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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 | 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. 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 == | == List of conspiracy theories == | ||
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=== JFK assassination === | === JFK assassination === | ||
{{Main article|John F. Kennedy#Assassination}} | |||
According to the documentary ''JFK: Destiny Betrayed'', the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] assassinated [[John F. Kennedy]] as part of a coup to reassert the rule of the [[Imperialism|imperialist]] [[ruling class]].<ref>{{Web citation|author=John Potash|newspaper=[[CovertAction Magazine]]|title=New Four-Part Documentary “JFK: Destiny Betrayed” Leaves No Doubt That JFK Was Assassinated as Part of CIA Coup|date=2022-07-26|url=https://covertactionmagazine.com/2022/07/26/new-four-part-documentary-jfk-destiny-betrayed-leaves-no-doubt-that-jfk-was-assassinated-as-part-of-cia-coup/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230623164517/https://covertactionmagazine.com/2022/07/26/new-four-part-documentary-jfk-destiny-betrayed-leaves-no-doubt-that-jfk-was-assassinated-as-part-of-cia-coup/|archive-date=2023-06-23}}</ref> | |||
=== 9/11 === | === 9/11 === | ||
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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. 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.[citation needed]
Fluoridation
Great Replacement
The Great Replacement is a conspiracy theory claiming that immigrants from Latin America and Africa will replace white people as the majority of the population in the imperial core. Fox News host Tucker Carlson has promoted this conspiracy theory.[2]
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.[3]
Russiagate
See main article: 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 slavery-based electoral college.[4]
Staged moon landing
Conspiracy theories that may be true
JFK assassination
See main article: John F. Kennedy#Assassination
According to the documentary JFK: Destiny Betrayed, the CIA assassinated John F. Kennedy as part of a coup to reassert the rule of the imperialist ruling class.[5]
9/11
See main article: September 11 attacks#U.S. government involvement
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]
- ↑ Brian Becker (2022-05-20). "Buffalo Massacre Aftermath: Mainstream Media Still Validating Racist 'Replacement Theory'" BreakThrough News. Archived from the original on 2022-09-30. Retrieved 2022-11-23.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ John Potash (2022-07-26). "New Four-Part Documentary “JFK: Destiny Betrayed” Leaves No Doubt That JFK Was Assassinated as Part of CIA Coup" CovertAction Magazine. Archived from the original on 2023-06-23.