Conspiracy Theories: Fact vs Fiction
Like Duolingo, but for Conspiracy Theories: Fact vs Fiction. Tomo turns the whole topic into a game you play five minutes a day, until it actually sticks.
For the part of you with thirty open tabs that never became anything.
54 levels across 4 sections, about 108 minutes end to end, roughly 22 days at five minutes a day. It moves through The Basics of Secrets, How Our Brains Trick Us, Spotting the Red Flags, and Becoming a Truth Seeker. It starts from scratch.
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Key ideas in Conspiracy Theories: Fact vs Fiction
- A secret plot or hidden plan
- A group of powerful actors (conspirators)
- Intentionality behind an event
- A conspiracy is a proven or real-world criminal act
- A conspiracy theory is an unverified explanation or hypothesis
- Conspiracy theories prioritize intentionality over randomness
- Standard accounts allow for institutional failure or chance
- Identify the three core elements that define a conspiracy theory
- Conspiracy theories reject the idea of randomness
- Contrast conspiracy theories with standard historical or scientific explanations
- They assume every event is planned by a specific group
- Distinguish between a conspiracy and a conspiracy theory
- Verify the role of 'agency' in conspiracy thinking
- Conspirators are perceived as a small, powerful elite
- Core elements of a conspiracy theory
- The actions must be hidden from the public eye
You've tried the other tabs
Thirty open tabs. Four facts you actually kept.
You watched. You nodded. By Sunday it was gone.
One answer, then back to scrolling.
Eight weeks. You meant to finish. You didn't.
Tomo gives Conspiracy Theories: Fact vs Fiction the Duolingo treatment: levels, streaks, and quick quizzes that test what you just learned. That game loop is what the tabs above never had, so it's the one you actually finish.
Here's what playing it feels like
A real question from this course. Take your best guess.
Who is typically at the center of a classic conspiracy theory?
Get it right to open this lesson and 53 more in the app.
Where Conspiracy Theories: Fact vs Fiction takes you
Learn why our brains love a good mystery and how to tell the difference between a real secret and a tall tale. Discover the tools you need to spot misinformation and think like a detective.
- 1
The Basics of Secrets
- What is a Conspiracy Theory?
- Real Secrets from History
- Why We Want to Believe
- The Power of a Good Story
- 2
How Our Brains Trick Us
- Seeing Patterns Where None Exist
- Looking for Information We Already Like
- The Need to Feel Special
- Fear and How it Spreads
- The Comfort of Simple Answers
- Us Versus Them Thinking
- 3
Spotting the Red Flags
- The Problem with 'Just Asking Questions'
- How Evidence is Twisted
- The Role of the Internet
- 4
Becoming a Truth Seeker
- Checking Your Sources
- The Science of Proving Things Wrong
- How to Talk to a Believer
- Staying Smart in a Digital World
- The Value of Healthy Doubt
4 sections · 18 units · 54 levels. Built to play, not to enroll.
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