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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 on Tuesday.

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 on Tuesday. The assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump and the abrupt withdrawal of President 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 hide caption

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All Things Considered

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.

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 on Tuesday.

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 on Tuesday. The assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump and the abrupt withdrawal of President 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 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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National

Former Secret Service head on the agency's controversy following the rally shooting

by Tyler Bartlam, Mallory Yu, Ailsa Chang

5 min

Former Secret Service head on the agency's controversy following the rally shooting

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Sharks off the coast of Hawaii

Sharks off the coast of Hawaii. Hugh Gentry/AP hide caption

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World

Not a B movie: Sharks are ingesting cocaine in the ocean, scientists find

by John Otis

2 min

It’s not a B movie: scientists say sharks are ingesting cocaine in drug-tainted water

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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.

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. Brandon Bell/Getty Images hide caption

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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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