Conspiracy theories are ways for someone to understand what is going on in the world and try to restore some sense of control in themselves.

Conspiracy theories tend to depend on conspirators who are unduly evil with genocide or world domination as a motive,

Conspiracy theories tend to depend on conspirators who are unduly evil with genocide or world domination as a motive,

Believing in a conspiracy theory is one strategy people use to regain a sense of control, even if the conspiracy theory is unrelated to what caused the lack of control in a person’s life.

Defining what constitutes a conspiracy theory is difficult.

Conspiracy theories are ways for someone to understand what is going on in the world and try to restore some sense of control in themselves.