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Because they suspect they may be true.

• atoav 3y ago
  Really? Isn't the point that differenciates conspiracy narratives from actual falsifiable theories that those believing those stories have to choose to ignore (or explain away) arguments that would destroy the believe? I think the more likely explaination is that: - it gives them comfort that bad things happening are attributable to evil forces, rather than to chance or systemic variables and incentives aligning in a bad way - it gives them purpose and strokes their ego, that they are in on it, while the rest of the people are blind to the truth - it gives them a sense of community, with other people that believe the same thing Take anything crazy that has happened in the past decade on the international stage, you will have people jumping up within hours that have an conspiracy explaination, despite there not even being clear facts about what actually happened. People saying that don't do that because they suspect it may be true, they do it because having any explaination no matter how bad gives them something, they wouldn't have if they just waited for further information.