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A '''conspiracy theory''' is an attempted rationalization of an event or pattern of events that entails a often small yet powerful group of people who are plotting to preform an action on society, often with malicious intent. Conspiracy theories often reject commonly held knowledge or empirical fact, instead relying on a number of cognitive biases. | A '''conspiracy theory''' is an attempted rationalization of an event or pattern of events that entails a often small yet powerful group of people who are plotting to preform an action on society, often with malicious intent. Conspiracy theories often reject commonly held knowledge or empirical fact, instead relying on a number of cognitive biases. | ||
Conspiracy theories are often used by [[Far-right politics|far-righters]] as a means or overlooking the factor of [[capitalism]] in often increasingly common economic recessions, instead, blaming the hard times on ethnic groups or "elites" | Conspiracy theories are often used by [[Far-right politics|far-righters]] as a means or overlooking the factor of [[capitalism]] in often increasingly common economic recessions, instead, blaming the hard times on ethnic groups or "[[Ruling class|elites]]." In the past, conspiracy theories have been used to justify large atrocities, such as [[genocide]].<ref>{{Citation|author=Douglas, Karen M.; Uscinski, Joseph E.; Sutton, Robbie M.; Cichocka, Aleksandra; Nefes, Turkay; Ang, Chee Siang; Deravi, Farzin|year=2019|title=Understanding Conspiracy Theories|title-url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/pops.12568|pdf=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/pops.12568|isbn=0162-895X|doi=10.1111/pops.12568|trans-lang=English}}</ref> | ||
== List of conspiracy theories == | |||
=== Flat Earth === | |||
=== Fluoridation === | |||
=== Great Replacement === | |||
=== New World Order === | |||
=== QAnon === | |||
[[QAnon]] is a [[4chan]]-based conspiracy theory claiming that Statesian billionaire [[Donald Trump]] is saving the [[United States of America|USA]] from a cabal of Satanic pedophiles led by the [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]].<ref name=":1">{{Web citation|author=Raul Diego|newspaper=[[MintPress News]]|title=From British Israelism to the Miami Model: What’s Behind QAnon’s 2020 Resurgence?|date=2020-10-06|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/israelism-police-miami-model-qanon-2020-resurgence/271785/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016233224/https://www.mintpressnews.com/israelism-police-miami-model-qanon-2020-resurgence/271785/|archive-date=2021-10-16|retrieved=2022-08-08}}</ref> | |||
=== Russiagate === | |||
[[Russiagate]] is a conspiracy theory that the [[Russian Federation]] was responsible for Trump's victory over [[Hillary Clinton]] in the [[2016 United States presidential election|2016 U.S. presidential election]] when it was actually caused by the electoral college.<ref>{{Web citation|author=[[Brian Becker]]|newspaper=[[Liberation News]]|title=Past a point of no return: “Russiagate” and the reorientation of U.S. imperialism|date=2018-04-07|url=https://www.liberationnews.org/past-point-no-return-russiagate-reorientation-u-s-imperialism/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220518233640/https://www.liberationnews.org/past-point-no-return-russiagate-reorientation-u-s-imperialism/|archive-date=2022-05-18|retrieved=2022-10-30}}</ref> | |||
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A conspiracy theory is an attempted rationalization of an event or pattern of events that entails a often small yet powerful group of people who are plotting to preform an action on society, often with malicious intent. Conspiracy theories often reject commonly held knowledge or empirical fact, instead relying on a number of cognitive biases.
Conspiracy theories are often used by far-righters as a means or overlooking the factor of capitalism in often increasingly common economic recessions, instead, blaming the hard times on ethnic groups or "elites." In the past, conspiracy theories have been used to justify large atrocities, such as genocide.[1]
List of conspiracy theories
Flat Earth
Fluoridation
Great Replacement
New World Order
QAnon
QAnon is a 4chan-based conspiracy theory claiming that Statesian billionaire Donald Trump is saving the USA from a cabal of Satanic pedophiles led by the Democratic Party.[2]
Russiagate
Russiagate is a conspiracy theory that the Russian Federation was responsible for Trump's victory over Hillary Clinton in the 2016 U.S. presidential election when it was actually caused by the electoral college.[3]
References
- ↑ Douglas, Karen M.; Uscinski, Joseph E.; Sutton, Robbie M.; Cichocka, Aleksandra; Nefes, Turkay; Ang, Chee Siang; Deravi, Farzin (2019). Understanding Conspiracy Theories. [PDF] ISBN 0162-895X doi: 10.1111/pops.12568 [HUB]
- ↑ Raul Diego (2020-10-06). "From British Israelism to the Miami Model: What’s Behind QAnon’s 2020 Resurgence?" MintPress News. Archived from the original on 2021-10-16. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
- ↑ Brian Becker (2018-04-07). "Past a point of no return: “Russiagate” and the reorientation of U.S. imperialism" Liberation News. Archived from the original on 2022-05-18. Retrieved 2022-10-30.