Consapiracy Theories
By Gautam Prabhu Ever come across people who believe that the moon landing was fake or that vaccines cause autism? Of course, you have. In this article, we discuss how such conspiracy theories arise, how it affects society and how to be on the lookout for them. “Climate change is a hoax”, writes Sudhir on his WhatsApp group full of middle-aged people going through a midlife crisis, as the third cyclone in 2 months destroys his neighbourhood. Just one of the hundreds of conspiracy theories going around. Conspiracy theories...hmmm. A term you might have heard several times in the past few years. What exactly is a conspiracy theory? When a group of people believe in something that defies most logical reasoning, garners utter disdain from experts and lacks substantial evidence to back it up, it is called a conspiracy theory. Most conspiracy theories believe in some sinister plot orchestrated by a powerful group of people. People who would do anything to benefit themselves. I mean, why...