Page 2 - Conspiracy Thinking News Today

Narcissism and belief in conspiracy theories may be among the factors that motivate people to buy cryptocurrencies.

People crowded around the conspiracy table that the ar-15 table. the clues were there. it had the potential to get as huge as its become. >> john bronson is no stranger to bizarre stories. an author and film maker hes covered secret military programs, psychopaths and mind control. two decades ago, there was a story about extremism that led him to the conspiracy thinking. >> they all believed that there was a shadow write kabal secretly rolling and in some secret room. its a very clear hoax that,...

The election was stolen. >> make no mistake this election was stolen from you, from me. >> this is the consequence of conspiracy theories running amuck. accusations of lies, treason and even pedophilia flew from all directions. it begs the question, how did we end up here? americans have always been fascinated with alternate versions of the truth. >> the clues are all there that it had the potential to get as huge as its become. >> in the last decade, conspiracy thinking has gone main stream. it...

Mid-evil conspiracy theory. it is an antisemitic idea that jews were meeting last-minute at night to slaughter christian children and use their blood in rituals. it is spread beyond that. you see almosts in qanon that claims evildoers are meeting in secret to abuse children. >> reporter: the ancient lie has been weaponized again and again throughout global history but still didnt deter melissa who, herself, was raised jewish around descended from holocaust survivors. >> even though there is a lo...

Conspiracy thinking has gone main stream. it may not be entirely our fault. >> if are you a democrat, im a republican, the aisle is incentivized to push us further apart. >> tonight we look at a system designed to stoke paranoia and stoke off our fears. >> its psychological warfare with us as children. >> to meet someone who dove head first. >> i couldnt stop thinking about it and it broke me. >> and someone who is still very much in it. >> its coming. >> what do you think is comeing? . >> we li...

Feed that truth into the algorithm. then youd have to tell the algorithm, create engagement, meet the profit numbers, but do at this time without lying. the reason thats not happening, in my view, is the incentives arent there. even though i believe it is within their capability. >> you mean facebook wouldnt make money? >> they wouldnt make as much money. >> in your congressional testimony, you expressed fear that the consequence of all this could be civil war. why do you believe that? >> i was ...

Capitol, fueled by the baseless claims the election was stolen. >> make no mistake this election was stolen from you, from me. >> this is the consequence of conspiracy theories running amuck. accusations of lies, treason and even pedophilia flew from all directions. it begs the question, how did we end up here? americans have always been phosphated with alternate versions of the truth. >> the clues are all there that it had the potential to get as huge as its become. >> in the last decade, consp...

Atrocities, because they have perpetrated them in the past. >> whether they were old or young, we can probably remember a time in our lives when something we thought was true was exposed as a lie. >> peace will be necessary for final success. we know this because our own security is at stake. >> let me just say this, i have never ob stlukted justice. >> we did not, repeat, did not trade weapons or anything else for hostages. >> the erosion of trust took its toll. by the end of the 20th century, ...

Spreading conspiracy theorys. they openly accused their political opponents of being communist, that the government was riddled with secret communists working to sort of undermine the workings of the government and this was an existential threat. >> the civil rights movement as we know it today is simply a part of a world wide movement organized and directed by communists to enslave all mankind. >> its something that we have seen subsequently that people who dont believe what you believe ideolog...

Conspiracy theory, a noble trafficking ring, thousands of pedophiles and one man who will vanquish this evil, now former president donald trump. it sound ridiculous, but some studying qanon say there are reasons why so many people are drawn to it. we all have a desire to fight for what is right and to feel like we are a part of something. something big and heroic. >> our leaders are using the blood of children for everything. >> reporter: they desire for a connection, for people who might have b...