Conspiracy theory researchers
academics, researchers, journalists and subject matter experts focusing on conspiracy theories.
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@jesperstromback.bsky.social
Professor in journalism and political communication at the U of Gothenburg. Believer in liberal democracy, universal human rights, and evidence-based decision making. Other interests: fishing, music, craft beer and single malts. www.jesperstromback.org
@galeannehurd.bsky.social
Fighting disinformation/misinformation. Film/TV producer (The Walking Dead, The Terminator, Aliens, T2, Tremors, Armageddon) and documentaries (The YouTube Effect, Mankiller) & a bunch of stuff you've never heard of. Full-time Gooner. Part-time Cassandra.
@mloadenthal.bsky.social
Professor, researcher, consultant, trainer. Political violence, social movements, OSINT, (cyber)security, tech & law. Director @ prosecutionproject.bsky.social & peacejusticestudies.org Ⓐ/Ⓥdad x 4+🐶🐶 https://michaelloadenthal.academia.edu
@heidiipp.bsky.social
PhD Candidate @ University of Denver & Iliff School of Theology • exploring intersections of on-screen storytelling (film/TV), memes, religion, & conspiratorial communities
@petersmith.bsky.social
Freelance journalist & investigative reporter with antihate.ca | Words in Militant Wire, Lawfare, CTC Sentinel, EurasiaNet & more | Interested in conflict, technology and underground movements | Probably looks like that one guy you know.
@andreasonnerfors.bsky.social
Swedish intellectual historian passionate about combatting disinformation and conspiracy theories. Languages 🇸🇪🇩🇪🇬🇧 Affiliation: Fojo Media Institute, Linnaeus University, Sweden See more here: https://linnaeus.academia.edu/Andreas%C3%96nnerfors
@benlorber8.bsky.social
Senior Research Analyst @PRAEyesRight. I write and train on antisemitism, white Christian nationalism, the MAGA Right, Israel/Palestine, Christian Zionism. Co-author Safety through Solidarity: A Radical Guide to Fighting Antisemitism. benlorber.com
@doubtisthewayout.bsky.social
Former conspiracy theorist. Head of DOUBT - Discussing Our Unusual Beliefs Together support group for formers.HONR Network volunteer. Freelance writer pub in Skeptical Inquirer & AIPT. tinyurl.com/StephKemmerer DOUBTIsTheWayOut@proton.me DIVING 🩷
@slvdlv.bsky.social
Social Psychologist (Associate Professor) at Rennes 2 University — Social Representations; Collective Beliefs; Conspiracy Theories; Rumors; Propaganda; Risk; Radicalisation
@paulbertin.bsky.social
Postdoc at ULB (Brussels) Conspiracy beliefs, meta-psychology, sports fandom
@kenzonera.bsky.social
Social psychologist into conspiracy theories, jazz, and video games - not necessarily in this order of priorities. FNRS postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Social and Cultural Psychology (Université libre de Bruxelles).
@olivierklein.bsky.social
Professor of social psychology at Université libre de Bruxelles, Belgium. Daily 🚴 .
@philofwrite.bsky.social
Researcher in conspiracy theories, religion, gender, extremism, end times, and hate. Lecturer at the University of Waterloo. Carmencelestini.com The Canadian Far Right and Conspiracy Theories available December 2024 https://shorturl.at/j9JtE
@darja.bsky.social
PhD @ University of Bath | Conspiracy theories, radicalisation, violent extremism and the like Avid hiker & coffee drinker Masks save lives She/They
@emilygodwin.bsky.social
Senior Research Associate @ University of Bristol Business School | PhD student @ University of Bath | Social scientist | Researching all things digital culture, specifically conspiracy theories https://researchportal.bath.ac.uk/en/persons/emily-godwin
@profgagne.bsky.social
Full Professor & Chair, Dept. of Theological Studies, Concordia University (Montréal) | Research: Christian Political Thought; Global Pentecostal and Charismatic movements; Reception of the Bible • Faculty page: https://shorturl.at/Riclq
@steffengoeths.bsky.social
Communication Scholar at FU Berlin | Research on Conspiracy Theories and Alternative Media | Loves Fantasy, Video Games and Metal.
