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.—
Hank Campbell
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Among the loudest voices railing against Means is Laura Loomer, the conspiracy theorist who has achieved an outsize role in some of Trump’s personnel decisions.
—Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 15 May 2025
While conspiracy theorists were busy concocting arguments for why the Dallas Mavericks, with only a 1.8 percent chance, landed the No. 1 pick and the opportunity to draft star Cooper Flagg, a different cloud hung over Chicago.
—Darnell Mayberry, New York Times, 13 May 2025
While she's briefly addressed it several times over the years, her latest response offers the most solid evidence yet to quiet the conspiracy theorists once and for all.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 8 May 2025
And in early April, apparently in response to a demand by the right-wing conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer, the president fired the head of the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command—the top U.S. official managing the country’s cyberdefenses.
—Ronald J. Deibert, Foreign Affairs, 24 Apr. 2025
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Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 15 May 2025
While conspiracy theorists were busy concocting arguments for why the Dallas Mavericks, with only a 1.8 percent chance, landed the No. 1 pick and the opportunity to draft star Cooper Flagg, a different cloud hung over Chicago.
—Darnell Mayberry, New York Times, 13 May 2025
While she's briefly addressed it several times over the years, her latest response offers the most solid evidence yet to quiet the conspiracy theorists once and for all.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 8 May 2025
And in early April, apparently in response to a demand by the right-wing conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer, the president fired the head of the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command—the top U.S. official managing the country’s cyberdefenses.
—Ronald J. Deibert, Foreign Affairs, 24 Apr. 2025
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“Conspiracy theorist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conspiracy%20theorist. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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