conspiracist
noun
con·spir·a·cist
kən-ˈspir-ə-sist 
: one who believes or promotes a conspiracy theory
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The keynote speech was by William Makis, a litigious COVID conspiracist who, after losing his medical license in 2019, has made a living treating cancer patients with antiparasitic drugs including ivermectin, which was also championed in some circles as a COVID treatment during the pandemic.
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Arthur Allen, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
Macy is a surprisingly empathetic narrator, seeking to find common ground with QAnon conspiracists and Second Amendment fundamentalists, without ever minimizing her own beliefs.
—Grace Byron, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2025
Carroll, who did not respond to a request for comment, was one of more than 20 speakers at the Rebels Across the Pond conference, a gathering designed to strengthen ties between conspiracists and far-right extremists on either side of the Atlantic.
—David Gilbert, Wired News, 3 Oct. 2025
Speaking from his office in Istanbul, with the Bosporus glinting behind him, Clare shrugs off the conspiracists.
—Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 9 Aug. 2025
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Arthur Allen, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
Macy is a surprisingly empathetic narrator, seeking to find common ground with QAnon conspiracists and Second Amendment fundamentalists, without ever minimizing her own beliefs.
—Grace Byron, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2025
Carroll, who did not respond to a request for comment, was one of more than 20 speakers at the Rebels Across the Pond conference, a gathering designed to strengthen ties between conspiracists and far-right extremists on either side of the Atlantic.
—David Gilbert, Wired News, 3 Oct. 2025
Speaking from his office in Istanbul, with the Bosporus glinting behind him, Clare shrugs off the conspiracists.
—Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 9 Aug. 2025
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conspiracist
noun
con·spir·a·cist
kən-ˈspir-ə-sist
: one who believes or promotes a conspiracy theory
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