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conspiracy theory, an attempt to explain harmful or tragic events as the result of the actions of a small powerful group. Such explanations reject the accepted narrative surrounding those events; indeed, the official version may be seen as further proof of the conspiracy. Conspiracy theories increase in prevalence in periods of widespread ...
Labeling a belief as a “conspiracy theory” is therefore understandably contentious, because it involves the classification of knowledge into “the credible” vs. “the paranoid.”. Richard Hofstadter, in his 1964 essay “The Paranoid Style in American Politics,” called conspiracy theories a belief in concerted acts that “undermine ...
How conspiracy theories around George III’s madness and Queen Charlotte’s scheming took hold of the 18th-century British press. Natalee Garrett, The Open University. The story of the ‘royal ...
A conspiracy theory is an explanation for an event or situation that asserts the existence of a conspiracy by powerful and sinister groups, often political in motivation, when other explanations are more probable. The term generally has a negative connotation, implying that the appeal of a conspiracy theory is based in prejudice, emotional ...
Sometimes there’s nothing but the maze itself. oversnap/E+ via Getty Images. Look closely at allegations of massive conspiracies. Boris Zhitkov/Moment via Getty Images. This didn’t happen ...
QAnon, conspiracy theory originating in forum posts on the website 4chan in October 2017. Conspiracy adherents believed that U.S. President Donald Trump was waging a secret war against a cabal of satanic pedophiles within Hollywood, the Democratic Party, and the so-called ‘deep state’ in the United States government.
Conspiracy theories are everywhere, and they can involve just about anything. The extreme consequences of unfounded conspiratorial beliefs could be seen on the staircases of the U.S. Capitol on ...
