Why Education Won’t Stop Conspiracy Theories – OpEd

Conspiracy theories like QAnon are outlandish, dangerous, and often absurd. So why do people believe them?

Some say it’s a lack of education. “They can do QAnon, or they can do college-educated voters,” Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY) said about Republicans. “They cannot do both.”

I disagree. As Osita Nwanevu...