Washington Post: “The shooting threw into overdrive a phenomenon dubbed ‘BlueAnon’ — a play on the right-wing conspiracy theory QAnon — that refers to liberal conspiracy theories online.”

“As more Americans lose trust in mainstream institutions and turn to partisan commentators and influencers for information, experts say they are seeing a big uptick in the manufacture and spread of BlueAnon conspiracy theories, a sign that the communal warping of reality is spreading well beyond the right.”

“A federal judge on Friday ordered the liquidation of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones ′ personal assets but was still deciding on his company’s separate bankruptcy case, leaving the future of his Infowars media platform uncertain as he owes $1.5 billion for his false claims that the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting was a hoax,” the AP reports.

A new CBS News/YouGov poll finds 80% of Republicans believe that the criminal charges brought by the Manhattan district attorney were because of “directions that came from the Biden administration,” rather than merely by “prosecutors in New York.”

A clear majority of Americans, 57%, don’t believe this. But the idea has taken hold in Trump’s base.

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones cried after announcing he is liquidating his assets to pay Sandy Hook families that he defamed, CNN reports.

“Right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones on Thursday moved to liquidate his personal assets, agreeing to demands from the families of Sandy Hook victims whom he owes more than $1.5 billion in damages over his lies about the 2012 school massacre,” CNN reports.

“The seismic move paves the way for a future in which Jones no longer owns Infowars, the influential conspiracy empire he founded in the late 1990s. Over the years, Jones has not only used the media company to poison the public discourse with vile lies and conspiracy theories, but also to enrich himself to the tune of millions of dollars.”

“As Donald Trump heads toward a November rematch election against President Joe Biden, his online posts are reinvigorating a key element of his support from years past: the conspiracy theory known as QAnon,” USA Today reports.

“While QAnon largely faded from the spotlight after Trump left office, he has newly amplified the ideas on his social media platform, Truth Social.”

French President Emmanuel Macron addressed transphobic rumors circulating about his wife Brigitte, dismissing conspiracies that she was assigned male at birth, the Daily Mail reports.

Said Macron: “The worst thing is the false information and fabricated scenarios. People eventually believe them and disturb you, even in your intimacy.”

“Why don’t you fuck off?”

— Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), when asked by Emily Maitlis about pushing conspiracy theories like “Jewish space lasers.”

“Alabama Chief Justice Tom Parker, who wrote the concurring opinion in last week’s explosive Alabama Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos have the same rights as living children, recently appeared on a show hosted by self-anointed ‘prophet’ and QAnon conspiracy theorist,” the HuffPost reports.

“Over the course of an 11-minute interview, Parker articulated a theocratic worldview at odds with a functioning, pluralistic society.”

“My Pillow owner and right-wing conspiracy theorist Mike Lindell will have to pay $5 million because of a contest he initiated at one of his ‘cyber symposium’ events after the 2020 election, a federal judge confirmed Wednesday,” CNN reports.

“Just like we drew it up.”

— President Biden, mocking the GOP conspiracy theories that he had rigged the Super Bowl for the Kansas City Chiefs.