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UFO believer Ashton Forbes falls for $3k scam with fake evidence (www.youtube.com)
submitted 10 months ago by Lemminary@lemmy.world to c/videos@lemmy.world
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Ashton Forbes, a healthcare IT consultant turned UFO/UAP proponent, gained attention for promoting videos claiming Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared due to alien interference, despite evidence debunking the footage. Later, Forbes fell victim to a $3,000 scam involving fake evidence supporting his beliefs, but continued to assert a conspiracy against him.

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[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 53 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I think it is funny, cospiracy nuts allways claim to have and open mind, but they tend to be increadibly close minded when talking about facts.

[–] DigitalTraveler42@lemmy.world 31 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Back on r/conspiracy it was always interesting how many of them were also okay with Nazis and sources like The Daily Stormer, it was no surprise when that sub basically became the second r/the_donald.

[–] novibe@lemmy.ml 13 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I honestly feel that was some sort of psyop…. That sub changed so quick to being basically an altright cesspool. Many “conspiracy” or related subs did that around the same time in fact. This seems like… a conspiracy.

[–] DigitalTraveler42@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I mean if you believe the Ruzzian election interference angle, because that view on the 2016 election has shown evidence of being so much more than just Ruzzia participating, you would absolutely see that it was basically a psyop, they flooded Reddit, and the rest of social media, with conspiracies, disinformation, and propaganda, and we've been all fucked up ever since, now I and many Americans have family we can't even talk to because they've lost their fucking minds and want Donald Trump to become America's dictator.

It was definitely a conspiracy, and a psyop, yet all of the conspiracy theorists in their blind biases will hold their ears and close their eyes and blame Killery Clinton and the Jews for it.

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago

I wish they could attach themselves to a good conspiracy theory like this one.

[–] ThrowawayPermanente@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

That's just a False-Flag Narrative spread by the Left to obscure the Truth

[–] fsxylo@sh.itjust.works 21 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Conspiracy nuts are verifiably one of the easiest groups to manipulate. You convince them you are one of them and you can make them do/believe anything you want. Just say it with a straight face and they'll make it a core belief they'll die for.