Tag: conspiracy

• Tuesday, July 21st 2026 - 21:34 UTC

  Baseless conspiracy theories about Argentina's defeat go viral and are debunked

  

  In the hours after Argentina's 1-0 defeat to Spain in the 2026 World Cup final, social media filled with posts claiming, without offering evidence, that the result was “fixed.” Fact-checkers and Argentina's own coach, Lionel Scaloni, moved to dismiss those versions.

• Friday, April 12th 2019 - 12:09 UTC

  US accuses Assange of conspiracy to commit computer intrusion

  

  British police dragged WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange out of Ecuador’s embassy on Thursday after his seven-year asylum was revoked for his extradition to the United States for one of the biggest ever leaks of classified information.