Terminology is a surface issue, another (possibly larger) problem is the amount of 'conspiracies' that have actually been proven to be true over time. Worse, because some conspiracies have for-profit motives behind them, it taints any source who repeats such claims, "They've been paid off by..." Two obvious examples that most people believe now: fluoride is bad for you, and we had little to no justification to go to war in the middle east after 9-11.

The problem is trust, and many of the world's governments and corporations (I would probably argue most) have proven to be unworthy of the public trust.

Really sad bonus thought: If you see what happened in the aftermath of 9-11, and look at how much money is made from warfare - how much of a stretch do you think it is for an otherwise typical person to believe it's an inside job?

This is why I don't watch the news anymore.