Editing Jared Lee Loughner (section)

===Conspiracy theories===
His friend Zach Osler noted that conspiracy theories had a profound effect on Loughner. He was a member of the message board Above Top Secret, which discusses conspiracy theories; members of the site did not respond warmly to posts believed to be from his account. Loughner espoused conspiracy theories about the [[September 11 attacks]], the New World Order, and believed in a 2012 apocalypse, among other controversial viewpoints. Reports appearing after the shooting noted similarities between the statements made by Loughner and those publicized by the far-right conspiracy theorist David Wynn Miller.

In the aftermath of the shooting, the Anti-Defamation League reviewed messages by Loughner, and concluded that there was a "disjointed theme that runs through Loughner's writings", which was a "distrust for and dislike of the government."<ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-does-jared-lee-loughner-believe/ What Does Jared Lee Loughner Believe?], ''CBS News''</ref> It "manifested itself in various ways" – for instance, in the belief that the government used the control of language and grammar to brainwash people, the notion that the government was creating "infinite currency" without the backing of gold and silver, or the assertion that NASA was faking spaceflights. Kathryn Olmsted of UC Davis wrote that Loughner possessed a "toxic jumble of left- and right-wing conspiracy theories, his sources ranging from Marx to [[Hitler]] to heavy metal."<ref>[https://tucson.com/news/blogs/editors-blog/what-was-in-his-head-youtube-reveals-grievances-on-currencies-grammar-religion-constitution/article_1362fef6-1b74-11e0-ab7e-001cc4c002e0.html What was in his head? YouTube reveals grievances on currencies, grammar, religion, Constitution], ''Arizona Daily Star''</ref>