David Koepp debunks 'Disclosure Day' alien conspiracy theory - MSN
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When a Hollywood screenwriter gets dragged into an alien conspiracy theory, it's a masterclass in how belief persists even after debunking — and why.
Backfire EffectApopheniaConspiracy Theory EpistemologyMotivated Reasoning
Theory Briefing
- Screenwriter David Koepp flatly denied ever being contacted by the government about a so-called 'Disclosure Day' alien reveal.
- Conspiracy theorists had woven Koepp into their narrative despite zero evidence — a textbook case of apophenia, or pattern-finding in noise.
- Koepp's public laugh-off is unlikely to kill the theory; debunking often backfires by amplifying the very claim it refutes.