conspiracy theorist
noun
plural conspiracy theorists
: a person who proposes or believes in a conspiracy theory
Distrust of the numbers is why one group of dissenters—government conspiracy theorists—grow during pandemics.—
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And, each time, he is vilified—first by militant AIDS activists, later by anti-vaxxers and anti-maskers, populist Republicans and libertarians, and a panoply of conspiracy theorists.
—Jerome Groopman, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
Jones’ personal bankruptcy approved Earlier on Friday, Lopez approved the liquidation of Jones’ personal assets after the conspiracy theorist agreed to convert his personal bankruptcy into a Chapter 7 liquidation last week.
—Jon Passantino, CNN, 14 June 2024
An hour before the verdict was read, Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene — a conspiracy theorist and election denier — wrote that Trump’s trial was unfair.
—Jager Weatherby, New York Daily News, 30 May 2024
This dynamic, whereby American conspiracy theorists and foreign intelligence operatives feed off one another in a vicious circle, is not new.
—Olga Belogolova, Foreign Affairs, 3 May 2024
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Jerome Groopman, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
Jones’ personal bankruptcy approved Earlier on Friday, Lopez approved the liquidation of Jones’ personal assets after the conspiracy theorist agreed to convert his personal bankruptcy into a Chapter 7 liquidation last week.
—Jon Passantino, CNN, 14 June 2024
An hour before the verdict was read, Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene — a conspiracy theorist and election denier — wrote that Trump’s trial was unfair.
—Jager Weatherby, New York Daily News, 30 May 2024
This dynamic, whereby American conspiracy theorists and foreign intelligence operatives feed off one another in a vicious circle, is not new.
—Olga Belogolova, Foreign Affairs, 3 May 2024
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