Conspiracy Generator

Build a conspiracy theory from scratch.

The best way to learn to spot a conspiracy theory is to make one yourself.

Pick a real news story. On the next step you'll choose who's behind it and why. Then walk through the four moves real conspiracists use, with a debunk on every step.

▸ Start the exercisetakes 3 minutes!!
Built by Marco Meyer & Maarten Boudry  · Etienne Vermeersch Chair of Critical Thinking, Ghent University
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YOU can be a conspiracist*
*for educational purposes only
The four moves you'll learn:
  1. Hunt anomalies — turn coincidence into evidence of a secret plot.
  2. Fabricate connections — draw lines between unrelated dots until they look meaningful.
  3. Dismiss counter-evidence — if a fact disagrees, make the fact part of the cover-up.
  4. Discredit the critics — dismiss people who point out flaws in your theory.
Step 1 of 3Step 1 — Pick a real news story↻ ↻ Refresh

Pick the event.

Choose whichever real-feeling headline your imagination will run wildest with. Don't overthink it.

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