Why People Fall For Conspiracy Theories

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Think of a conspiracy theorist. How do they see the world? What stands out to them? What fades into the background? Now think of yourself. How does the way you see things differ? What is it about the way you think that has stopped you from falling down a rabbit hole?

Conspiracy theories have long been part of American life, but they feel more urgent than ever.

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  • steve0210

    It's typical factless nonsense that is so vague it becomes meaningless. Midway through the article, it tries to present one fact:

    "In practice, that might look something like the post below, which was shared in a QAnon Telegram group."

    To get context, we need to know which group so we could verify the post for ourselves and also the number of views of the post and the number of members of the group which would reveal how relevant or extensive this theory has spread.

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