A close friend expressed annoyance to me a couple days ago because some of her relatives are posting that the shooting in SC of a fleeing black man was somehow faked. When I asked her what they thought that the dead man and the charged cop would gain by faking the murder, she said she didn't know. It confounded her that her relatives could somehow find a conspiracy in the video.
There are people who believe that the massacre in Sandy Hook was faked so I wonder if there is going to be a new round of crazy people believing the SC killing was faked? Luckily, I can't find anything online so hopefully the opinion of my friend's relatives won't spread.
What makes certain conspiracy theories gain popularity? Is there a reason that some conspiracies gain more of a following than others?
I went to a Christmas party and was waylaid by a woman who proceeded to explain to me that biblical numerology predicted that Obama was the antiChrist. Because she took me off guard, I ended up not knowing how to politely leave the situation but it was somehow weirdly fascinating. Some people at my husband's work have tried to talk to him about 9-11 being an inside job. They aren't exactly arguing with him but seem to think that he is hiding his head in the sand because he doesn't accept their views.
There are people who believe that the massacre in Sandy Hook was faked so I wonder if there is going to be a new round of crazy people believing the SC killing was faked? Luckily, I can't find anything online so hopefully the opinion of my friend's relatives won't spread.
What makes certain conspiracy theories gain popularity? Is there a reason that some conspiracies gain more of a following than others?
I went to a Christmas party and was waylaid by a woman who proceeded to explain to me that biblical numerology predicted that Obama was the antiChrist. Because she took me off guard, I ended up not knowing how to politely leave the situation but it was somehow weirdly fascinating. Some people at my husband's work have tried to talk to him about 9-11 being an inside job. They aren't exactly arguing with him but seem to think that he is hiding his head in the sand because he doesn't accept their views.