@kcinbk.bsky.social
- kcinbk.github.io - data + computational methods - Former data and misinformation researcher at Information Futures Lab (Brown University) and First Draft News. - Ex-@Columbiajourn investigations fellow. - Lang: 普通話, 廣東話
@byroncclark.bsky.social
Author of 'Fear: New Zealand's Hostile Underworld of Extremists, but I seem to mostly post about movies Newsletter: feijoadispatch.nz buy me a coffee http://ko-fi.com/byroncclark
@feolski.bsky.social
Dad. Political Theorist. Writes on white nationalism, the far right, critical theory. Author: The Rage of Replacement (2024, UMN Press). Words at The Washington Post, Slate, The Guardian.
@omidvebrahimi.bsky.social
Research Fellow | University of Oxford | Magdalen College. Clinical Psychologist | Public Health | Statistics. I study how people transition into and recover from mental disorders.
@carlosdiazruiz.com
Associate Professor at Hanken in Finland. I write about the consumer culture and advertising markets that allow disinformation to thrive on social media. Author of the book "Market-Oriented Disinformation Research." https://www.carlosdiazruiz.com
@angelinauhl.bsky.social
PhD stud @Lund University | Cultural Sciences | ERC-Project CONSPIRATIONS - Conflicts over Conspiracy Theories | und interessiert an Populismusforschung, Alltagskultur, Civil Society Research und intersektionalem Feminismus (she/her)
@linguistlawyer.com
American lawyer and linguist interested in the nature of law, pseudolaw, and the semiotics of authority. He/him
@parasocialmomma.bsky.social
US Home of Caffeinated Nerds Clusters Subject matter expert: Prevention & Disengagement/Rehabilitation violence-based extremism "No darkness lasts forever. And even there, there are stars."~Ursula K. Le Guin https://patreon.com/shannonfoleymartinez?utm
@rolandimhoff.bsky.social
Social Psychologist: Categorization, Stereotypes, Conspiracy Mentality; EASP Executive Committee; https://scholar.google.de/citations?user=PJwzk1EAAAAJ
@joanbraune.bsky.social
She/her - Lecturer in Philosophy at Gonzaga University. Research and community education countering fascist movements, hate, and Christian nationalism I also really like rivers and trees http://joanbraune.com
@ppflegerl.bsky.social
Political Scientist based in Vienna | Research @ IRKS | Online-Monitoring on Conspiracy Theories @ Federal Office for Cult Affairs | PhD @ UIBK at the intersection of far-right studies and social movement research | part of www.filmclubtacheles.com
@cultarchaeo.bsky.social
🇨🇦 (BC)Archaeologist & PhD student: Brother XII & the Aquarian Foundation | pseudoarchaeology & far-right uses of pseudoarchaeology | archaeology of conspirituality & conspiritual landscapes (she/her) https://bonesstonesandbooks.com/publication
@jeremyfcohen.bsky.social
Assistant Professor @ McMaster University. Anthropologist of religion. Immortality, transhumanism, conspiracy theories and technology. Vegan. Dad. ADHD haver. TalkDeath.com co-founder.
@cat-tebaldi.bsky.social
Postdoc @ culture & computation lab | language & gender & far right | Still trying to make anti-fascist semiotics happen
@linenybro.bsky.social
Associate Prof. in Media Studies. Researching participatory culture e.g. fan cultures, digital play, extremism, and conspiracy theories online. University of Copenhagen. Co-coordinator of smidgeproject.eu. She/her. Obsessive knitter and yarn dyer.
@erosalie.infoepi.com
Public health + national security • Johns Hopkins alum • Tracking mysterious weaponized pigeons and FIMI • https://infoepi.start.page/
@brigitte.bsky.social
Journaliste d’enquête / Investigative reporter @ Radio-Canada / CBC (brige_noel on other site) https://linktr.ee/brigitte.noel
@michellelkahn.bsky.social
Historian of far-right extremism, writing a book about German & American neo-Nazis | Also: migration, racism, & sexuality in Europe/global | Author of Foreign in Two Homelands (2024) | University of Richmond | Ask me about fascism & my 3 cats
@grza.bsky.social
Host of the Did Nothing Wrong Podcast/Politics at the intersection of extremists, propaganda and Cold War 2.0 BJJ Faixa Preta 1 Grau Griff@didnothingwrongpod.com grzabjj on Discord www.didnothingwrongpod.com
@mikeybiddlestone.bsky.social
Research Associate @COSPIRACY_FX @KentPsychology @UniKent. Studying Misinformation | Conspiracy Beliefs | Political Psychology (he/him).
