Talk:Conspiracy theory
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Semi-protected edit request
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)
- 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)
- Template:Tq <--- Not what our cited sources say, so no, it's not an improvement. - LuckyLouie (talk) 22:40, 12 March 2025 (UTC)