A man who admits he ran down a Muslim family said he did so because he believed anti-Muslim conspiracies he found on fringe websites like Alex Jones’ Infowars.
  • shasta@lemm.ee
    101·
    9 months ago

    How is it a conspiracy? It’s a fact that’s been quite well known for hundreds of years

    • Cethin@lemmy.zipEnglish
      61·
      9 months ago

      That’s mostly the modern understanding, but the word also still means people working together to achieve something.

      • EatATaco@lemm.eeEnglish
        31·
        9 months ago

        A conspiracy is working with people secretly to do some illegal or wrong in some way. You aren’t conspiring with your teammates to win a soccer game.