Conspiracy theorists

Sometimes, rumors meet a critical mass of belief where people that hear the rumor believe it’s true--except for those that have strong reasons to not believe--because others around them appear to believe it. Rumors reach this point by first spreading among those that have little to no direct knowledge of the topic or a low threshold for belief in the rumor (Sunstein 390). As the number of believers increase, the rumor climbs its way from those with lower thresholds to higher thresholds. If the…

During my time studying the Aids conspiracy I found a lot of recorded events that could have been connected with the United States actually creating the Aids Virus. With this conspiracy around a lot of factors play into how others and myself for an opinion on this controversial subject such as how the human brain works, what type of research you conducted, and conspiracy theory itself. All of these thing come into play the help for my theory as to what exactly happened with the Aids virus and if…

The History behind The Conspiracy The Illuminati is an organization that has not existed since the 18th century but has become the world's biggest conspiracy theory. The goals of the Illuminati from their beginnings are quite different than what we perceive of them today. The Illuminati sought a rational understanding of the world based on science and the idea of human rights (Porter).But it was not in the interest of the Church or government of the time so they were outlawed. After they were…

after the revolution “The country’s new motto “Liberté, Égalité et Fraternité (Freedom, Equality and Brotherhood) was said to be a famous Masonic saying that was used in French lodges for centuries.” (Order, 7) Along with the French revolution Conspiracy Theory, “many believe the organization is still alive today and has great influence on society and politics today.” (Order,…

Conspiracy theories alter the perceptions of many people by shifting their previously held beliefs of reality to “unthinkable” underlying debatable truths. With modern day technology advances exposing us to an endless amount of news, stories, and theories, people are surrounded with false information that can be absorbed and believed by influence and repetition. Without even trying, they are fed this plethora of information that no one really knows the accuracy behind. Conspiracy theories are…

Among citizens of the United States, few, if any, are unaware of what occurred on September 11 in the year 2001. Nor would many regard themselves as oblivious of at least one of the multitude of conspiracy theories following the so-dubbed 9/11 attacks. As a well-established dabbler in the twists and turns of secret histories, it came as no surprise that writer Thomas Pynchon took to creating an alternate timeline for the event in his postmodern detective novel Bleeding Edge. Yet the matter in…

morning/afternoon Ms. Bozzelli and fellow classmates today I will be talking to you about conspiracy theories. Conspiracy theories are theories that are made by people with evidence backing it up. A lot of conspiracy theories are about the U.S. government hiding things from us. I will be talking to you about 9/11, Area 51, and first the moon landing. I will also be talking to you about mandela effects. The first conspiracy theory is the attacks on 9/11 being planned by the US government. Some…

Animal Conspiracy Theory “Alright, so it is the night before the voting of the presidential election and the plan is that we will be breaking into the White House and hacking all of the voting systems to help Donald Trump win the election.” “No! I want Hillary to win the election. ‘Better Together!’ Duh!” “Well, that´s too bad, Jim. We already went over this. Everyone voted for Donald, so we are hacking it for Donald to win. I appreciate your autonomy, but stop being anti-Trump.” Welcome to…

Conspiracy theories come from all different types of mediums whether that is through written material or even something of higher quality such as a film. The film “J.F.K.” directed by Oliver Stone is a perfect example of both film and conspiracy rhetoric. So what are the affects of a high quality Hollywood film as conspiracy rhetoric on its audience? Popular culture plays a huge role in the affects of conspiracy rhetoric. Media is a powerful tool, which like a hammer can be used in two ways as…

On May 1999, former M16 agent, Richard Tomlinson, claimed that M16 was a part of this alleged conspiracy and suggested that the intelligence agency had documentation surrounding this. He further uphold his claims, he alleged that Diana’s death was similar to M16 plans that he had observed in 1992 which were intended for the assassination of then President…