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Colbert Put on His Tinfoil Hat to Offer Some Karl Rove–Style Conspiracy Theories

Conspiracy theories abound: Donald Trump claims the election will be rigged in his opponent’s favor, and Karl Rove thinks Hillary Clinton is hiding a secret illness—and has many, many whiteboards to prove it. Well, Stephen Colbert is convinced, and he even has a few conspiracy theories of his own in a new segment, “Stephen Colbert’s Tinfoil Hat.” It is sponsored, naturally, by Reynold’s Wrap: “Keeping government signals out of your brain since 1999.”

What exactly is Hidden Valley ranch dressing trying to hide? Is it really just a coincidence that bowling balls and wall outlets both have three holes? And are all the Jason Bourne movies actually just the same movie? Colbert doesn’t know, but that won’t stop him from speculating.