A conspiracy theory led an armed man to go into a pizzeria in Washington D.C. and refuse to leave until he was satisfied with his "investigation."4 A conspiracy theory led to cell phone towers being set on fire.5 The intersection of conspiratorial thinking and pseudoscience has given us the anti-vaccination movement, which is responsible for the resurgence of measles in the U.S.6 These examples are merely a few, but I could go on and on.
Umbono wozungu waholela indoda ehlomile ukuba iye epanini le-pizzeria eWashington DC futhi yenqabe ukuhamba ize yaneliswe "ngophenyo" lwayo.4 Umbono wetulo uholele ekutheni kushiswe imibhoshongo yamaselula.5 Impambana yezindlela zokucabanga uzungu kanye i-pseudoscience usinikeze inhlangano elwa nokugoma, ebhekene nokuvuka kwesimungumungwane e-US6 Lezi zibonelo zimbalwa, kepha ngingaqhubeka ngiqhubeke.