July 2016 PMID 26812482

On the Viability of Conspiratorial Beliefs.

David Robert Grimes

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The group shows a strong consensus that mathematical models demonstrated in the publication effectively undermine the plausibility of large conspiracies, as evidenced by phrases like 'mathematically impossible' and references to specific studies. The tone is analytical and often skeptical, with examples like moon landings and UFO secrets illustrating how extensive involvement makes conspiracies inherently unsustainable, which reinforces the article's core message.

AgreementModerate agreement

Most discussions acknowledge the scientific and mathematical basis presented in the publication, supporting the conclusion that large conspiracies are unlikely to succeed.

InterestHigh interest

Posts demonstrate high curiosity, referencing specific models, statistical analyses, and debates about conspiracy theories, showing active engagement in the topic.

EngagementModerate engagement

Participants refer to concrete examples such as moon landings, UFO leak secrets, and government cover-ups, indicating substantive discussions rather than superficial responses.

ImpactModerate impact

The discourse influences perceptions by emphasizing the mathematical improbability of large conspiracies, thereby shaping critical thinking about such beliefs.

Abstract in brief

  • Conspiratorial ideation refers to the inclination of individuals to believe that events are secretly manipulated by hidden groups, often leading to widespread acceptance of false narratives.
  • The paper presents a mathematical model to assess the success and failure probabilities of conspiracies over time, drawing on historical scandals to estimate influencing factors.
  • Simulations show that large conspiracies, particularly those with over 1000 participants, are likely to fail quickly, highlighting the challenges of maintaining secrecy and offering insights for countering harmful anti-science narratives.

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Shahram
@shzmortazavi · X

7 این نمونه‌ها و البته معادله‌ی گریمز مؤید این واقعیت است که هرچند توطئه‌ها و پنهان‌کاری‌های وسیعی در جهان اتفاق می‌افتد، اما هیچ‌کدام از آن‌ها نمی‌توانند زمان زیادی دوام بیاورند. منبع :

Sep 22, 2021 · 64 likes · 3,646 followers View post →
Pascal Wagner-Egger
@wagneregger · X

Concernant les complots, contrairement aux autres croyances, l'absence de preuve avec le temps devient de plus en plus probablement une preuve de l'absence : https://t.co/c4oXzufGdH https://t.co/H8b0PVk0Rv

Jul 14, 2025 · 16 likes · 1 share · 1,782 followers View post →
DavidBrin
@DavidBrin · X

An interesting read on why so many are persuaded by conspiracies: On the Viability of Conspiratorial Beliefs, by @drg1985 https://t.co/SANhFk030e

Oct 25, 2021 · 10 likes · 2 shares · 38,515 followers View post →
Josh Guetzkow
@joshg99 · X

@EduEngineer @Kevin_McKernan @_DaCon @jjcouey Military secrets can and are kept under wraps for as long as necessary. A paper published a few yrs ago showing large scale conspiracies were doomed to failure was an absolute joke written by a paragon of useful idiocy. https://t.co/Ix0WZfoLZ7

Apr 8, 2023 · 9 likes · 1 share · 20,932 followers View post →
Edward Nirenberg
@ENirenberg · X

@thereal_truther A favorite: https://t.co/Rf7ERRJcaL

Jan 12, 2024 · 6 likes · 1 share · 33,528 followers View post →
Jon Guy (Stage 1 Turbo Answers)
@SkepticJonGuy · X

Picture for the blocked “my brain is infinitely superior to yours” After this math *genius* can’t respond to…math

Apr 20, 2024 · 5 likes · 1,509 followers View post →

All mentions

John O'Hagan
@johnmohagan · X

@Spekul8tor @Peter_Fitz "climate hoax" LOL https://t.co/tcGtkN8PBA

Sep 26, 2025 · 2 likes · 269 followers View post →
Vivien
@VivienMe · X

@marcomackill @Oliviersanstom @bibinhafc @Damien75Thorn @lonnibesancon https://t.co/4URhMnDmoR source. Et ce n' est pas un truc du système étatique compagnie.

