Disproven conspiracist charges outlive every form of official refutation
Evidence
Reversing the damage means relegitimation. We can say with confidence only that it is a long haul requiring patience and stamina. For conspiracist claims have an extended half-life. The charges outlive discrediting by reliable sources, refutation of the claimed facts by experts, reports by bipartisan commissions, and Justice Department findings. And conspiracism is abetted by technological developments that add fuel and velocity to its claims. — Russell Muirhead and Nancy L. Rosenblum, A Lot of People Are Saying, 45
Categorization
- XREF: The ‘extended half-life’ of debunked conspiracy claims connects to work on epistemic bubbles and the backfire effect of fact-checking. — connects to: Conspiracist charges outlive ordinary lies because they are endlessly repeated — Russell Muirhead and Nancy L. Rosenblum, A Lot of People Are Saying: The New…, 168; Factual correction of conspiracism usually fails or backfires — Russell Muirhead and Nancy L. Rosenblum, A Lot of People Are Saying: The New…, 119; Conspiracists reinterpret disconfirming evidence as planted by the conspirators. — Michael Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic…, 95
Broader Connections
- Conspiracist charges outlive ordinary lies because they are endlessly repeated
#expands(0.90) — Russell Muirhead and Nancy L. Rosenblum, A Lot of People Are Saying, 168 - Factual correction of conspiracism usually fails or backfires
#corroborates(0.88) — Russell Muirhead and Nancy L. Rosenblum, A Lot of People Are Saying, 119 - Conspiracists reinterpret disconfirming evidence as planted by the conspirators.
#expands(0.75) — Michael Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy, 95