Refuting endless conspiracy claims exhausts both truth-speakers and ordinary citizens.

Evidence

Given the staggering frequency and velocity of conspiracist charges, the burden of speaking truth is incessant, which itself may become fatiguing. It can wear out both those who are challenging conspiracism and ordinary citizens who have to keep up. — Russell Muirhead and Nancy L. Rosenblum, A Lot of People Are Saying, 348

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Conspiracy claims travel further than their refutations because they compress into sound bites. — Russell Muirhead and Nancy L. Rosenblum, A Lot of People Are Saying: The New…, 349; Correcting conspiracy misinformation can backfire and entrench the false belief. — Russell Muirhead and Nancy L. Rosenblum, A Lot of People Are Saying: The New…, 119

Broader Connections

• Correcting conspiracy misinformation can backfire and entrench the false belief. #expands (0.95) — Russell Muirhead and Nancy L. Rosenblum, A Lot of People Are Saying, 119