I spent the last week doing a deep dive into 'The Great Reset' after @PierrePoilievre tweeted #StopTheGreatReset. The idea started at the WEF -- but in the months since, some conspiratorially-minded circles have (baselessly) decided the policy proposal is a nefarious, evil plot.
https://twitter.com/atRachelGilmore/status/1331958606250565633
The conspiracy did grow from a grain of truth. The WEF’s “Great Reset” does seek to reimagine society in a way that tackles major issues like climate change and global poverty — a plan endorsed by world leaders and royalty, individuals who could be described as “elites.”
But it loses its grip on reality when it weaves in accusations of non-existent plans to impose socialism, allegations of nefarious plots to take away individual rights to benefit a wealthy elite, and baseless theories that the COVID pandemic was planned to achieve those ends.
This story digs into the conspiracy theory's origins, how @JustinTrudeau briefly held a starring role in the baseless theory, and how experts say that politicians using the same language can inadvertently add fuel to the fire.
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