Conspiracy Theories Can Have Dangerous Consequences. Here’s Why Experts Say We Can No Longer [tr]

CNN ^ | August 20, 2019 | Staff

[C19fan]

Conspiracy theories, both powerful and enduring, can wreak havoc on society. In recent years, fringe ideas prompted a gunman to storm a Washington, D.C. pizzeria and may have motivated another to fatally shoot 11 worshippers inside a Pittsburgh synagogue. They are also largely to blame for a worldwide surge in measles cases that has sickened more people in the U.S. in the first half of 2019 than in any full year since 1994.

Now, the FBI says conspiracy theories “very likely” inspire domestic terrorists to commit criminal and sometimes violent acts and “very likely will emerge, spread and evolve” on internet platforms, according to an intelligence bulletin obtained by Yahoo News. The May 30 document from the FBI’s Phoenix field office—the first of its kind to examine the threat of conspiracy-driven extremists—also says the 2020 presidential election will likely fuel conspiracy theories, potentially motivating domestic extremists who subscribe to them.

[C19fan]

The MSM has no shame. They peddled every conspiracy theory around Trump and Russia since Nov 6, 2016. Now for some reason they ridicule people who have every reason to be suspicious of the circumstances of Epstein's so called suicide.

[jospehm20]

CNN is just one of the Clinton/DNC propaganda outlets.

[cgbg]

"There are two kinds of conspiracy theories:

The good ones.

The bad ones.

We decide.

You obey.

We are CNN."

[dp0622]

I love to brag that I “met” Donald Trump in the 2000s (which means I ran over to him and shook his hand in Rock Plaza :) )

But I NEVER thought of him as the future last hope for America.

Had I known, I would have said thank you ahead of time.

[AmericanCheeseFood]

CNN - part of the mockingbird media..wants you to only trust what they and the rest of the PRAVDA USA branches have to say.

[Praxeologue]

Now for some reason they ridicule people who have every reason to be suspicious of the circumstances of Epstein's so called suicide.

CNN is protecting the Clintons from accusations that they had Jeffrey Epstein murdered.

[FreedomPoster]

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[DarthVader]

CNN another domestic enemy of the Republic that is targeted for destruction.

[sauropod]

...according to an intelligence bulletin obtained by Yahoo News...

Yeah, right. I believe that.

Yahoo News is the likely outlet for an intel leak. /eyeroll /eyeroll

[a fool in paradise]

The same prison official who oversaw Epstein’s death was in charge of the prison where FBI crony Whitey Bulger committed suicide. Oh wait, he was whacked by mobsters who’d been tipped off about the transfer. Who gave the tip to the mob?

[a fool in paradise]

the same director who made All The President’s Men followed it up with 2 other conspiracy films.

[a fool in paradise]

CNN rigged their 2016 election primary coverage by giving Mrs. Clinton the townhall questions in advance, this was not done for Bernie Sanders.

“conspiracy” is a crime by 2 or more persons.

Conspiracy News Network

Nevermind the man behind the curtain

[FLT-bird]

You mean conspiracy theories like the whole Trump/Russia collusion hoax your network pushed shamelessly for over 2 years? Conspiracy Theories like that CNN?

[Maskot]

So cnn and other media outlets are the only ones who can do conspiracy theories? Got it

All you lowly rubes can only hop on the media approved conspiracies

[monocle]

You omitted the FBI as a purveyor of conspiracy theories. It is quite ironic that author of this article cited the FBI source.

[RoosterRedux]

Conspiracy theories bad.

Among the most prominent peddlers of misinformation on social media, experts say, is President Donald Trump.

Ergo, Trump bad.

Must not believe Trump. Must believe CNN, MSNBC, Deep State media.

[mo]

CNN...suddenly afraid of the monster it unleashed in the Russia Trump Conspiracy theory which is now about to bring down Washington!!!

LOL!!

They are stupid.

[odawg]

Accurate, succinct summary.

For years, Rush Limbaugh snickered at anyone who believed in the one world conspiracy. He called them kooks.

Now he comes around and warns about it, but, he says, it is not a conspiracy because it is out in the open and he doesn’t believe in conspiracies because, he says, people can’t keep secrets.

Has Limbaugh ever heard of the Russian hoax? That is a classic conspiracy and he admits it was a coup attempt. In other words, it is a conspiracy that almost succeeded.

[Envisioning]

Ignoring the rule of law will have consequences the media can’t even begin to fathom. Keep pushing.....please.

[JonPreston]

The crackpots at CNN want us to believe that we live among Nazis, KKK night riders, active slave traders, and Russian spies in government, while asking us to ignore Epstein’s murder. It’s no wonder the Cartoon Channel has better ratings.