Re:How I talk to the victims of conspiracy theories
by blackbear_ on Monday November 02, 2020 @11:02AM
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The second point is also debatable:
> Job of the CIA is to exactly prevent such a thing, they did not.
This is not a proof that 9/11 was an inside job. Alternative interpretation: they did not do their job well enough.
* "something that is known to have happened" - Yep, 9/11 did happen. And some people say they KNOW that it was an inside job.
* "especially something for which proof exists" - job of the CIA is to exactly prevent such a thing, they did not.
* "or about which there is information" - come on. I won't link conspiracy theory websites here.
So, in the end, your definition does not contradict that someone calls the 9/11 conspiracy theory a "fact".
The first point is debatable - but then you could apply the same logic to WW1 or any other history event.
Therefore, I don't like your definition of fact.