Grave peril of digital conspiracy theories: ‘What happens when no one believes anything anymore?’

AP ^ | 01/31/24 | DAVID KLEPPER

[mcenedo]

Days after Maui’s wildfires killed scores of people and destroyed thousands of homes last August, a shocking claim spread with alarming speed on YouTube and TikTok: The blaze on the Hawaiian island was set deliberately, using futuristic energy weapons developed by the U.S. military.

[mcenedo]

From the AP - one of the biggest spreaders of online conspiracies:

Trump/Rusia collusion

Covid lies

Hunter "fake" laptop

etc., etc., etc.

But, never fear, the online monitors of "online connspiracies" is none other than the totally unbiased:

Meta, the owner of Instagram and Facebook, says it makes an effort to remove extremist content. Platforms such as X, formerly known as Twitter, as well as Telegram and far-right sites like Gab, allow it to flourish.

and down is up, and black is white

[Jan_Sobieski]

In 2024 USA, truth = conspiracy theory

[rktman]

Sorry, already there. 🤔😊👍

[rx]

Actually, it's, "What happens when the media and government only present information they deem in their interest, and censor and punish citizens who dare to bring forth the truth."

[Responsibility2nd]

The blaze on the Hawaiian island was set deliberately, using futuristic energy weapons developed by the U.S. military.

This would not be so believable if it were not for the WEF having clearly outlined their intentions beforehand.

When someone tells you what they're going to do - believe them.

[outofsalt]

Conspiracy theory Jokes Some of them are actually funny

[packagingguy]

Lahaina fire survivor shares what gives him hope after falling into homelessness

https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/local-news/2024-01-26/lahaina-fire-survivor-shares-what-gives-him-hope-after-falling-into-homelessness

It’s just our imagination that working people who lived on some of the most valuable real estate in the country are now living in tents with no state or federal assistance.

[Pontiac]

Don’t forget Freedom is Slavery!

By all means!

In Democrat Socialist America it is the slogan of the day.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

LOL..."What happens when no one believes anything anymore?"

That completely misses the point. What needs to be asked is "What happens when all the major news networks and newspapers are captured and owned by Democrats? What happens when they become de facto State Organs?"

Or, can a Free Republic exist when there is NO Free Press?

[Responsibility2nd]

Grave peril of digital conspiracy theories: ‘What happens when no one believes anything anymore?’

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Is this not a hilarious display of irony? The Ass. Press moralizing on how no one believes anything anymore.

Spot on you Fake News Presstitues. We DON’T believe you anymore.

[Roadrunner383]

“This would not be so believable if it were not for the WEF having clearly outlined their intentions beforehand.”

Got any actual evidence of that? I mean besides someone going on social media and saying the WEF said so-and-so. Something official from the WEF outlining this as a goal of theirs?

[Responsibility2nd]

I like this one....

I don’t believe in conspiracy theories.
Everyone who believes them is working together to scare me.

[Responsibility2nd]

After Sandy Hook I came to realize that the craziest kookiest conspiracy theory is not any more crazy than the official government explanation.

[Responsibility2nd]

Do your research. Start here.

[outofsalt]

I liked,
What’s the difference between a conspiracy theory and a conspiracy?

>About six months.

[Texas Fossil]

Untouchable by anyone in press or city or school administration?

Where did all the children go?

Silence.

It will never be admitted how many were killed.

[caseinpoint]

If this author and his ilk were actually serious it should start at the root causes, i.e., the biggest conspiracy pushers are in public education, psychology, government, entertainment and news. Identify and isolate them. Then reform education to produce thinkers instead of feelers so they can resist emotional manipulation from whatever source.

[The Louiswu]

“ using futuristic energy weapons developed by the U.S. military.”

I believe that’s exactly how they were started. The weapons in question aren’t futuristic anymore, the military has the capability to do some awesome and terrifying things now. There are far too many unanswered questions about that event and the press disinterest is stunning.

[No name given]

Sadly.

[blackdog]

Democrats ALWAYS tell you what they are up to. Even Podesta boasted of having Seth Rich killed BEFORE it happened. Biden called for $5 gasoline in 2008. He said he would electrify our transportation modes. He said he would end coal production. He said he would drain the SPR. He said he wanted a DEI armed forces. He said he would demand the SEC issue quotas on hiring corporate board members. He said he had Victor Schulken fired, using loan guarantees as leverage.

These leftists hide nothing.

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