As wildfires spread in the U.S., so do conspiracy theories

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<p><a href="https://apple.news/AJL2n66p8Q7C8xRc-rvWlOg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> details recent conspiracy theories &mdash; which law enforcement has made clear are untrue &mdash; that have emerged about the Oregon wildfires. And for <a href="https://apple.news/Af2gmydZITcudlZxJWwPCxg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Time</a> magazine, Charlotte Alter spoke to voters across Wisconsin and found that conspiracy theories have become entrenched in the American psyche.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/A8iiVDsqQTPCeBzx90TpWlA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Bloomberg Businessweek</a> spoke with workers at several companies who say they were told not to discuss COVID-19 workplace cases. The <a href="https://apple.news/A97IIXarBTl6Og6NHXFY2Zg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> reports that after hundreds of meatpacking plants saw outbreaks among their workers, only two plants have been fined. And the <a href="https://apple.news/A2zeWuxb6QgqQQA8tMdwhgQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Intercept</a> reveals that employees who have gotten sick with the coronavirus are not receiving workers&rsquo; compensation.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AqeJiF6mHRCi2MoB58ejHkQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">California Sunday Magazine</a> breaks down how the vote-by-mail industry works.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/ApcRswNs2Qa6oQVavFVXZdQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">The Atlantic</a> explains why smartphones can&rsquo;t quite capture the red skies from recent wildfires.</p>