QAnon & co
CONSPIRACY THEORIES AREN’T GOING ANYWHERE…
The world is actually run by a powerful ancient sect of satanic, psychopathic paedophiles.
The US moon landing never happened and the fake video footage was directed by Oliver Stone.
These are just a few of the weird, wacky beliefs that inspire hundreds of thousands of conspiracy theorists around the world (including in South Africa) to consume thousands of hours’ worth of video, web ‘articles’ and blog posts about what can only be described as bonkers ideas about how the world works and the forces that influence us.
How does a seemingly sane, intelligent person get taken in by ludicrous conspiracy theories? Surely such people can be dismissed as unfit to participate in a civilised, democratic society? It’s tempting for those on the ‘outside’ to think so, and yet you’ve probably met people who are otherwise rational who genuinely believe Bill Gates is seeking to use vaccinations as a cover for sterilising swathes of the world’s population without their consent. Or that Covid-19 is a hoax and doesn’t really exist. I know I have.
These crackpot theories are no longer fizzing away24 congressional candidates who ran for Congress in November were ‘QAnon friendly’.
