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The redirect Conspiracism to this article has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 December 8 § Conspiracism until a consensus is reached. 67.209.128.24 (talk) 17:12, 8 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Change The resulting anti-vaccine movement has been promoted by a number of prominent persons including Rob Schneider,[318] Jim Carrey[319] and former US President Donald Trump,[320][321] to The resulting anti-vaccine movement has been promoted by a number of prominent persons including Rob Schneider,[318] Jim Carrey[319], former US President Donald Trump,[320][321] and Robert F. Kennedy, selected by Donald Trump to lead the US Department of Health and Human Services. Hanzee1 (talk) 13:38, 3 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Why? Slatersteven (talk) 13:55, 3 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
It needs sourcing (which exists in spades at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.), but I think it's very WP:DUE to include the fact that the incoming head of the DHS is among those promoting anti-vaccine beliefs, and he's certainly a prominent figure. I'm gonna do it. ᛗᛁᛟᛚᚾᛁᚱPants Tell me all about it. 14:49, 3 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]
 Done, though the proposed change was not to this article, but to List of conspiracy theories. See [1]. ᛗᛁᛟᛚᚾᛁᚱPants Tell me all about it. 14:58, 3 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Just a small edit request, on the first sentence of the wiki for 'conspiracy theory'...

A conspiracy theory is an explanation for an event or situation that asserts the existence of a conspiracy (generally by powerful sinister groups, often political in motivation), when other explanations are more probable.

Can it be re-written as

A conspiracy theory is an explanation for an event or situation that asserts the existence of a conspiracy (generally by powerful groups, often political in motivation, and frequently concealed), when alternate explanations are more widely held as true by the general public. Fredderf24 (talk) 22:23, 12 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

This doesn't strike me as an improvement, so I'd oppose such an edit. I'll also note that the current lead sentence of the article is the result of a well attended RFC (see archive 20/21) and is the result of a lot of discussion by a lot of different people, and it should not be rewritten lightly - I doubt anyone wants to kick that process off again. MrOllie (talk) 22:30, 12 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]
when alternate explanations are more widely held as true by the general public <--- Not what our cited sources say, so no, it's not an improvement. - LuckyLouie (talk) 22:40, 12 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]