@dzuidijk.bsky.social
Journalist at Bloomberg News. Covering misinformation, disinformation and the real world impacts of social media. Opinions are my own
@elisethomas.bsky.social
Senior OSINT Investigator at @cen4infores.bsky.social. Opinions, hot takes, mistakes all my own. https://www.clippings.me/elisethomas
@elisewang.bsky.social
medievalist. law & literature (old) | conspiracy theories (old and new) | taiwan (new and yet to be) carnegie fellow ‘24-‘26 The Making of Felony Procedure in Middle English Literature https://shorturl.at/dLTAv
@mdmarques.com
bicycles, coffee, and social psychology. researches the causes and consequences of #conspiracytheories he/him. woiworung land. https://mdmarques.com
@mrxdentith.com
Philosopher at BNU-ZH who works on conspiracy theories, fake news and other "weird" beliefs. Pronouns: they/them Website: https://www.mrxdentith.com Podcast: https://zencastr.com/The-Podcaster-s-Guide-to-the-Conspiracy
@kellyweill.bsky.social
Writer in books and blogs. Author of "Off The Edge" (book) and MomLeft.com (newsletter). Bunch of other words at NYMag, The Daily Beast, Atlantic, your yearbook. kellybweill at gmail
@annieknk.bsky.social
Researching antifeminism, conspiracy theories and the far right. PhD from UEA, former postdoc on Everything is Connected project. UK correspondent for QAA Podcast + MAN CLAN and writer of Vaccine: The Human Story
@brentlee.bsky.social
Host / Producer of Some Dare Call It Conspiracy podcast. Former conspiracist turned debunker. Now that I debunk conspiracy theories, I have become an actual conspiracy theory. True story.
@crvscience.com
MS Biology, MPH, MS Cybersecurity | Evolutionary Biologist 🪼| SciComm ✍🏻| Bioinformatician 🖥️🧬| Public Health 🛟| Notorious Bot Hunter 💀| PNW 🌲| Git: https://github.com/bpwhite Art: https://crvscience.com
@psychunseen.bsky.social
Academic psychiatrist at UCSF and author of the Psych Unseen blog at Psychology Today and the book False: How Mistrust, Disinformation, and Motivated Reasoning Make Us Believe Things That Aren't True (Oxford University Press, 2025) drjoepierre.com
@nick-martin.bsky.social
I run The Informant, a publication covering hate and extremism in the US. Returning soon. Living with Long Covid. Profile photo by Victor G Jeffreys II. The Informant: https://www.informant.news Other places to find me: https://linktr.ee/nick_martin
@justinling.ca
Uh-oh. Freelance journalist in @thestar.com, @wired.com, @foreignpolicy.com, @thewalrus.ca. Subscribe to my newsletter: www.bugeyedandshameless.com Reach me securely on Signal: JustinLing.42
@ninajankowicz.com
☀️ CEO, @americansunlight.org 🙅🏻♀️ Author, disinformation expert, advocate for targets of online abuse. 😆 Tucker Carlson once called me a “highly self confident young woman” and meant it as an insult
@katestarbird.bsky.social
Researcher of online rumors & disinformation. Former basketball player. Prof at University of Washington, HCDE. Co-founder of the UW Center for an Informed Public. Personal account: Views may not reflect those of my employer. #RageAgainstTheBullshitMachine
@billmccarthy.bsky.social
Digital investigation journalist covering online mis- and disinformation, conspiracy theories and extremism for AFP • Formerly with PolitiFact and the Raleigh News & Observer • Duke alum https://factcheck.afp.com/Bill-MCCARTHY
@noellecook.com
Forthcoming book: The Conspiracists: Women, Extremism, and the Lure of Belonging (Broadleaf Books, Jan 2026) | Associate Producer, TheConspiracistsFilm.com (2024)
@katiemccarthy.bsky.social
Threat analyst | Aspiring figure skater | Definitely not Illuminati | Memento mori | Views my own, duh…
@asbjorndyrendal.bsky.social
Conspiracy beliefs, apocalypticism, extremism, new religious movements. Skeptical Norwegian. Professor, Religionswissenschaft.
