Tag: conspiracy theory

Roseanne Barr on "I Am Comic" in 2010 (screenshot courtesy Stand Up Sucks, available under a Creative Commons BY-SA license)

Roseanne Has Become A Creature Of The Conspiracy Theory Swamp (TWEETS)

By now, most of you know that Roseanne Barr came under fire for joining in on the far-right bullying campaign against the survivors of...
Josh Bernstein (image courtesy Bernstein's Facebook)

Right-Wing Host Hurls Worst Smear Yet At FL School Shooting Victim...

The month since a horrific mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida has definitely brought out the worst we've seen...
Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (image courtesy Tenney's Facebook)

GOP Congresswoman Tells Us Who REALLY Bought Ben Carson’s $31,000 Dining...

As we all know by now, Donald Trump isn't draining the swamp. Far from it--his cabinet has overflowed that swamp several times over by...
Paul McGuire on GodTV (screenshot courtesy GodTV via McGuire's Facebook)

Trumpkin Pastor: You’re Going To Hell If You Oppose Trump (AUDIO)

As of Sunday, Donald Trump's average approval rating, as calculated by FiveThirtyEight, stands at 40.4 percent--the lowest on record for a newly-elected president at...
Wayne Dupree at the 2017 Conservative Political Action Conference (image courtesy Dupree's Twitter)

Trump Praises A Guy Who Is Okay With Bullying Teenagers (TWEETS)

One of the lowest moments in American political history has unfolded before our eyes in the last few weeks. The survivors of a horrific...
"Coach" Dave Daubenmire (image from Daubenmire's Facebook)

RWNJ Radio Host Thinks Kids Can Tackle A Nut With A...

In the wake of last week's grisly shooting at a Florida high school, we've seen a familiar pattern. Republican elected officials have parroted the...
Cameron Kasky on the way to the CNN town hall (image courtesy Kasky's Twitter)

Right-Wing Thugs Hound FL School Shooting Survivor Off Facebook (TWEETS/VIDEO)

A significant element of the right-wing fringe spent most of Wednesday pitching a hissy fit. One of their heroes, Jim Hoft of Gateway Pundit,...
Jim Hoft and Lucian Wintrich of Gateway Pundit, in the White House Briefing Room (image courtesy Hoft's Twitter)

Fake News Peddler Learns Trashing Shooting Survivors Has Its Costs (TWEET/AUDIO)

Lately, it seems that a disturbing element on the right has been far too willing to throw basic decency out the window. For instance,...
Barack Obama unveiling his official portrait (image courtesy Obama's Facebook)

Fake News Peddler Thinks Official Obama Portraits Prove They’re Pedophiles (AUDIO)

We expected the right-wing fringe to go into meltdown with the release of the Obamas' official presidential portraits. But the reaction of one of...
Judge Jeanine Pirro with Rudy Giuliani (image from Pirro's Facebook)

Judge Jeanine Says Obama Is Responsible For An Abuser Being In...

We expected to hear some pretty bizarre, unhinged, and flat-out dumb attempts by Donald Trump's diehard supporters to spin White House staff secretary Rob...
(photo art courtesy Stream)

Justice Department Calls BS On Uranium One Conspiracy Theory (TWEETS)

For most of the week, the political world has been looking at Devin Nunes' supposed bombshell memo and asking, "Where's the beef?" But that's...
Devin Nunes talking with farmers in his district (image courtesy Nunes' Facebook)

National Review Discovers Yuuuge Flaw In Nunes Memo (TWEETS)

A lot of things have been said about the memo crafted by House Intelligence Committee chairman Devin Nunes that supposedly claims the FBI and...
Intelligence Committee ranking member Adam Schiff hiking with constituents (image courtesy Schiff's Facebook)

Dems Say They Can Prove Nunes Memo Is Fake News (TWEETS/VIDEO)

The early verdict on a recently-released memo from the House Intelligence Committee's Republican staff is that it falls well short of casting doubt on...
Christopher Wray being sworn in as FBI director (image courtesy Matthew Nichols for Department of Justice, part of public domain)

FBI Calls BS On Nunes Memo, Has ‘Grave Concerns’ About Accuracy...

On Monday afternoon, the House Intelligence Committee voted along party lines to release a memo that supposedly accuses the FBI and the Justice Department of...
John Guandolo (screenshot courtesy YouTube)

Fake Terrorism Expert: Reporters Who Criticize Trump Are Guilty Of ‘Treason’...

For the last two years, if you dare speak ill of Donald Trump on social media, you run the risk of being viciously trolled,...
A Fox News truck (image courtesy David Shane, available under a Creative Commons BY-SA license)

Even Fox News Admits This Conspiracy Theory Is Fake News (VIDEO/TWEETS)

For the last few weeks, the right-wing tubes have lit up with claims that the FBI is trying to cover up a smoking gun...
John Guandolo (screenshot courtesy YouTube)

Fake Terrorism Expert Declares Mueller Time ‘Treason And Sedition’ (VIDEO)

When word got out that Robert Mueller had interviewed Jeff Sessions as part of the probe into Russia's attempt to hack the presidential election,...
Robert Mueller at the U. S. Embassy to Estonia in 2012 (image courtesy U. S. Embassy to Estonia, available under a Creative Commons BY-NC-ND license)

GOP Outrage Over ‘FISA Memo’ Is An Alternative Fact (TWEETS/VIDEOS)

Donald Trump diehards have spent most of the last 48 hours trying to blame the government shutdown on Democrats, even though Trump himself was...
Joy Reid at the 2016 Iowa Caucuses (image courtesy Phil Roeder, available under a Creative Commons-BY license)

Trump Surrogate Opens Mouth About Clintons, Joy Reid Shuts It For...

Donald Trump's diehards have made some pretty lame attempts to defend Trump calling African nations "shitholes." One of the lamest attempts involved a typical...
Pete Hoekstra (image courtesy Graham Davis, available via a Creative Commons BY-NC-ND license)

Trump Ambassador Finally Admits He Peddled Fake News (AUDIO/VIDEO)

For 18 years, Pete Hoekstra represented a very large and very Republican slice of West Michigan. His lowest winning percentage was 63 percent. In...