William Morgan The abduction and suspected murder of William Morgan in western New York State in 1826 ignited a controversy that fed con...
Mormonism
The Mormon Church (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) was established on 6 April 1830, amid the religious fervor of the American...
Jedidiah Morse
Jedidiah Morse Rev. Jedidiah Morse (1761–1826) was one of the early American Republic’s best-known authors and clergymen, serving as pa...
MOVE
A radical African American activist organization, MOVE was influenced by many of the Left’s turn to paranoia and conspiratorial thinking ...
Elijah Muhammad
Elijah Muhammad Elijah Muhammad was the most important early leader of the Nation of Islam , leading the organization for over forty ye...
Nation of Islam
Nation of Islam Mixing elements of traditional Islamic belief with black nationalism, the Nation of Islam has played an important and o...
Opinion Polls about Conspiracy Theories
Conspiracy Theories According to polls, most Americans today agree that the scenario posed by at least one popular conspiracy theory is...