Conspiracy theories are often more complex than official accounts.

Evidence

But more importantly, conspiracy theories are often far more complicated than the official accounts they toil to refute. To be fair, parsimony is often in the eye of the beholder, but simplicity is not a trademark of many conspiracy theories. — Joseph E. Uscinski and Joseph M. Parent, American Conspiracy Theories, 194

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Conspiracy theories are accessible ways to speak truth to power — Joseph E. Uscinski and Joseph M. Parent, American Conspiracy Theories, 842; Specific claims are subordinate to a superordinate conspiracy narrative — Sander van der Linden, Foolproof: Why Misinformation Infects…, 195; Real conspiracies by capital are routine while conspiracy theory distorts them — Naomi Klein, Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror…, 772 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Over-elaborating a conspiracy produces an undefeatable adversary #expands (0.85) — Michael Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy, 1070
• Conspiracies refer to actual events while conspiracy theories are unverified accusations. #contradicts (0.80) — Joseph E. Uscinski and Joseph M. Parent, American Conspiracy Theories, 170
• Real conspiracies by capital are routine while conspiracy theory distorts them #qualifies (0.75) — Naomi Klein, Doppelganger, 772
• Conspiracy theories become unfalsifiable by dismissing skeptic evidence as planted #expands (0.75)