The Stalin era Soviets invented the term Politically Correct. It was when they changed something that was factually true to be in line with what the government wanted to be true.
Conspiracy theories are the result of people knowing that something is wrong and rigged against them, but lacking the class consciousness needed to correctly understand the problem.
I went to Walmart, I was wrong earlier, the aliens are here.
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It's a good thing they did because people will say absolute ridiculous impossible things arguing that it must be true if it goes against the official narrative.
Nah, gubment says aliens aren't real. Gubments lie about everything all the time. Therefore I'm almost inclined to believe aliens are real. If the gubment told me the sky was blue. I'd have to check.
I believe that in a universe this big, life is common but I also believe in distance. I am not convinced that aliens stop by to check on us poor old earthlings. I think we made this mess ourselves.