Conspiracy Theories

A conspiracy theory is an explanation of an event or situation that invokes a conspiracy by sinister and powerful actors, often political in motivation, when other explanations are more probable. The term has a pejorative connotation, implying that the appeal to a conspiracy is based on prejudice or insufficient evidence. Conspiracy theories resist falsification and are reinforced by circular reasoning: both evidence against the conspiracy and an absence of evidence for it, are re-interpreted as evidence of its truth, and the conspiracy becomes a matter of faith rather than proof.

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To Die For (The 6:20 Man, #3)
The Fort Bragg Cartel: Drug Trafficking and Murder in the Special Forces
Battle Mountain (Joe Pickett, #25)
Paranoia (Michael Bennett, #17)
Return to Sender (Walt Longmire, #21)
The Big Empty (Elvis Cole and Joe Pike #20)
Beyond Reasonable Doubt (Keera Duggan, #2)
Locked In (Department Q, #10)
The Medici Return (Cotton Malone, #19)
Storm Watch (Joe Pickett, #23)
Diablo Mesa (Nora Kelly, #3)
Legacy of Lies (Bocephus Haynes, #1)
Fatal Intrusion (Sanchez & Heron, #1)
The Medusa Protocol (An Assassins Anonymous, #2)
Treasure State (Cassie Dewell, #5; Highway Quartet, #6)
The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
Angels & Demons (Robert Langdon, #1)
The Lost Symbol (Robert Langdon, #3)
Behold a Pale Horse
Chaos: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties
Foucault’s Pendulum
Deception Point
Inferno (Robert Langdon, #4)
The Illuminatus! Trilogy
Rule by Secrecy: The Hidden History that Connects the Trilateral Commission, the Freemasons & the Great Pyramids
Digital Fortress
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (Millennium, #3)
The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government
The Biggest Secret: The Book That Will Change the World
Holy Blood, Holy Grail
American Psycho by Bret Easton EllisA Clockwork Orange by Anthony BurgessOne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest by Ken KeseyTrainspotting by Irvine WelshFahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Most Messed Up
882 books — 551 voters
Second Term by J.M. AdamsChappaquiddick by Leo DamoreThe Catcher in the Rye Enigma by James MorcanImplosion at Los Alamos - How Crime, Corruption and Cover-ups... by Glenn WalpLobster Boy by Fred Rosen
True Crime - US Politics
207 books — 53 voters

The Da Vinci Code by Dan    BrownAngels & Demons by Dan    BrownThe Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg LarssonBlood on Their Hands by Bob Brink1984 by George Orwell
Conspiracy Fiction
1,434 books — 1,767 voters
Catch-22 by Joseph HellerAnimal Farm by George Orwell1984 by George OrwellThe Communist Manifesto by Karl MarxUnhumans by Jack Posobiec
Corruption in High Places
450 books — 341 voters



Anne Applebaum
But no one who studies autocratic propaganda believes that fact-checking or even swift reactions are sufficient. By the time the correction is made, the falsehood has already traveled around the world. Our old models never acknowledged the truth that many people desire disinformation. They are attracted by conspiracy theories and will not necessarily seek out reliable news at all.
Anne Applebaum, Autocracy, Inc.

Antisemitism is unique among religious hatreds. It is a racist conspiracy theory fashioned for the needs of messianic and brutal rulers, as dictators from the Tsars to the Islamists via the Nazis have shown. Many other alleged religious 'hatreds' are not hatreds in the true sense. If I criticise Islamic, Orthodox Jewish or Catholic attitudes towards women, for instance, and I'm accused of being a bigot, I shrug and say it is not bigoted to oppose bigotry. ...more
Nick Cohen

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