Conspiracy Theories Run Wild After Twin Falls Shooting - News Radio 1310 KLIX
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A Twin Falls shooting is spawning loud social-media conspiracy theories — why do a few loud voices make a fringe belief feel like a crowd?
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Theory Briefing
- A small number of people spreading Twin Falls shooting theories are generating outsized noise on social media, making the fringe feel mainstream.
- The gap between how many people actually hold a belief and how visible it appears online can distort public perception of consensus.
- Conspiracy theories around violent local incidents tend to fill information vacuums when official details are slow or scarce.
- Social media amplification means even a handful of vocal accounts can dominate the narrative around a breaking local story.