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The delicate art of debunking conspiracy theories

Cass R. Sunstein

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How do you debunk a conspiracy theory? Suppose people think that Israel carried out the 9/11 attacks or that the moon landing was faked. Or that Koch money or Hillary Clinton or Pete Buttigieg was behind the Iowa caucus fiasco, or that the coronavirus comes from a fiendish plot by multinational corporations.

When it comes to, say, the moon landing, there's a good chance that the conspiracy-minded will have a lot of (apparent) evidence to support their theories.  Getty Images

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