Let hear them conjects

  • Denjin@lemmings.world
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    2 months ago

    The Piazzagate conspiracy theory was created by bored 4channers to see how ridiculous a story they can invent and how many people will just believe it. I don’t think anyone realised it would get as big as it did and then they did it again with Q.

    • Skyrmir@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      Was it really a bunch of bored nerds, or did a PR agent make an anonymous post to start the rumor mill?