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YSK what a conspiracy is(and is not). (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 8 months ago by Varyk@sh.itjust.works to c/youshouldknowfacts@sh.itjust.works

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A conspiracy is "an unlawful, harmful, or evil plan formulated in secret by two or more persons; plot."

A conspiracy is not inherently fictional or nonfictional, it is a plan secretly devised by multiple people for an often harmful purpose.

In the same way books can be fictional and nonfictional, conspiracies can be fictional and nonfictional.

Fictional book: Harry Potter

Nonfictional book: The Diary of Anne Frank

Fictional conspiracy: Vaccines contain microchips - there is no evidence supporting this claim.

Nonfictional conspiracy: The Fake Electors plot - a documented and testified to attempt to steal the 2020 US presidency by Taco and friends by lying about the US election results

Nonfiction accounts are supported by verifiable, corroborated evidence.and has no rational basis for dispute

Why YSK: I see many posts and comments conflating the word "conspiracy" with "fictional scheme", which is not at all what the word "conspiracy" means.

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[–] sopularity_fax@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Who is that, is the dude (Dastardly Dan??) from that Wacky Racing show with his sidekick Muttley?

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

Very similar, that is snidely Whiplash from Rocky and bullwinkle.