using that definition aren't there a lot of conspiracy theories that are true? cigarettes were said not to be dangerous for years after the corporations knew.

using that definition aren't there a lot of conspiracy theories that are true? cigarettes were said not to be dangerous for years after the corporations knew. global warming for years wasn't real. the opioid epidemic The idea that a large corporation could influence government agencies, politicians and news outlets doesn't seem out of the realm of possibility. That they would withhold information that's harmful to their bottom-line and their customers has happened a lot in the past as well. does that make every CS true of course not. Just not sure how to tell which ones are which when you know most forms of authority have been compromised in the past.