Pons_Aelius , 10 months ago

Same with the modern "The earth is flat" bullshit. It started as a 4chan troll in the early '00s.

All are a weird corollary of Poe's Law:

without a clear indicator of the author's intent, any parodic or sarcastic expression of extreme views can be mistaken by some readers for a sincere expression of those views.

Pons_Aelius's Corollary to Poe's Law

If you post a joke conspiracy theory, some idiot will believe it.