Re:Study conspiracy theories with compassion
by jjj123 on Saturday April 02, 2022 @03:42PM
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If you really want to make yourself mad, take the Washington Post’s quiz on conspiracy theories [1].
All of the options are carefully worded to minimize the actual conspiracies (ex: they say the FBI “kept tabs on” MLK which doesn’t begin to describe what they did) and disqualify others (ex: one “incorrect” option is “Republicans cheated their way to win the 2000, 2004, and 2016 elections” when it’s not inaccurate to say they cheated in 2000).
It’s a pretty blatant propaganda piece, intentional or not.
All of the options are carefully worded to minimize the actual conspiracies (ex: they say the FBI “kept tabs on” MLK which doesn’t begin to describe what they did) and disqualify others (ex: one “incorrect” option is “Republicans cheated their way to win the 2000, 2004, and 2016 elections” when it’s not inaccurate to say they cheated in 2000).
It’s a pretty blatant propaganda piece, intentional or not.
1: https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/interactive/2021/con...