Have you ever been to Australia? No? And in Finland? Too no? Maybe it’s because these countries don’t exist at all and you’re not one of the actors paid to pretend to be Finns, Australians, or at least those who have been to these places?
In this article you will learn:
- Why it might be beneficial for Russia, Japan and Sweden to lie about Finland’s existence;
- As conspiracy fans justify Australia’s “invention”;
- Why does Bielefeld promise a million euros for proof that it does not exist at all;
- How an innocent joke can become the basis of conspiracy theories.
Living in the shadow of the Covid-19 pandemic, we are regularly confronted with various conspiracy theories about the new coronavirus – whether it is non-existent or just common flu, or actually caused by 5G technology, or is specifically designed to inject nanobots into humans with “global elite” control the public. It is not uncommon for people to turn to such theories in such a crisis. Karen Douglas, a professor of social psychology at the University of Kent in 2017 in a study entitled “Conspiracy theories as part of history: The role of social crisis situations,” explains: “Evidence shows that the discomfort people experience in crises – fear, uncertainty, feeling unable control the situation, – stimulate motivation to find explanations for the current situation. ” And conspiracy theories offer these already comprehensively articulated, ready-to-consume explanations of what’s really going on, why, and who’s to blame. They make it possible to reduce confusion quickly, even if the proposed and simplified explanation for a not-so-simple situation is completely wrong. The Covid-19 pandemic is no exception – misleading information and misinformation from messengers in this time of uncertainty hearing ears are found more often than usual.
You may already be angry that your relative, acquaintance or colleague is ready to believe the claims that millions of doctors, scientists, politicians and officials around the world have fallen into one hand at the behest of the global elite and have been hiding for years that the sole purpose of the “plan demony” is to insert a microchip into you. But it’s no wonder that people are willing to believe in much crazier things, like that whole countries are fictional and don’t really exist at all. Some of these theories began as a joke and were cleverly played on Internet forums, but over time brought together a small but active group of people who truly believe in it from the heart. However, in general, the three conspiracy theories outlined below can be understood in a much lighter spirit than the currently prevalent conspiracy theories about a pandemic, which can also cost lives. It will not be a bad laugh for all of us at this time.
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