@avitek.bsky.social
Political science professor. Teacher/researcher of terrorism and extremism with a focus on the far-right. Posting through it. #BillsMafia
@joshuawood.net
geriatric millennial joshuawood.net/bsky ⎯ software • information • systems • dystopia • hope signal: joshuawood.17
@mikesenters.bsky.social
PhD Student at Virginia Tech researching the rhetoric and aesthetics of far-right online subcultures. MILR from Cornell. LGBTQ+ Ally. Former weeb. Militant defender of Democracy. The collapse of democratic rule is the sin of every citizen!
@bdaviess.bsky.social
Extremism, conspiracy theories, housing. Recovering housing attorney. Currently ARC @arcglobal.bsky.social She/they
@vortexegg.com
Information crisis psychopomp. Swarm intelligence egregore. Magitek knight. Combat librarian. Bearer of the cursed knowledge. Information scientist, technologist, and researcher. Disinformation and extremism hater. Opinions my own, not a work account.
@jamesowenweatherall.com
Philosopher, physicist, mathematician / Chair of LPS @ UC Irvine / EiC of Philosophy of Science / Poultry enthusiast fancier / Irish Step Dancer
@cailinmeister.bsky.social
Philosopher and applied mathematician at UC Irvine. Author of The Misinformation Age and Origins of Unfairness. Mother. Mother of Chickens.
@alexmendela.bsky.social
Analyst at Alethea | Interested in Conspiracy Theories, Extremism, International Affairs |
@peterforberg.com
UC Berkeley sociology // prev UChicago technology, political mobilization, governance, ideology, birding peterforberg.com // signal: pforberg.26
@leahmcelrath.bsky.social
Politics, intl relations, psychology, etc. Making sense of a world that doesn’t Encourager and threat scanner Smith College BA, MSW | LSE #ActuallyAutistic #LGBTQ #MECFS Patreon: patreon.com/leahmcelrath Substack: https://leahmcelrath.substack.com/
@henryhenryhenry.com
political scientist, PhD via Vanderbilt // researcher @ UZH Zürich // studying the unfolding dystopia // platforms, political violence, extremism, etc. research & writing: henryhenryhenry.com land of enchantment
@alicetiara.bsky.social
Studies social media & society, far-right disinfo. Dir of Research, Data & Society. UNC CITAP. Loves pop cult. Mom, fashion victim, sci fi/fantasy enthusiast. Author of The Private is Political, Status Update. NYC forever. She/her/femme 💅🏻 tiara.org
@vanbadham.bsky.social
Guardian columnist, co-hosts The Week on Wednesday podcast, makes theatre, yaps a lot. Contact me: https://linktr.ee/vanbadham You should totally buy my book, QANON & ON: A Short and Shocking History of Internet Conspiracy Cults. It’s bonkers.
@3wochan.bsky.social
Anti-Online violence/former 5chan Staff/non-expert QAnon Researcher/Anti-Fascism/Anti-Nazis/Anti-KKK. Born in Japan🇯🇵, currently living in Germany 🇩🇪 https://open.substack.com/pub/mitsuwo?r=dzub5&utm_medium=ios
@dsky.bsky.social
Biosecurity, outbreaks, apocalypses, language & conspiracy. Former Fed. Intellectual magpie. Dogs, SciFi, nerdery. (MPH) Views my own.
@kaleighrogers.bsky.social
Reporter focused on elections, polls, and dabbling in science stories. Past @nytimes @fivethirtyeight et al. 🇨🇦 in 🇺🇲
@renissance1.bsky.social
Political Sci/History. Focus on populism and CN. Intersect with tech. Antioch College. Mom of three. Wife. Ohio. She/her/they/them works for me. My views and opinions don’t reflect any institution I am affiliated with.
