biden is real

Biden’s face in the footage appears to be heavily contorted.

On Jan 17, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

Roger Stone

Roger Stone is already spreading misinformation after being let back on Twitter

Stone returned to Twitter earlier last month.

On Jan 10, 2023 by Mikael Thalen

The 10 dumbest conspiracies of 2022

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On Dec 27, 2022 by Mikael Thalen

Elon Musk sitting on a couch and speaking into a microphone

Is this map allegedly showing Elon Musk’s jet flying to Epstein’s island real?

A fake map is circulating on social media.

On Dec 20, 2022 by Mikael Thalen

An individual wearing a costume resembling the mythical goat creature known as Krampus

Conspiracy theorists are outraged over fake Satanic coffee cups from Starbucks

It turns out that the item has nothing to do with the multinational coffee chain.

On Dec 13, 2022 by Mikael Thalen

A small Rhesus Macaque monkey

Fake screenshot adds confusion to Neuralink’s treatment of monkeys

A fake 'USA Today' article is making its way across social media.

On Dec 6, 2022 by Mikael Thalen

A military base in Minecraft

People are convinced a man was arrested for putting classified military bases in Minecraft

The allegation is entirely fabricated.

On Nov 29, 2022 by Mikael Thalen

Spongebob Squarepants and Jeffrey Epstein

Conspiracy theorists think Jeffrey Epstein was referenced in an episode of ‘Spongebob’

The allegation is obviously false.

On Nov 22, 2022 by Mikael Thalen

A woman inserting a piece of paper into a voting machine

The dumbest conspiracy theories that spread on election day

Even conspiracy theories that had been debunked two years prior resurfaced once again.

On Nov 15, 2022 by Mikael Thalen

A photograph of David DePape and Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco home

Debunking the biggest conspiracy theories about the Pelosi attacker

Investigators have thoroughly debunked every theory they’ve promoted.

On Nov 8, 2022 by Mikael Thalen

A 3 tile image of a TikTok video concerning a patent for Adrenochrome

A boring patent has QAnon believers convinced that the ‘elite’ are harvesting babies

As it turns out, the claims are entirely nonsense.

On Nov 1, 2022 by Mikael Thalen

President Joe Biden holding a microphone and giving a speech

Conspiracy theorists think Biden just sang ‘Baby Shark’ on TV

But the video they’re watching is a deepfake.

On Oct 25, 2022 by Mikael Thalen

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy standing in front of a green screen

Conspiracy theories explode after green screen photo of Zelenskyy resurfaces

This is far from the first time that Zelenskyy has been the subject of such conspiracy theories.

On Oct 18, 2022 by Mikael Thalen

An Instagram post over an image of Hurricane Ian

Conspiracy theorists are blaming the government for Hurricane Ian

Obviously, that isn’t true.

On Oct 11, 2022 by Mikael Thalen

Homepage article image

Conspiracy theorists are already claiming the COVID vaccine killed Coolio

Anti-vaccine conspiracy theorists have made the same claims following the death of countless other celebrities in recent years.

On Oct 4, 2022 by Mikael Thalen