As the quote goes: "you cannot reason people out of positions they didn't reason themselves into." Attacking conspiracy theories with facts will not work, and c

As the quote goes: "you cannot reason people out of positions they didn't reason themselves into." Attacking conspiracy theories with facts will not work, and can often entrench the beliefs further into someone. Not giving up on our loved ones who've fallen into questionable beliefs doesn't mean we should assault them with a torrent of facts. Rather we should continue to support the other aspects of their lives, and maybe gently nudge them towards more reputable sources. Conspiratorial thinking is something that they will have to lift themselves up from for it to stick.