Unfortunately, everyone with a keyboard can add to the list of silly unsubstantiated conspiracy claims we see in the Ludicrous List above. But are all conspiracy theories nonsense? How do we evaluate conspiracy claims and Knowledge Questions about events in history or even in the contemporary world? Which qualities in the IB Learner Profile can help us to evaluate these claims?
Which ways of knowing can help us separate the Illuminati Lizard theories from other claims?
One key approach may be to look at the source. Does the speaker or writer have a record of expertise, authority, credibility in this area?
There have been real conspiracies in history.
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Nazis expected to win the war but they did not want the truth about the genocide to be part of the narrative for in the post war years. The film 'CONSPIRACY' starring Kenneth Brannagh is based on the minutes of a secret meeting to plan the mass murder of all Jews in Nazi occupied Europe.
What about claims which have serious consequences for the people who believe them?
How do tv shows influence western audiences and others to accept conspiracy theories?
How do we measure the knowledge claims of Edward Snowden about surveillance of ordinary citiizens? Does the fact he could make these claims, even though it made him a fugitive demonstrate that keeping secrets is very difficult especially in our modern era?
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