How Tucker Carlson’s Chabad Conspiracy Theory Spread to Millions Online 

Tucker Carlson seated at a podcast microphone, wearing a sweater over a collared shirt, speaking directly toward the camera with a serious expression. The image is in black and white with a blue-toned background, and a studio setting with shelves is faintly visible behind him.

On the evening of March 5, 2026 — one week into Operation Epic Fury, the U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran — Tucker Carlson opened his show not with analysis of ballistic missile trajectories or nuclear enrichment timelines, but with a theory about a Hasidic Jewish outreach organization.  “There are key players involved in this war,” Carlson told […]