Conspiracy theories can be generated about conspiracy theorists themselves.
Evidence
In a delicious irony, conspiracy theories emerged about Mensch herself: she was a Trump-backed plant, paid to make the Trump resistance look stupid. She was a Russian plant, paid to make the anti-Russia resistance look stupid. Meanwhile, Mensch argued that the resistance movement against Trump itself is a Russian plot. — Anna Merlan, Republic of Lies, 958
Categorization
- XREF: The recursive nature — theories about theorists — echoes the ‘trust is answered with still more trust’ dynamic observed elsewhere in the knowledge base about distrust structures. — connects to: Media-studies scholars can cross from studying conspiracy theories to spreading them — Anna Merlan, Republic of Lies, 404; Political actors can legitimize conspiracy theories by inspiring new investigation into them — Anna Merlan, Republic of Lies, 432; Left identity-based proprietary victimhood can divide people as effectively as conspiracy theories — Naomi Klein, Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror…, 1081 (+5 more)
Broader Connections
- Media-studies scholars can cross from studying conspiracy theories to spreading them
#exemplifies(0.95) — Anna Merlan, Republic of Lies, 404 - Political actors can legitimize conspiracy theories by inspiring new investigation into them
#expands(0.85) — Anna Merlan, Republic of Lies, 432 - Left identity-based proprietary victimhood can divide people as effectively as conspiracy theories
#complicates(0.70) — Naomi Klein, Doppelganger, 1081