# Associated Press 2026: How conspiracy theories about missing or dead scientists went from online forums to the White House

> Associated Press, 2026. 5 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The AP's account of the spread, the Daily Mail's piece of 22 March 2026, Trump's…

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[Sources](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources)[America's missing scientists, 2021–2026](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/missing-scientists)Associated Press 2026

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# How conspiracy theories about missing or dead scientists went from online forums to the White House

Associated Press, 2026. _Associated Press (via WTOP)_.

**America's missing scientists, 2021–2026Secondary source** Web pageChecked against the original0

## What it's used for here

The AP's account of the spread, the Daily Mail's piece of 22 March 2026, Trump's remark of 16 April, and researchers on why such patterns persuade.

## Cited by on this site 5 records

[The list grew by addition, from five names in March 2026 to thirteen and more by late April](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/missing-scientists/evidence/EVD0DCQQRXPMZDK/the-list-grew-by-addition-from-five-names-in-march-2026-to)

Evidence

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[The Daily Mail names a "chilling pattern"](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/missing-scientists/events/EVT0DCR9J3QKX1E/the-daily-mail-names-a-chilling-pattern)

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[The cases reach the White House briefing room](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/missing-scientists/events/EVT0DCR9YVM1J8K/the-cases-reach-the-white-house-briefing-room)

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[Donald Trump](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/missing-scientists/people/FIG0DCQX8VDN2Z1/donald-trump)

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[America's missing scientists, 2021–2026](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/missing-scientists)

The mystery article

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## Cite it

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Associated Press (2026). How conspiracy theories about missing or dead scientists went from online forums to the White House. Associated Press (via WTOP). https://wtop.com/national/2026/04/how-conspiracy-theories-about-missing-or-dead-scientists-went-from-online-forums-to-the-white-house/
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[Read it free at wtop.com](https://wtop.com/national/2026/04/how-conspiracy-theories-about-missing-or-dead-scientists-went-from-online-forums-to-the-white-house/)

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