Theories

Une vague de théories du complot a déferlé sur les réseaux sociaux dès l'annonce de coups de feu tirés à l'hôtel Washington Hilton lors du dîner des correspondants de la Maison Blanche samedi. C'était attendu, mais certains affirment que la dynamique évolue, avec des théories provenant non seulement de comptes de droite critiques envers le président américain Donald Trump, mais aussi de libéraux et de progressistes.

Neither political party is immune to conspiracies in a time of intense distrust in government and media, experts say After an armed man attempted to breach the ballroom where Donald Trump was set to speak to White House journalists on Saturday, conspiracies immediately spread about whether the event was staged.The rhetoric has become a common refrain from both sides of the aisle in an era of deeply fractured politics and intense distrust in political institutions and media, and in the president himself. Continue reading...

Trump ally grilled by lawmakers over ‘terrible decisions’ on vaccines, public health and funding cuts to key programsUS politics – latest updatesVaccines and public health dominated a frequently contentious hearing with Robert F Kennedy Jr on Thursday before the US House ways and means committee.Kennedy, the controversial health secretary and a longtime vaccine opponent, has overseen sweeping changes to routine vaccination recommendations and has promoted misinformation even amid the biggest measles outbreak in decades. Continue reading...