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Another conspiracy theorist has been successfully sued.

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Lovebirdshatecats · 12/11/2024 13:31

Survivor of the Manchester Arena attack successfully sued a conspiracy theorist who claimed the attack was a hoax. Richard D Hall sells books promoting various conspiracy theories
These people are money off the misery of others. He said the attack was staged.

Bbc news just reported.

Maybe more court cases like this are needed. Why should these people make claims like that and profit from selling their conspiracy theory books etc.

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Lovebirdshatecats · 12/11/2024 14:04

MobilityCat · 12/11/2024 13:50

It’s disturbing when conspiracy theorists exploit tragedies, profiting from the trauma and suffering of others. In the case of Richard D. Hall, spreading false claims that the Manchester Arena attack was staged not only disrespects the victims and survivors but also adds to their emotional burden by undermining their experience. This lawsuit is should be a significant step toward holding people accountable for spreading harmful misinformation, especially when it targets vulnerable people and benefits financially from their pain.

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I hope so. The fact that these conspiracy theorists like Richard D Hall just make a claim and people buy into it so easily is awful. The poor victims have enough to deal with without a grifter cashing in on their ordeal. I hope other victims of Manchester also sue him.

Hit conspiracy theorists where it hurts them, their bank balance.

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username358 · 12/11/2024 13:56

DemonicCaveMaggot · 12/11/2024 13:54

It's the lack of common sense that gets me. Like the people who say the Sandy Hook massacre was faked.

It would mean that not only were all the people hired as actors have to keep the secret it was faked, but also every reporter, all the police, the medical examiners, and all their administrators, the entire extended families of 26 children and adults together with their neighbours, all the ambulance and hospital staff, the entire school district administration. Thousands of people keeping the secret that it was faked for years and years not one of them saying a word. That is ridiculous.

A lot of this is about a complete and utter lack of common sense. Conversely we've never lived in a time when more information was available to us yet people don't bother to fact check.

DemonicCaveMaggot · 12/11/2024 13:54

It's the lack of common sense that gets me. Like the people who say the Sandy Hook massacre was faked.

It would mean that not only were all the people hired as actors have to keep the secret it was faked, but also every reporter, all the police, the medical examiners, and all their administrators, the entire extended families of 26 children and adults together with their neighbours, all the ambulance and hospital staff, the entire school district administration. Thousands of people keeping the secret that it was faked for years and years not one of them saying a word. That is ridiculous.

RadioBamboo · 12/11/2024 13:51

RadioBamboo · 12/11/2024 13:50

People have always been pretty stupid, but it's the unconstrained ability to post any old shit online and reach a huge audience. Previously entry barriers meant that power was only available to the responsible press (and even the Daily Mail looks responsible compared to what gets published in the non-"legacy" news media).

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(Although I'm afraid my theory cannot explain Brexit - that was just unadulterated stupidity.)

RadioBamboo · 12/11/2024 13:50

username358 · 12/11/2024 13:44

Have people always been this gullible or is it the dumbing down of education? Why do so many people unquestionally believe things?

People have always been pretty stupid, but it's the unconstrained ability to post any old shit online and reach a huge audience. Previously entry barriers meant that power was only available to the responsible press (and even the Daily Mail looks responsible compared to what gets published in the non-"legacy" news media).

MobilityCat · 12/11/2024 13:50

Lovebirdshatecats · 12/11/2024 13:31

Survivor of the Manchester Arena attack successfully sued a conspiracy theorist who claimed the attack was a hoax. Richard D Hall sells books promoting various conspiracy theories
These people are money off the misery of others. He said the attack was staged.

Bbc news just reported.

Maybe more court cases like this are needed. Why should these people make claims like that and profit from selling their conspiracy theory books etc.

It’s disturbing when conspiracy theorists exploit tragedies, profiting from the trauma and suffering of others. In the case of Richard D. Hall, spreading false claims that the Manchester Arena attack was staged not only disrespects the victims and survivors but also adds to their emotional burden by undermining their experience. This lawsuit is should be a significant step toward holding people accountable for spreading harmful misinformation, especially when it targets vulnerable people and benefits financially from their pain.

username358 · 12/11/2024 13:49

ChoccieCornflake · 12/11/2024 13:46

Are you agreeing with the conspiracy theorists, or wondering why people believe conspiracy theories?

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I'm wondering why people believe anything they get told. Look at Brexit, pure fabrication. Look at Trump, spouting utter tripe. People going on about 'deep state' and other shite.

I don't remember people being so stupid.

ChoccieCornflake · 12/11/2024 13:46

username358 · 12/11/2024 13:44

Have people always been this gullible or is it the dumbing down of education? Why do so many people unquestionally believe things?

Are you agreeing with the conspiracy theorists, or wondering why people believe conspiracy theories?

username358 · 12/11/2024 13:44

Have people always been this gullible or is it the dumbing down of education? Why do so many people unquestionally believe things?

Allfur · 12/11/2024 13:42

Great news

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Lovebirdshatecats · 12/11/2024 13:36

Some people seem to buy into all types of conspiracy theory and people like Richard D Hall exploit the gullible as well as troll the victims by calling them liars. Vile people profiting on the misery of others.

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Lovebirdshatecats · 12/11/2024 13:34

He targeted victims of attacks.

Martin the victim says sueing him helps bring down the incidents of trolls who follow these conspiracy theorists and troll victims. Awful that victims have to put up with that after such an horrendous attack.

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