The most visible American conspiracy culture is white-dominated and hostile to black audiences

Evidence

The attention to conspiracy theories and their impact tends to focus on those believed by mostly white Americans: Pizzagate, for example, is a very white phenomenon, as is birtherism and the claim that climate change is a hoax. The most visible aspects of conspiracy culture can seem overwhelmingly white: people like Alex Jones and Glenn Beck, or sites like Drudge Report and WorldNetDaily, don’t explicitly appeal to white audiences. But their fulminations about “thugs” or President Obama or organizations like Black Lives Matter (Jones has said the activist group is designed to “destroy America”) make it difficult to imagine black Americans feeling welcome. — Anna Merlan, Republic of Lies, 143

Categorization

• XREF: Links conspiracy politics to white in-group signaling, echoing the vault’s white-anxiety and scapegoating mechanisms. — connects to: Black American conspiracy beliefs trace real historical state abuses rather than delusion — Anna Merlan, Republic of Lies, 149; White conspiracists amplify black-targeting narratives to recruit black audiences to their cause — Anna Merlan, Republic of Lies, 176; Conspiracy theories become dangerous when fused with resurgent nationalism and white supremacy — Anna Merlan, Republic of Lies, 108 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• White conspiracists amplify black-targeting narratives to recruit black audiences to their cause #complicates (0.85) — Anna Merlan, Republic of Lies, 176
• Black American conspiracy beliefs trace real historical state abuses rather than delusion #qualifies (0.82) — Anna Merlan, Republic of Lies, 149
• Conspiracy believers recast documented abuse as establishment revenge on black power #qualifies (0.80) — Anna Merlan, Republic of Lies, 185
• Conspiracy theories become dangerous when fused with resurgent nationalism and white supremacy #expands (0.78) — Anna Merlan, Republic of Lies, 108
• A translocal notion of white race binds internationally scattered white supremacist fans #expands (0.75) — David Theo Goldberg, John Solomos, A Companion to Racial and Ethnic Studies, 2568