Since this goes on constantly, it would appear it's almost contrived.
It IS contrived. The spirit of rebellion orchestrates it all in a conspiracy both in heaven and earth against the Father who created us all.
Most on earth have denied the existence of the spiritual completely. Most of the rest only acknowledge it as an after life possibility. But the Apostle Paul says that RIGHT NOW, “Our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms”
Conspiracies exist mostly in the mind of evil with the human component oblivious. Neverthless, they exist.