conspiracy theory 
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SOURCE: Jewish Journal
3/21/2022
Why Greg Gutfeld is Mad at Me about Ukraine and the Holocaust
by Rafael Medoff
The Ukraine crisis is engendering conspiratorial thinking from defenders of Russia's actions.
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SOURCE: Jewish Journal
3/14/2022
Holocaust Echoes in Ukraine Conspiracy Theories
by Rafael Medoff
Some reactions to the news coverage of horrors visited on civilians echo excuses and minimization of Nazi violence against Jews, including claims that the stories are part of a campaign of emotional manipulation.
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SOURCE: USA Today
8/21/2020
Trump and Republicans are Following the Goldwater Model with Qanon. That Didn't End Well
by Jonathan Zimmerman
Is that the future Republicans want? To borrow from William F. Buckley, is the GOP willing to acquiesce quietly in QAnon's falsehoods? The answer, for the moment, would seem to be yes.
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SOURCE: Made By History at The Washington Post
8/18/2020
Conspiracy Theories Make Sense of a Topsy-Turvy World — But Undermine Democracy
by Zachary R. Goldsmith
While the “paranoid style” in the various conspiracy theories of QAnon are nothing new, they certainly bode ill for democracy.
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SOURCE: Education Week
4/23/2020
Appeals Court Upholds Teacher Firing Over Holocaust Denial, 9/11 Theories
A federal appeals court has upheld a New Jersey school district's firing of a teacher who allegedly taught his high school history students denial of the Holocaust and conspiracy theories linking the United States to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
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