This is the Forward’s coverage of conspiracy theories relating to Jews, many of which are antisemitic.
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Fast Forward U.S. Agency Sorry For Calling Soros ‘Non-Practicing Jew Of Flexible Morals’
The head of a U.S. government agency apologized to financier George Soros and his foundation after airing a program that upheld conspiracy theories and anti-Semitic tropes, the Washington Post reported. John Lansing, chief executive and director of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, an agency that shares news abroad, sent letters to Soros and Open…
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News The Bizarro Plot To Smear Robert Mueller Has Some Crazy Jewish Angles
A pro-Trump Jewish hedge fund prodigy and a Seth Rich conspiracy theorist tried to frame special counsel Robert Mueller — yes, that Robert Mueller — for supposed sexual harassment. They hatched a plot that wound up unraveling badly after it was uncovered by a Twitter-famous set of twins and was pitched to star journalist Ronan…
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Fast Forward Conservative Newspaper Apologizes For Publishing Seth Rich Conspiracy Theory
A conservative newspaper issued a retraction and apology to the brother of Seth Rich, a Democratic National Committee staffer who was murdered in July 2016 and became the subject of conspiracy theories, Vox reported. A column in The Washington Times in March titled “More cover-up questions: The curious murder of Seth Rich poses questions that…
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Fast Forward Twitter Joins Other Tech Titans In Banning Alex Jones
After a brief suspension from Twitter, notorious conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been permanently banned from the social media platform, Gizmodo reported. Twitter banned both Jones’ account and that of his website Infowars, citing abusive behavior. His Twitter page had nearly 900,000 followers, and Infowars had 430,000. Today, we permanently suspended @realalexjones and @infowars from…
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The Schmooze The 5 Weirdest Israel Animal-Related Conspiracy Theories Out There
One of the main rules of the Internet is: if you can think of it, it probably exists. This is indeed the case when it comes to the melting pot of conspiracy theories, Israel and animals. In fact, Israeli animal-related conspiracy theories abound on certain darker corners of the web. I took a foray into…
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Fast Forward Conspiracist Alex Jones Is Teaming Up With ‘Pick-Up Artist’ Neil Strauss
Alex Jones, the country’s leading internet conspiracist, is teaming up with New York Times bestselling author Neil Strauss on a book about the “war for the future,” including a sinister plot to brainwash the masses and make them docile. It’s a theme that would be familiar to fans of Jones, whose broadcasts are filled with…
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Fast Forward Breitbart Claims ‘Soros Army’ Is Getting Alabama Felons To Vote Against Roy Moore
As the Alabama special senate election approaches, right wing activists are pointing to Jewish Democratic mega donor George Soros as the source of opposition to Republican candidate Roy Moore. The latest in this effort is a claim by Breitbart News that a group funded by Soros is registering felons to vote. Or, in the words…
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News How Jewish Family Of Sandy Hook Victim Was Driven Out Of Boca Raton
Lenny Pozner says 'new chapter' turned into a nightmare amid harassment by a police detective
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