I'd like to take a moment here to make a heartfelt plea to everyone in media — news, social, and otherwise:
Stop calling them "conspiracy theories."
They are no more "theories" than are magic dragons, flat Earths, midichlorians, or the millions that a Nigerian prince promised to send you.
Theories, while not proven facts themselves, must be based on observable, agreed-upon facts. And when they are disproven, they must be rejected.
What we have from Q-Anon are conspiracy fantasies. Conspiracy myths. Conspiracy scams. Conspiracy bullshit.
The conspiracy creed of a conspiracy cult, if you will.
Whose followers will continue to believe in it even after it is found to be a practical joke played by a pair of NYU sophomores.
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