The Life and Death of the ‘Biden Is Dead’ Conspiracy Theory
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CATHY YOUNG: The Life and Death of the ‘Biden Is Dead’ Conspiracy Theory
OVER THE LAST WEEK, a conspiracy theory caught fire on the American right that was so easily disprovable that it’s worth taking the time to name and shame the people who spread it or otherwise abetted it, whether out of malice, stupidity, or sheer tinfoil-hat lunacy.
The crux of the rumor: that President Joe Biden was dead or dying
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LINDA CHAVEZ: Donald Trump Is Becoming Increasingly Unhinged on Immigration
THE NEWS HAS MOVED SO FAST over the past few weeks that Donald Trump has gotten away with some insanity that makes his past outrages look almost sensible. Among the most unhinged claims in the disjointed litany of terribles that spewed from his mouth as he accepted the GOP nomination was this dooz
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