Key points

Conspiracy theories circulate so persistently now that they spring easily to mind.

Conspiracy theorists dare us to prove them wrong.

Lack of evidence cannot be summoned as evidence.

Conspiracy theories circulate so persistently now that they spring easily to mind. The COVID-19 virus, as the malign fantasy goes, did not arise from animal disease reservoirs or from sloppy and risky laboratory processes. Instead, it is a bioweapon devised by evil Chinese geniuses to undermine American hegemony.

And here are two more. A future (and soon-to-be ex ) congresswoman rode to office on the claim that solar-powered energy weapons engineered by a devious, ancient banking family ignited California wildfires to, now get this , clear the way for a rapid-rail project. Then, the trut

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