@kunstderfuge.bsky.social
Resident salt rotation understander / data things Q Origins Project (@qop.bsky.social). Currently building dchan.qorigins.org #ActuallyAutistic
@annameier.bsky.social
Union organizer; recovering academic | Your loud queer aunt 🏳️🌈 she/her | posts in English & German | itinerant Midwesterner | annameier.substack.com
@tjdfotographist.bsky.social
Father, amateur photographer, rockhound, lit professor, conspiracy theory theorist, Minnesotan/Montanan; debates irl only
@curdknupfer.bsky.social
Associate professor of political communication @ddc-sdu.bsky.social, University of Southern Denmark. Focus on digital & right-wing media + parties. Associate Editor @ International Journal of Press/Politics
@karolinschwarz.de
writer / speaker / analyst / the far right, mis/disinformation, CYBER / Schabernack
@jsmirnova.bsky.social
Senior researcher for @cemas.io. Disinfo, extremism, technology. Previously, @isdglobal and journalist writing for @spiegel, @zeit, @welt. Alumna @warstudies
@leafruehwirth.bsky.social
All things digital discourse and its impact on society and politics | Disinformation & Propaganda | Senior Researcher @ CeMAS Unhinged mix of German and English here. https://linktr.ee/leafruehwirth
@antheabutler.bsky.social
Professor, Ride or die Eagles fan, traveler and gin drinker. Comedic truth teller.
@regularpete.bsky.social
Extremism, Democracy, Peace | PERIL at American University | Punk Stuff and Cats
@jordanwildon.bsky.social
Founder and CEO of Prose Intelligence. Digital investigator researching extremism, hate and disinformation. OSINT specialist and Telegram expert.
@theondrakguy.bsky.social
Cultural intelligence, OSINT & digital policy ¦ human-digital flows; digital narratology; semantic threats; cognitohazards; extremism ¦ PhD on horror; creepypasta; digital fictions & how they shape our collective online experience.
@noturtlesoup17.bsky.social
"Antifa Nancy Drew." https://www.clippings.me/noturtlesoup17 https://www.turtlediaries.net/ https://linktr.ee/noturtlesoup17 https://www.thenation.com/article/society/undercover-maga-alt-right/
@tristanl.ee
Data scientist @bellingcat.com, interested in far-right networks and conspiracy theories
@leahsottile.bsky.social
Books: Blazing Eye Sees All, When The Moon Turns To Blood. Podcasts: Hush, Burn Wild, Two Minutes Past Nine, Bundyville. High Country News correspondent. Subscribe to Substack. www.leahsottile.com
@davidgilbert.bsky.social
Reporter @WIRED covering disinformation, online extremism, and election hucksters. https://www.wired.com/author/david-gilbert/ Got a tip? Get in touch • Email: david.gilbert@wired.com • Signal: @DavidGilbert.01
@tlecaque.bsky.social
Scholar of religious violence and apocalypticism from the Crusades to contemporary America, living and teaching on occupied Baxoje, Meskwaki and Sauk land. Joyful swearbear. He/him.
@mikecaulfield.bsky.social
Author: Verified: How to Think Straight, Get Duped Less, and Make Better Decisions about What to Believe Online (University of Chicago Press). Researcher, infolit/misinfo/rhetoric/civic reasoning. Currently researching AI as tool for critical thinking.
@ariehkovler.com
Writer, political analyst, comms consultant. UK, Israeli, US. Politics, current affairs and technology. arieh@ariehkovler.com. https://linktr.ee/ariehkovler
@tmf.bsky.social
Observateur de l’extrême. 📍Paris/🇫🇷/🇪🇺/🌍 Podcast : radiofrance.fr/franceinfo/podcasts/complorama Team : conspiracywatch.info Me : tristan.pro
@ckd.sh
OSINT reporter, Washington Post investigations • @chrisd9r on twitter • https://ckd.sh
@cameronwilson.bsky.social
the only Australian on the internet. www.cameronwilson.com.au i write @thesizzle.com.au and report at @crikey.com.au
@mirod.bsky.social
Researching German far-right-extremism/terrorism, QAnon, and content moderation policies Managing Director and Senior Researcher @cemas.io