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=== Flat Earth ===
=== Flat Earth ===
[[Flat Earth|Flat earth]] is the disproved idea that the earth is in the shape of a flat disk with a ring of ice on its exterior.  Furthermore they believe that gravity is merely caused by the earth constantly accelerating upwards.  Those who believe in this idea often also believe other conspiracy theories such as the idea of the [[Moon landing conspiracy theorys|Moon landing hoax]] due to the fact that should the earth flat, the pictures of the earth from the moon would have to have been falsified.


=== Fluoridation ===
=== Fluoridation ===


=== Great Replacement ===
=== Great Replacement ===
=== Staged Moon Landing ===


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A person promoting the "Great Replacement" conspiracy theory.

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

Flat earth is the disproved idea that the earth is in the shape of a flat disk with a ring of ice on its exterior. Furthermore they believe that gravity is merely caused by the earth constantly accelerating upwards. Those who believe in this idea often also believe other conspiracy theories such as the idea of the Moon landing hoax due to the fact that should the earth flat, the pictures of the earth from the moon would have to have been falsified.

Fluoridation

Great Replacement

Staged Moon Landing

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

  1. 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]
  2. 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.
  3. 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.