someguy3@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 10 months agoAre Americans more prone to conspiracy theories than people in other countries?message-squaremessage-square137fedilinkarrow-up1191file-text
arrow-up1191message-squareAre Americans more prone to conspiracy theories than people in other countries?someguy3@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 10 months agomessage-square137fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarejaxxed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 months agoThere is a hidden assumption in your comment: conspiracy theories are intentionally created or reinforced with specific strategic goals.
minus-squareall-knight-party@kbin.runlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoMy conspiracy is that conspiracies are a conspiracy
minus-squaretal@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 months agoWhile I think that it’s probably rare, there have been conspiracy theories that are intentionally crafted to achieve goals. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_INFEKTION And I am very sure that there have been many efforts to amplify existing conspiracies; you can look at disinformation research.
There is a hidden assumption in your comment: conspiracy theories are intentionally created or reinforced with specific strategic goals.
My conspiracy is that conspiracies are a conspiracy
While I think that it’s probably rare, there have been conspiracy theories that are intentionally crafted to achieve goals.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_INFEKTION
And I am very sure that there have been many efforts to amplify existing conspiracies; you can look at disinformation research.