Sep 7, 2025 · 2 likes · 663 followers View post →
Grok
@grok · X

@d1b @kulchytsky Стаття Девіда Роберта Ґраймза "On the Viability of Conspiratorial Beliefs" (PLOS ONE, січень 2016) моделює ймовірність розкриття змов залежно від кількості учасників. Використовуючи історичні приклади (як PRISM NSA), автор розраховує, що великі змови (>1000 осіб) розкриваються за

Sep 6, 2025 · 6,426,326 followers View post →
Dmytro
@d1b · X

@kulchytsky @grok, розкажи про що "On the Viability of Conspiratorial Beliefs" by David Robert Grimes, published in PLOS ONE in January 2016

Sep 6, 2025 · 698 followers View post →
Scott Martinez
@1RationalMan · X

@ShawnRyanShow https://t.co/VvQFWMPduI

Aug 8, 2025 · 358 followers View post →
TOM (SAWYER)
@bibinhafc · X

RT @wagneregger: Concernant les complots, contrairement aux autres croyances, l'absence de preuve avec le temps devient de plus en plus pro…

Jul 14, 2025 · 1 share · 1,228 followers View post →
Pascal Wagner-Egger
@wagneregger · X

Concernant les complots, contrairement aux autres croyances, l'absence de preuve avec le temps devient de plus en plus probablement une preuve de l'absence : https://t.co/c4oXzufGdH https://t.co/H8b0PVk0Rv

Jul 14, 2025 · 16 likes · 1 share · 1,782 followers View post →
A2C - Youth Drama
@ACT2CAM · X

@PymPurnell Eventually. Just like conspiracies are usually exposed. You'll like this one: https://t.co/jxtTyC8Y8i

Jun 8, 2025 · 8,987 followers View post →
Alf Eatcat
@EatcatAlf · X

@Cach_cash22 @gioval87 @ManFlo59 @BrochuBruno @BlackBondPtv Oui, tout à fait. Il existe une étude qui propose un modèle mathématique établissant un lien entre le nombre de personnes impliquées dans un complot et le temps qu’il faudrait pour que ce complot soit révélé. Si je me trompe pas ⬇️ https://t.co/cFT1TNNKg9

Jun 3, 2025 · 1 like · 257 followers View post →
QP
@queen_pepe · X

Grimes, D. R. (2016). On the Viability of Conspiratorial Beliefs. PLOS ONE, 11(1), e0147905.

Jun 1, 2025 · 2,255 followers View post →
bebe Tuc
@staycbearr · X

@114_99tm Tem uma fórmula para determinar plausibilidade de conspirações baseadas no tempo estimado do início, pessoas envolvidas e probabilidade de algum vazamento de provas cabais. Isso tudo explicado no artigo: https://t.co/YR55B9dHk3

May 27, 2025 · 78 followers View post →
A2C - Youth Drama
@ACT2CAM · X

@MattMarmoset @AngloColons @RupertLowe10 Here's somethig on conspiracies you might like, truth seeka https://t.co/jxtTyC8Y8i

May 16, 2025 · 8,987 followers View post →
earlFfarrell
@earlF_Farrel · X

@Claudio92436691 Según On the Viability of Conspiratorial Beliefs (Grimes, 2016), una conspiración así con miles de personas habría sido filtrada en menos de 4 años. La estadística no miente, pero las teorías sí.

May 15, 2025 · 3 followers View post →
FearMerchant
@fearmerchant · X

@cremieuxrecueil And such a conspiracy would unravel quickly. Corporations are filled with too many people to keep that sort of secret. The math nerds have already weighed in on this subject. https://t.co/PFp0bnPioB

May 8, 2025 · 1,093 followers View post →
Frëè F
@3HA_K · X

@Manoul @mashirenko7 Сорри, математика говорит, что сторонники теорий заговора не правы, а ты пытаешься с помощью демагогии не убедить меня, что ты прав, а убедить, что я не прав, предполагая какие-то "неведомые" нефальсифицируемые допущения. Так не работает, см. вот Граймса https://t.co/765RFzhy7Z

May 6, 2025 · 1 like · 1,051 followers View post →
A2C - Youth Drama
@ACT2CAM · X

@greg_ashman We know that conspiracies exist, because we've seen them exposed. We know that the government lies to us, to control us, but are never sure how at the time, o to what extent. I find this paper sheds some very useful light on the matter. https://t.co/jxtTyC8Y8i

Apr 15, 2025 · 8,987 followers View post →
A2C - Youth Drama
@ACT2CAM · X

@Bobstain_88 @b_z_p1 Oh, deepity! Time does blow conspiracies. As does the number of people involved in the cover-up. https://t.co/jxtTyC8Y8i

Apr 12, 2025 · 8,987 followers View post →
David Keenan
@fitobj · X

On The Viability Of Conspiratorial Beliefs... https://t.co/UOOMXM21Hy ...  https://t.co/SRTdN4S5Eq

