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Journalists that were in attendance for the White House Correspondents Dinner prepare for a press briefing at the Washington Hilton following an incident that disrupted the event, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)
April 28, 2026, 2:14 am
Reporters covered correspondents’ dinner shooting in real time. Conspiracies still spread
Even though there was no information vacuum, unfounded theories proliferated from both the left and the right, chief among them that the shooting was staged
By Melissa Goldin
Joseph Kent appears before a Senate Committee on Intelligence hearing for his pending confirmation to be director of the NCTC, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
March 17, 2026, 6:32 pm
A top US counterterror official quits over Iran war, claims Israel tricked Trump into it
Joseph Kent, whose ties to extremists and conspiracy theories drew scrutiny, says US president was ‘deceived’ into launching attack, also says Israel ‘drew’ US into Iraq war
By Jacob Magid and Agencies
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses conspiracy theories claiming he is dead, in a video posted on March 15, 2026. (@netanyahu via X)
March 15, 2026, 8:17 pm
In video, Netanyahu mocks conspiracy theories about his death
Visiting a Jerusalem Hills cafe, premier debunks claim his recent live press conference was AI-generated, quips that he is ‘dying’ for coffee
Demonstrators protest the US and Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
March 5, 2026, 5:22 am
A new war revives some old tropes about Jewish and Israeli influence
Echoing antisemitic conspiracy theories spread during the 2003 Iraq conflict, some claim the ‘Zionist war machine’ is manipulating the US — but this time there are key differences
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
A 15th-century drawing of the Khazars, the Central Asian people, demanding tribute from the Polyans. (Wikimedia Commons)
February 28, 2026, 2:44 am
Why Tucker Carlson pushed for Jewish DNA tests, and the Khazar theory touted by antisemites
The discredited view alluded to in an interview last week promotes the idea that Ashkenazi Jews hold illegitimate claims to Israel — and it’s employed by the far-left and far-right
By Andrew Lapin
David Zini seen with ultra-Orthodox soldiers from the IDF's Hasmonean Brigade, at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, on August 6, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
February 26, 2026, 9:18 pm
‘There was no treason’: Shin Bet chief rejects conspiracy theories of Israeli collaborators on October 7
Zini tells security agency’s leadership there was no cooperation with the enemy, as Netanyahu remains publicly silent on pervasive, baseless claims
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Carrie Prejean Boller speaks during the White House Religious Liberty Commission public hearing on February 9, 2026. (Screenshot via JTA)
February 11, 2026, 11:30 pm
Former Miss California ousted from White House commission following antisemitism row
Carrie Prejean Boller initially refused to step down from religious liberty advisory body after derailing a panel on Jew-hatred with repeated claims anti-Zionism isn’t antisemitic
By Grace Gilson
Rep. Ritchie Torres, a pro-Israel Democrat, is facing two challengers who are taking aim at his support for Israel and, at times, the Jews in their Bronx district. (Collage by Grace Yagel/ JTA)
January 31, 2026, 6:44 pm
Ritchie Torres’s primary challengers criticize his pro-Israel views, take aim at ‘rich Zios’
15th Congressional District candidate Jose Vega has made Riverdale, which is packed with synagogues, a focus of his campaign, as other progressive challengers slam AIPAC funding
By Joseph Strauss
Nalin Haley (L) speaks to Tucker Carlson (R) on the latter's podcast, in an interview published November 19, 2025. (Screen capture, The Tucker Carlson Show on YouTube)
November 21, 2025, 10:01 pm
Tucker Carlson, amid Fuentes fallout, asks Nikki Haley’s son about ‘Israel question’
24-year-old Nalin Haley, on podcast to talk about views of young right-wing men, says he doesn’t think Israel is ‘evil,’ but ‘they need to stop interfering in our politics’
By ToI Staff
The welcome to Roswell sign includes UFO decor. (Larry Luxner/ JTA)
November 15, 2025, 5:29 am
Roswell, New Mexico, is rife with UFOs, scorpions and conspiracy theories — but few Jews
A Jewish ufologist helped put the isolated desert town on the map, but in a city forged around the religion of aliens, Jewish life is virtually nonexistent
By Larry Luxner
Sen. Ted Cruz speaks at Cornerstone Church in San Antonio as John Hagee looks on during the 'Night to Honor Israel,' October 21, 2025. (Screenshot)
October 24, 2025, 6:32 pm
‘The church is asleep right now’: Ted Cruz urges US Christians to fight Jew-hatred on right
The Texas senator’s warning comes as antisemitic and anti-Israel conspiracy theories surge, led by voices like Candace Owens and Tucker Carlson, and young people question Hitler’s evil
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
A still from a video by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refuting online theories that Israel was involved in the murder of conservative pundit Charlie Kirk, September 18, 2025. (Screenshot via X)
September 20, 2025, 5:06 pm
Rejecting far-right conspiracy theory, Netanyahu reiterates Israel didn’t kill Charlie Kirk
While police haven’t raised the possibility, figures close to the murdered pundit are pointing fingers at the Jewish state, reflecting growing anti-Israel sentiment in the MAGA camp
By Andrew Lapin
Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk speaks at a Turning Point event for Republican US vice presidential nominee JD Vance, September 4, 2024, in Mesa, Arizona. (AP/Ross D. Franklin)
September 11, 2025, 6:26 pm
Online conspiracy theorists blame the Jews for Charlie Kirk’s assassination
Popular podcast host accuses Mossad of shooting death of right-wing influencer, while some commentators warn that incident could serve as pretext for extreme crackdown
By PHILISSA CRAMER
Kash Patel, director of the FBI, left, joined by partner Alexis Wilkins, February 21, 2025, at the White House campus in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
August 30, 2025, 10:08 pm
FBI chief’s girlfriend sues podcaster for claiming she’s an Israeli ‘honeypot’ agent
Alexis Wilkins, long-term partner of Kash Patel, is suing Kyle Seraphin for $5 million in damages over claims she is working on behalf of Mossad to manipulate the FBI director
By ToI Staff
Watchdogs point to the Epstein discourse as a textbook example of 'horseshoe theory,' where the far ends of the political spectrum come together. (Mugshot of Epstein; horseshoe via Getty Images via JTA)
August 2, 2025, 2:16 am
Antisemitic conspiracies about Jeffrey Epstein go mainstream as he returns to headlines
Watchdogs point to discourse around the case as a textbook example of ‘horseshoe theory,’ with extremists on the left and right disseminating anti-Jewish tropes to wide acceptance
By Ron Kampeas
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