no, you're right. it's exactly the way they whip their people into place. i was talking to one yesterday, and even if i pointed out the in-existence of any evidence, i was still a conspiracy theorist just because it said CNN so it must be true.

the moment i said fake news he responded with you only say fake news because it doesn't fit the narrative. i asked him to show me evidence, he showed me the exact same cnn article. it was comical. i was taken back tbqh -- didn't go into any more detail, since his wife is my wife's friend and they were chatting.