Will SommerRoseanne Barr is tweeting about QAnon, a new Pizzagate-style conspiracy theoryThe success of ABC’s “Roseanne” reboot has brought new attention to comedian Roseanne Barr’s belief in the absolutely crazy “QAnon”…Mar 31, 201840Mar 31, 201840
Will SommerMeet “The Storm,” the conspiracy theory taking over the pro-Trump internetUpdate, 3/30: Roseanne’s tweets have drawn new attention to QAnon! Read more at my updated post here.Jan 12, 201830Jan 12, 201830
Will SommerMeet Groyper, the alt right’s favorite cartoon toadCharlottesville brought unprecedented scrutiny to the internet far-right, driving a wedge between explicitly racist and anti-Semitic…Nov 29, 201710Nov 29, 201710
Will SommerHow the “November 4” conspiracy theory took over the pro-Trump internetNothing in America will be the same after November 4. Or at least that’s how YouTube user Steve Yeater sees it.Oct 31, 20172Oct 31, 20172
Will SommerHow “soy boy” became the far right’s favorite new insultRemember “cuck”? For a while in 2016, it seemed like all anyone on the right could talk about was cuckservatives, who was cucking out, and…Oct 26, 201716Oct 26, 201716
Will SommerMilo Yiannopoulos and the end of the pro-Trump fameballsFrom Right Richter, a weekly newsletter on right-wing mediaSep 28, 2017Sep 28, 2017
Will SommerRight-wing media is really into Guam all of a suddenExcerpted from Right Richter, a newsletter on right-wing mediaJul 13, 2017Jul 13, 2017
Will SommerDoes this true crime book sound true to you?Assuming that the events depicted in reporter Kevin Deutsch’s new true crime book Pill City actually happened, it’s one of the most…Mar 14, 20174Mar 14, 20174
Will SommerRight Richter: Cast of CharactersAlong with the likes better-known figures like Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity, Right Richter covers some figures that are lesser-known but…Mar 6, 20173Mar 6, 20173
Will SommerThe fratty Proud Boys are the alt right’s weirdest new phenomenonExcerpted from Right Richter, a weekly newsletter on right-wing media.Feb 5, 201728Feb 5, 201728