This might be one of the weirder conspiracy theories we've heard — and that's saying something. A group of protestors claims that the famed sculptor Anish Kapoor has trapped a man inside his Cloud Gate piece (commonly known as "The Bean"), which has been in Chicago's Millennium Park for more than 20 years. A member of the "Man in Bean" coalition said in an Instagram video that has had 400,000 views that Kapoor stole a baby and put them inside the Bean in 2004. Here's Art Net's attempt to unpack the bizarre, untrue story.
#conspiracytheory
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They even have umbrellas in the photo!
To try to hide from the airborne zombie attack jellyfish?
Oh those poor bastards!
#Trump calls on #Intel CEO to resign
“The CEO of INTEL is highly CONFLICTED & must resign, immediately. There is no other solution to this problem. Thank you for your attention to this problem!”Trump wrote on his #FarRight #ConspiracyTheory addicted social media platform.
Trump did not elaborate in the post on why the CEO should resign, but it comes after Republican Sen. Tom Cotton raised concerns about Tan's alleged ties to China.
ABC News · Trump admin live updates: Trump calls on Intel CEO to resign
In the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Carnegie Mellon Assistant Professor Justin K. Canfil offers some interesting thoughts on the susceptibility of meteorology to conspiracy theories.
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists · The Greene revolution: How politicians benefit from conspiracies about cloud seeding and weather controlWeather conspiracies distract from what should be done to blunt the next catastrophe: funding weather and climate research, restaffing widespread vacancies at NOAA and the National Weather Service, and investing in emergency response and disaster relief.
Red Painter reveals a startling shift in support for Donald Trump as Jacob Chansley, the QAnon shaman, calls him a "fraud" following Trump's latest mugshot. Discontent stems from Trump's refusal to release Epstein files, raising alarms about his wavering base amid growing media scrutiny. Chansley’s harsh criticism signals potential instability among Trump’s supporters. Discover the implications in the full article: https://crooksandliars.com/2025/07/trump-has-lost-qanon-shaman Praise to Red Painter for this insightful analysis. #Trump #QAnon #JacobChansley #Supporters #Epstein #ConspiracyTheory
Crooks and Liars · Trump Has Lost The QAnon Shaman
“The question now is whether democratic institutions can adapt faster than authoritarian ones can exploit the cognitive vulnerabilities that conspiracy thinking creates. The Epstein files may hasten Trump's downfall with his base. But the conspiratorial thinking he unleashed will outlast him—unless we learn to recognize it and counter it with better ways of understanding the world.”
#kakistocracy #conspiracyTheory #Trump #MAGA #Epstein
“Trump's Epstein Betrayal Triggers MAGA 'Hero Frame' Collapse”
https://www.theframelab.org/trumps-epstein-betrayal-triggers-maga-hero-frame-collapse/
FrameLab · Trump's Epstein Betrayal Triggers MAGA 'Hero Frame' CollapseTrump's Epstein reversal triggers "betrayer frame" collapse as MAGA base burns hats, splits evenly on his handling—unprecedented skepticism.
#Trump announced Thurs night that he was authorizing AG #PamBondi to seek the public release of #GrandJury #testimony from the prosecution of #JeffreyEpstein, & Bondi said she would make that request in federal court on Friday.
In a social media post, Trump, who has been under intense pressure from his #FarRight #ConspiracyTheory base…, ordered Bondi to “produce any & all Grand Jury Testimony, subject to Court approval.”…
#law #SexTrafficking #rape
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/us/politics/trump-epstein-bondi-grand-jury-testimony.html?smid=url-share
The New York Times · Trump Tells Bondi to Seek Release of Epstein Grand Jury Testimony
No, #Chemtrails Are Not Real or Causing Floods, #EPA Says
The agency took the unusual step of creating websites debunking the #conspiracytheory that chemicals are being sprayed in the sky to control the weather or do other things.
For decades, scientists have sought to shut down the chemtrails conspiracy theory, which asserts that the federal government is spraying harmful chemicals into the sky to control the weather, population or food supply.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/climate/epa-debunks-chemtrails-conspiracy-theory.html
https://archive.ph/TJCBq
The New York Times · No, Chemtrails Are Not Real or Causing Floods, E.P.A. Says
#TIL that the "redacted" text in the 2014 #Godzilla movie credits are satirical #conspiracyTheory tropes wrapping standard text.
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4/ now #RogerStone is attacking "Sloppy" #SteveBannon and #AlexJones and it's glorious
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For over a decade now (since he announced in 2015) I've been pointing out how #DementiaDon is a #Conspiracy NUT who believes EVERY insane #ConspiracyTheory he's told.
It proved deadly in 2019 when the #RWNJ lunatics on the Right convinced him #Covid was "a Chinese bio-weapon" that we DIDN'T need to protect ourselves from with masks or social distancing. 
And now he's filled his cabinet with CT crackpots who think the #Kerrville flood was "bioengineered." #JFC
https://www.msnbc.com/the-briefing-with-jen-psaki/watch/gop-s-conspiracy-theorist-problem-worsens-as-flood-disasters-trigger-misinformation-frenzy-243057221742
MSNBC · GOP's conspiracy theorist problem worsens as flood disasters trigger misinformation frenzy
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The acknowledgment that the well-connected #JeffreyEpstein did not have a list of clients to whom underage girls were trafficked represents a public walk-back of a #ConspiracyTheory that the #Trump admin had helped promote, with #PamBondi suggesting in a #FauxNews interview earlier this year that such a document was “sitting on my desk” in preparation for release.
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Surreal argument tactics against conspiracy theorists
#YouTube #ads are full of #scams and questionable financial advice by preying on #FinancialIlliterates that are #HornyForMoney.
- Bonus points for grifting with some alt-right exteme disinfo shitshow with a certified conspiracy theorist as listed speaker.
Seriously, with all those "Matrix" refernces I wished the Wachowski Sisters or Village Roadshow Pictures or WB were to sue grifters like that.
- No wounder all the #TechIlliterate #Normies get radicalized when they get bombarded with such bs!
Again: #AdBlocker are not just a necessity against #malvertising and #malware but an act of #SelfCare and #MutualDefense against #Disinformation campaigns incl. #hatespeech-based #propaganda.
'Our sister died of cancer because of our mum's conspiracy theories' https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crenzwyvpn1o #ConspiracyTheory
www.bbc.comOur sister died because of our mum's cancer conspiracy theories, say brothersPaloma Shemirani’s brothers say she refused chemotherapy because of their mother’s beliefs.
From Ken Klipperstein
How #Minnesota Police Fueled Insane #ConspiracyTheory About Assassin
#ElonMusk, US #SenatorMike Lee try to link #VanceBoelter to Gov #TimWalz
“The alleged shooter is a #Trump supporter, #conservative #Christian, #AntiAbortion activist, & Walz hater, according to all accounts. Boelter would ‘be offended if people thought he was a Democrat,’ a childhood friend & roommate of his has said.”
#MelissaHortman #JohnHoffman #shootings #PoliticalViolence
https://www.kenklippenstein.com/p/how-minnesota-police-triggered-insane
Ken Klippenstein · How Minnesota Police Fueled Insane Conspiracy Theory About Assassin
lol wtf anti-trans politicians are just so full of shit. A politician of the opposition party was allegedly shot to death by an anti-trans bigot, first reaction: "SEE HOW VIOLENT TRANS PEOPLE ARE???"
#Transphobia is evil, and #Pride is more relevant than ever.