In this very troubling year of COVID-19, economic stress, racial justice and protests, plus other stressors, Americans seem to be embracing more and more outlandish conspiracy theories.

Conspiracy theories are a reaction to confusing and uncertain times. Times like COVID-19. Times of protest, climate change and racial tension. Times when we are challenged to come up with solutions for problems that are bigger than ourselves. It’s much easier to assign blame to some unknown group than to decide that we as citizens need to change our behavior, our economy or our systems in order to solve the problem.

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