The Age of Conspiracy Theories and Misinformation

Have you noticed that more of your friends and family are sharing conspiracy theories lately? Even people that typically are not conspiracy theorists seem to be more open and accepting to theories that are baseless and have no factual evidence. You’re not imagining it. Its estimated that roughly 30% of Americans believe some conspiracy about COVID-19. It may seem harmless to entertain and share posts on social media by reasoning that the theories might have some level of truth in it. Perhaps the post is just entertaining the probability. But conspiracy theories are not…