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Members of the U.S. Secret Service stand watch as Vice President and Democratic Presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks during her first campaign rally in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 23, 2024. The assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump, the abrupt withdrawal of President Joe Biden from the race have added even more fuel to an active landscape of conspiracy theories about the 2024 campaign.

Members of the U.S. Secret Service stand watch as Vice President and Democratic Presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks during her first campaign rally in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 23, 2024. The assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump, the abrupt withdrawal of President Joe Biden from the race have added even more fuel to an active landscape of conspiracy theories about the 2024 campaign. Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images/AFP hide caption

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A coup, fake signatures and deepfakes are the latest conspiracy theories about 2024

The flurry of unverified rumors, speculation, and conspiracy theories comes as people are reeling from an onslaught of high-stakes political upheaval in a matter of days.

Bar chart: If November’s presidential election were held today, whom would you support? Donald Trump: 46%. Kamala Harris: 45%. Undecided: 9%.
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Elections

Poll: Presidential race hits a reset with Harris vs. Trump

by Domenico Montanaro

3 min

Poll: Presidential race hits a reset with Harris vs. Trump

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Author Interviews

Director of 'Crazy Rich Asians' Jon Chu on his new memoir

by Jonaki Mehta, Courtney Dorning, Ailsa Chang

8 min

Director of 'Crazy Rich Asians' Jon Chu on his new memoir

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Business

Delta is still cancelling hundreds of flights daily

by Joel Rose

3 min

Delta is still cancelling hundreds of flights daily

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Members of the U.S. Secret Service stand watch as Vice President and Democratic Presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks during her first campaign rally in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 23, 2024. The assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump, the abrupt withdrawal of President Joe Biden from the race have added even more fuel to an active landscape of conspiracy theories about the 2024 campaign.

Members of the U.S. Secret Service stand watch as Vice President and Democratic Presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks during her first campaign rally in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 23, 2024. The assassination attempt on former president Donald Trump, the abrupt withdrawal of President Joe Biden from the race have added even more fuel to an active landscape of conspiracy theories about the 2024 campaign. Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images/AFP hide caption

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Untangling Disinformation

A coup, fake signatures and deepfakes are the latest conspiracy theories about 2024

by Shannon Bond

3 min

Election Conspiracy Theories

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Space

The fate of the most powerful X-ray telescope is in doubt

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

3 min

The fate of the most powerful X-ray telescope is in doubt

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Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to members of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center on July 10 in Dallas.

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Politics

The Kamala Harris coconut tree meme, explained as best we can

by Lexie Schapitl, Rachel Treisman

2 min

The Kamala Harris coconut tree meme, explained as best we can

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