The strange tale of how one Jewish family --the Rothschilds--became a
lightning rod for conspiracy theories over the course of the last 2
centuries . . .
In 2018 Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene took to social media to
share her suspicions that the California wildfires were started by
'space solar generators' which were funded by powerful, mysterious
backers. Instantly, thousands of people rallied around her, blaming the
fires on "Jewish space lasers" and, ultimately, the Rothschild family.
For more than 200 years, the name "Rothschild" has been synonymous with
two things: great wealth, and conspiracy theories about what they're
"really doing" with it. Almost from the moment Mayer Amschel Rothschild
and his sons emerged from the Jewish ghetto of Frankfurt to
revolutionize the banking world, the Rothschild family has been the
target of myths, hoaxes, bizarre accusations, and constant, virulent
antisemitism. Over the years, they have been blamed for everything from
the sinking of the Titanic, to causing the Great Depression, and even
creating the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jewish Space Lasers The Rothschilds and 200 Years of Conspiracy
Theories is a deeply researched dive into the history of the
conspiracy industry around the Rothschild family - from the "pamphlet
wars" of Paris in the 1840s to the dankest pits of the internet today.
Journalist and conspiracy theory expert Mike Rothschild, who isn't
related to the family, sorts out myth from reality to find the truth
about these conspiracy theories and their spreaders. Who were the
Rothschilds? Who are they today? Do they really own $500 trillion and
every central bank, in addition to "controlling the British money
supply?" Is any of this actually true? And why, even as their wealth and
influence have waned, do they continue to drive conspiracies and
hoaxes?
