Conspiracy theory

A conspiracy theory was a type of explanation for an event that alleged a group of people or conspirators were responsible for the event in question. These theories often went against mainstream belief. People who followed conspiracy theories were called conspiracy theorists (PROSE: ) and conspiracy wing-nuts. (PROSE: )
== History ==
By 2005, Clive Finch found records of the Doctor in conspiracy theories. (TV: ) rewboss, a reader of Clive's website, wasn't sure if Clive was a conspiracy theorist. (PROSE: )
In an interview hosted by Mickey for his website in early 2006, Henry Van Statten stated that people like himself and Mickey were called many names, such as collectors, afficionados, Bug-Huggers, and conspiracy wing-nuts. (PROSE: )
When Major Jenny Maguire asked if it would be to insert misinformation onto the UNIT website as opposed to changing the passwords following the discovery that Mickey Smith was using www.whoisdoctorwho.co.uk to release sensitive information in 2006, Sergeant A. Frederick told her, scoldingingly, that she "[didn't have] time to knock up a load of fake conspiracy theories and fudged reports about aliens". (PROSE: )
Donna Noble investigated Adipose Industries after finding conspiracy theories regarding it on the internet. (TV: )