plural truthers
: someone who believes that the truth about an important subject or event is being concealed from the public by a powerful conspiracy
He isn't a 9/11 truther, as some erroneously allege, but he has his fair share of "out there" beliefs.—
Felix Biederman
Felix BiedermanBut it is not flattering to be called a "truther." The term originated, as far as anyone can tell, to characterize people who embraced alternative explanations for the Sept. 11 attacks.—Mark Leibovich
Mark Leibovich… a so-called "truther," come to convince me that various gun massacres were staged by the federal government.—Fred Grimm
Fred GrimmExamples of truther in a Sentence
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But last month, the Justice Department and FBI stunned right-wing Epstein truthers with a short memo declaring that there was no evidence of a client list, nor that Epstein was murdered as part of a massive cover-up.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2025
To be clear: Naomi Klein is a climate journalist, and Naomi Wolf used to be a feminist but is now a Covid truther.
—Adrienne So, Wired News, 1 May 2025
But above all, the prime directive for both QAnon and the tariff truthers is the same: Trust the process.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2025
But taking staffing advice on national security from a 9/11 truther also qualifies as news.
—Tal Axelrod, Axios, 6 Apr. 2025
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Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2025
To be clear: Naomi Klein is a climate journalist, and Naomi Wolf used to be a feminist but is now a Covid truther.
—Adrienne So, Wired News, 1 May 2025
But above all, the prime directive for both QAnon and the tariff truthers is the same: Trust the process.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2025
But taking staffing advice on national security from a 9/11 truther also qualifies as news.
—Tal Axelrod, Axios, 6 Apr. 2025
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“Truther.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/truther. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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