In “Why Rational People Buy into Conspiracy Theories” written by Maggie Koerth-Baker, she discusses conspiracy theories and the reasons why people may believe in them. She uses examples such as the Boston Marathon bombings and George Bush being behind the tragedy known as 9/11. Although conspiracy theories are made up by people because of their suspicions that someone is always out to get them, they are believed by many whether they are plausible or not. The effects of these theories can be negative or positive. A popular conspiracy theory surrounds the death of Princess Diana Frances Spencer, and the theory suggests that the Royal family had something to do with her death. What causes people to believe in this conspiracy theory is because
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It is believed that the Royal family plotted to kill Princess Diana because she was allegedly pregnant and was planning to marry a Muslim man by the name of Dodi Al-Fayed, who was killed alongside Princess Diana in the car accident. Dodi’s father, Mohamed Al-Fayed, stated that in Paul Harper’s, DEATH OF A PRINCESS: What are the Princess Diana death conspiracy theories? Some people STILL believe the Paris car crash in 1997 wasn’t an accident, the Royal family “could not accept that an Egyptian Muslim could eventually be the stepfather of the future King of England.” It is possible that Princess Diana was not doing what was seen as respectful in the Royal family’s eyes, so being that Muslim was not their religion, so getting rid of her does not sound bizarre to a lot of people who believe in this theory. People have theories about her death because of Princess Diana’s split with her ex husband, Charles, Prince of Wales. Princess Diana was a woman who was moving on from her alleged toxic relationship with her ex husband. People believe in this theory because her death was a mystery. A lot of parts do not add up, also being that her driver the night of her death was not her usual driver. People believe that her new driver was not just a coincidence, and that was the reason she was killed. Effects of these theories are the heartbreak of …show more content…
The night of the accident, paparazzi chased down the car she was in an attempt to capture the best photos they could. The car was rumored to be driven quickly to escape the photographers. There were many flashes behind the car which could have been another reason why the car crashed. Why the paparazzi would want to cause an accident is not clearly discussed, but there could have been certain photographers that wanted the accident to happen. This theory is very much less believable than others because there is no evidence to support it. The paparazzi have a job which they are supposed to capture every moment of a person’s life and that does not mean they had any negative intentions to cause
It is believed that the Royal family plotted to kill Princess Diana because she was allegedly pregnant and was planning to marry a Muslim man by the name of Dodi Al-Fayed, who was killed alongside Princess Diana in the car accident. Dodi’s father, Mohamed Al-Fayed, stated that in Paul Harper’s, DEATH OF A PRINCESS: What are the Princess Diana death conspiracy theories? Some people STILL believe the Paris car crash in 1997 wasn’t an accident, the Royal family “could not accept that an Egyptian Muslim could eventually be the stepfather of the future King of England.” It is possible that Princess Diana was not doing what was seen as respectful in the Royal family’s eyes, so being that Muslim was not their religion, so getting rid of her does not sound bizarre to a lot of people who believe in this theory. People have theories about her death because of Princess Diana’s split with her ex husband, Charles, Prince of Wales. Princess Diana was a woman who was moving on from her alleged toxic relationship with her ex husband. People believe in this theory because her death was a mystery. A lot of parts do not add up, also being that her driver the night of her death was not her usual driver. People believe that her new driver was not just a coincidence, and that was the reason she was killed. Effects of these theories are the heartbreak of …show more content…
The night of the accident, paparazzi chased down the car she was in an attempt to capture the best photos they could. The car was rumored to be driven quickly to escape the photographers. There were many flashes behind the car which could have been another reason why the car crashed. Why the paparazzi would want to cause an accident is not clearly discussed, but there could have been certain photographers that wanted the accident to happen. This theory is very much less believable than others because there is no evidence to support it. The paparazzi have a job which they are supposed to capture every moment of a person’s life and that does not mean they had any negative intentions to cause