Trump faces surge of conspiracy theories over WHCD shooting - MSN
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Every crisis now spawns instant conspiracy theories — the WHCD shooting shows how reflexive distrust of power turns random violence into alleged orchestration before facts are even in.
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Theory Briefing
- The April White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting triggered a wave of online conspiracy theories alleging the attack was staged or politically engineered.
- Conspiracy thinking thrives on proportionality bias — people struggle to accept that small causes can produce large, chaotic events.
- Trump's presence in the political atmosphere amplifies distrust, making every incident a lightning rod for coordinated disinformation narratives.