ANN CROTTY: Conspiracy theories and a new Kennedy presidential hopeful
It’s easy for opinion to become a plot
13 July 2023 - 05:00
Once rock solid, the line between opinion and conspiracy now seems threadbare. The internet and social media appear to have shifted conspiracy theories from weird but seldom seen fringe groups to the mainstream.
US president Donald Trump gave the shift impetus. The combination of Trump and the pandemic was a huge injection of steroids for conspiracy theorists. This raises the question: if a conspiracy theory becomes the dominant mainstream theory, is it still a conspiracy?..
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