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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Trump has tapped his former intelligence official and conspiracy theorist Kash Patel to be his FBI director.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2025
The performer has repeatedly voiced praise for Hitler in the past, including in a 2022 interview with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
—EW.com, 7 Feb. 2025
Even when conspiracy theorists claim that NFL officials are calling games so that Kansas City will win.
—Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
The outfit has been populated with some of the worst crackpots and conspiracy theorists, and its anti-Western orientation is matched only by its reliable antisemitism.
—The Editors, National Review, 9 Jan. 2025
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Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2025
The performer has repeatedly voiced praise for Hitler in the past, including in a 2022 interview with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
—EW.com, 7 Feb. 2025
Even when conspiracy theorists claim that NFL officials are calling games so that Kansas City will win.
—Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
The outfit has been populated with some of the worst crackpots and conspiracy theorists, and its anti-Western orientation is matched only by its reliable antisemitism.
—The Editors, National Review, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Conspiracy theorist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/conspiracy%20theorist. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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