According to USDirect, chemtrails were the most searched for conspiracy theory in Idaho (and four other states) last year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USDirect is an authorized retailer for DIRECTV. On February 9, 2017 I blogged about More lame marketing from DIRECTV (my getting a phony holiday greeting card). On April 9, 2021 the USDirect web site has an article (or blog post) titled Every State’s Most-Searched Conspiracy Theory. Of course, the web site for the conspiracy-friendly late-night Coast to Coast AM radio show has an article  by Tim Burnall about it on April 21, 2021 titled Study determines most-searched conspiracy theory for each state. Eventually on April 16, 2021 Michael Deeds even wrote about it in the Idaho Statesman.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As is shown above via a bar chart, the New World Order was most commonly searched for – in 27 states. Chemtrails, Flat Earth, and New Coke all were the most searched conspiracy in five states each. Black Helicopters were most searched in another four states, and Lizard People were in two states. One state each had the Deepwater Horizon, the Moon Landing Was Fake, and that Tupac Is Alive.

 

Most searched for just means most looked at, and does not mean most believed. On March 7, 2015 I blogged about Is that Top Ten list from a real survey or just a glorified stack of web searches? And on June 27, 2020 I blogged about Contrails or chemtrails?

 

Ohio is an excellent example. Neil Armstrong, the first person to walk on the moon, was born and grew up there. Most Ohioans likely think Neil really was on the moon. At Space.com on July 19, 2019 there is an article by Elizabeth Howell titled Moon-landing hoax still lives on, 50 years after Apollo 11. But why?

    

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