Why Are People Drawn To Conspiracy Theories?

Learn why people are drawn to conspiracy theories, traced from ancient Rome all the way to today.

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Explore why people are drawn to conspiracy theories. We’ll trace them back through history — like the competing theories after the Great Fire of Rome in 64 AD, when Emperor Nero blamed Christians — and explain how conspiracy theories tend to arise in times of social upheaval, often with real and harmful consequences.

It feels like every day there’s a new outrageous headline, but it’s not always clear why these things are happening. In this series of short, shareable podcast episodes, we ask… “Okay, But Why?”