Conspiracy theory
A conspiracy theory was a type of explanation for an event that alleged a group of people or conspirators were responsible for the event in question. These theories often went against mainstream belief. People who followed conspiracy theories were called conspiracy theorists (PROSE: Have You Seen This Man? [+]Loading...{"writer":"Andrew Bossom","1":"Have You Seen This Man? (short story)"}) and conspiracy wing-nuts. (PROSE: Henry Van Statten [+]Loading...["Henry Van Statten (short story)"])
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By 2005, Clive Finch found records of the Doctor in conspiracy theories. (TV: Rose [+]Loading...["Rose (TV story)"]) rewboss, a reader of Clive's website, wasn't sure if Clive was a conspiracy theorist. (PROSE: Have You Seen This Man? [+]Loading...{"writer":"Andrew Bossom","1":"Have You Seen This Man? (short story)"})
In an interview hosted by Mickey for his website in early 2006, Henry Van Statten stated that people like himself and Mickey were called many names, such as collectors, afficionados, Bug-Huggers, and conspiracy wing-nuts. (PROSE: Henry Van Statten [+]Loading...["Henry Van Statten (short story)"])
When Major Jenny Maguire asked if it would be to insert misinformation onto the UNIT website as opposed to changing the passwords following the discovery that Mickey Smith was using www.whoisdoctorwho.co.uk to release sensitive information in 2006, Sergeant A. Frederick told her, scoldingingly, that she "[didn't have] time to knock up a load of fake conspiracy theories and fudged reports about aliens". (PROSE: Rose Tyler [+]Loading...["Rose Tyler (short story)"])
Donna Noble investigated Adipose Industries after finding conspiracy theories regarding it on the internet. (TV: Partners in Crime [+]Loading...["Partners in Crime (TV story)"])
