conspiracy theory, an attempt to explain harmful or tragic events as the result of the actions of a small powerful group.Such explanations reject the accepted narrative surrounding those events; indeed, the official version may be seen as further proof of the conspiracy.. Conspiracy theories increase in prevalence in periods of widespread anxiety, uncertainty, or hardship, as during wars and ... More @Wikipedia
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