Conspiracy theory over UFOs and missing scientists spreads from web to White House

Claim of nefarious plot draws attention of lawmakers and president – but are disappearances and deaths really linked?
The Poynter Institute for Media Studies

What we know about the missing and dead scientists fueling conspiracy theories

Viral posts link deaths and disappearances to UFO programs and nuclear secrets. Here’s what’s known — and what doesn’t hold up.

How a fringe conspiracy theory about missing scientists got the FBI’s attention

Speculation over disappearances and deaths grew for months online; Trump vows ‘we’re going to look at it.’
NewsNation

Missing scientists: No conspiracy, but some cases suspicious, observer says

No, I don’t see a throughline. I don’t see a particular connection or broad conspiracy,” Marik von Rennenkampff says.