Feel we're now at the stage where everyone has a friend or family member consumed by conspiracy theories.

Mine is a friend—published author, uni educated—who supported Sanders, but whose unceasing hatred of Clinton led her to support Trump and believe in Pizzagate.

Who's yours?

Wow, so much 5G shit in this thread already.

Christ, if 5G were responsible for coronavirus, you'd assume Australia's network coverage would be better ...

P.S. If this stuff does your head in, listen to the @nytimes podcast Rabbit Hole—a deep dive into how ordinary people become radicalised and sucked into conspiracy theories, with an incredible central case study.

Everyone's recommending it for a reason.
https://www.nytimes.com/column/rabbit-hole