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A significant factor fueling conspiracy theories today is the transformation of information dissemination through the internet and social media. Historically, societies expanded access to information but maintained barriers for content creation. Now, with the digital revolution, anyone can produce, share, and amplify narratives instantly and globally.
This democratization of information lowers the barrier for disseminating false or conspiratorial ideas, enabling fringe theories to reach large audiences rapidly. The result is a perfect storm: our evolutionary predispositions to storytelling and pattern recognition paired with an unprecedented flow of unfiltered information.