Conspiracy theories proliferate when media-govt complex loses trust among the people. A good govt would react by addressing this lack of trust and taking responsibility for it; a bad govt. tries to browbeat and attack its own people, cut off their ability to communicate
The biggest reason “conspiracy theories” proliferate is because people are watching the corporate media ignore - IN REAL TIME - the Harvey Weinstein of the Lincoln Project.
Co-founder John Weaver preyed on young men for decades, but CNN / NYT / WaPo won’t cover it.