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    Trying to find out if a conspiracy theory is true or false is the hardest situation ever. There 's just more and more theories being brought to light each and every day. Conspiracy theories are said to be explanations for an event that is manipulated by a group of people, usually used to cover up something that 's true. As the popularity of conspiracy theories blew up, they seemed to become more hostile. Today 's conspiracy theories seem to be believed by anyone, rather the information is legit or

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    Conspiracy Analysis In today, society innumerable conspiracy theories discuss what could have occurred. Furthermore, these conspiracy theories are not a fact, but it is an opinion formed by the people who believes that there is something that is kept hidden from the general public. Unfortunately, this information about numerous conspiracies always been a mystery, which the expert who worked in this field for decades are struggling to unravel the mystery. Not to mention Area 51 and the Alien

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    The Effects Conspiracy Theories Have On American Culture Conspiracy Theories are defined as “a belief that some covert but influential organization is responsible for a circumstance or event.” An uprising problem in American culture is the spread of the perpetuation of misinformation through many online sources and social media platforms. A part of this issue is the publishing of fake news and conspiracy theories, mainly by authors and editors who are seeking compensation for their “information”

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    According to the Oxford Dictionary a conspiracy is: A secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful and The action of plotting or conspiring Cambridge Dictionary seems to take similar approach; it says that a conspiracy is: the activity of secretly planning with other people to do something bad or illegal. Based on these two definitions we can draw up a theory that a conspiracy theories are stories or plots of sinister and illegal events or deeds committed by evil people (sort of

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    Conspiracy has been deeply rooted into American culture since before the Constitution. Many Americans still believe that there are secret societies of the elite that exert great influence in not just the American government, but events on an international scale as well. These conspiracy theories appeal to a populist perspective, one that says that there are people much more powerful than the average American and they are knowingly infringing on American liberties, with the goal to either control

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    Investigating the Belief in Conspiracy Theories: Happiness, Curiosity, and Fantasy Proneness Conspiracy theories appear to be popularised as a result of the tension and complexities of our contemporary and globalized society (Aupers, 2012). News headlines are scattered with topics that feed into societal government mistrusts, such as President Trump’s endorsement of a conspiracist mindset (Radford, 2016). For example, Trump has appeared in the media talking about the conspiracy’s surrounding the

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    trying to analyze conspiracy theories and their history and influence on modern day society. Many academic scholars from various disciplines have dissected the concept of conspiracy theories, and the different perspectives are essential for someone that is interested in researching the theories themselves. Authors Cornel Zwierlein and Beatrice de Graaf published the article “Security and Conspiracy in Modern History,” which focuses on the history discipline of conspiracy theories. Brian L. Keeley

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    Conspiracy theories something that has been happening for years and years, they are widely known for making people think, for people going crazy. The definition of conspiracy theories according to the dictionary are the belief an organization or a person is responsible for an event. The definition to me would be rumors that are told that are never known if they are true or false. A concept of a conspiracy theory to me I believe that it started with just rumors then someone would blame someone then

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    Conspiracy theories are present everywhere throughout the world. These theories consist of explanations of an event as being the result of a plot by a covert group or organization. Many people come up with the oddest conspiracies; for example, the reptilian race of shapeshifters or that Elvis Presley faked his death. But the real question is why do people believe in these seemingly irrational ideas? Most would say they believe it because it makes sense to them in some way, but in reality it’s because

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    the nature of politics in relation to culture that leads conspiracy theories to arise in every historical event. This is due to his frustrating use of too much historical detail on conspiracy theories in relation to culture (mass media and fictional writing). In contrast to Fenster examination of conspiracy theory, Knight would critics his book, because of his excess use of data on conspiracy. As Knight argues attempt to understand conspiracy from “gold standard of rationality" views paranoid style

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