Conspiracy Theories

In the 17th Century the author Jonathan Swift wrote: “Falsehood flies, and the truth comes limping after it.” In the year 2020 it is apparent falsehood flies as fast as ever in our own, supposedly scientific times. A survey by the Pew Research Center found that a quarter of U.S. adults believe that there's at least some truth to a conspiracy theory that the coronavirus pandemic was intentionally started. Others allege that the outbreak isn't as bad as reported, that a quarter-million Americans haven't died. Official narratives and figures are questioned. The confusion that seems infectious has real and serious consequences. For this weeks episode my guest is Thomas Bowman, a partner with Resolute Strategy, a full-service strategic consulting firm in Richmond Virginia who has been studying covid19 and the conspiracies since March of 2o2o. We chat about how his company got started in debunking the conspiracies and where they originate. We also chat about the funniest ones he has covered in his TikTok account Resolutstrat.