Apr 9, 2025 · 3,678 followers View post →
David Mongan
@LawyerDave1 · X

@Mini1776 @MALGIS31 @carldemaio "many cases that are not known" You mean those that exist only in your mind? A massive conspiracy to create fake voters.. that's a complete secret?? People who are as stupid as you REQUIRE anonymity. https://t.co/Kw4E8ipOpi

Mar 15, 2025 · 1,467 followers View post →
Andron Ocean
@AndronOcean · X

@WeiZhangAtmos There's a paper, "On the viability of conspiratorial beliefs", where the author proposed a probability model for how long a conspiracy could survive, based on data from actual conspiracies: https://t.co/o40i8HpjkZ If he was right, the lifespan of this one would be a few years.

Feb 25, 2025 · 290 followers View post →
Aoshiroaka Furanzu
@aoshiroakafr · X

@Krieger66362259 Aucun temoignage ni preuves pour un complot qui engage beaucoup de personnes et depuis 80 ans! La rationalité des complotistes est nulle https://t.co/Jxd3RAdr4v https://t.co/7RCB2XWheK

Feb 24, 2025 · 1 like · 4 followers View post →
Pedro
@uapdog · X

The #UFO "crash retrieval" secret leaked in the 80s (Roswell 1978 + Lazar 1989). The secret persisted because of an psychologically engineered "giggle factor" created by the CIA. So by that time, how many people had been involved in the program? 350? 400? https://t.co/CLhrKjrMkV https://t.co/cUreGNXFAS

Jan 24, 2025 · 1 like · 1,706 followers View post →
Scott Martinez
@1RationalMan · X

@TheRISEofROD https://t.co/VvQFWMPduI

Jan 15, 2025 · 358 followers View post →
Edward Conway
@EdConwayNZ · X

@TrendyNow1 @Glenfid9 @LiveFromBrexit @BillyZigouras Have you ever heard the phrase "3 people can keep a secret, only if 2 of them are dead"? there is actually a mathematical formula for how long a secret can be kept based on the number of people who know about it. https://t.co/yoxzfScBbd

Dec 27, 2024 · 74 followers View post →
mesonparticle
@mesonparticle · X

@fidelispatre And you’re right regarding whistleblowers. Here’s a peer-reviewed study on that : https://t.co/RQDCqkngnp

Dec 24, 2024 · 1,120 followers View post →
mesonparticle
@mesonparticle · X

@davidsalt2001 @MichaMWitkowsk1 @onebigmonkey @NASAhistory For Apollo, the evidence points overwhelmingly to success, not a hoax. Here’s the peer-reviewed paper https://t.co/RQDCqkngnp

Dec 23, 2024 · 1 like · 1,120 followers View post →
Nehril Is'O'ruz
@NehrilO · X

@W4rtagLyon69FR @MaximeC26830907 @Fax1Fax @silvano_trotta Et on a des modélisations mathématiques de cette question :https://t.co/PJeZPASes0 Je précise que c'est loin d'être parfait et mérité d'être corrigé, mais c'est déjà une piste

Dec 14, 2024 · 152 followers View post →
Teddy von Bär
@teddyvonbaer · X

@JonaSalKupper https://t.co/2X0cpdVpwD Aber die Geschwindigkeit, mit der das Geheimnis gelüftet wurde, ist erstaunlich, wenn man die Forschung zu diesem Thema zusammenfasst..

Nov 16, 2024 · 544 followers View post →
John O'Hagan
@johnmohagan · X

@esrtweet You need to read this https://t.co/tcGtkN8PBA

Nov 14, 2024 · 269 followers View post →
mesonparticle
@mesonparticle · X

@Bob100Smith @AbsoluteGnosis @Know_More_News Indeed! https://t.co/lTRXTWG54t

Nov 8, 2024 · 1,120 followers View post →
Pascal Wagner-Egger
@wagneregger · X

@astropierre https://t.co/H8b0PVk0Rv

Nov 6, 2024 · 1 like · 1,782 followers View post →
Hachi
@ThinkyTexan · X

@realshocks @Caperloo5 @jeffsmith0000 @JimlikesBB @VinceGottalotta @Wantmy2dollars_ @JenCages @TraitortR @TreatHunterDog @LifeOnMarz7 @Silver_Strike @alshadowdancer @scottstocker4 @Bruh888888888 @CivilLost @FlattieLoverDeb @NatashaForTrump @deathbyorcas @MucusMucous1 @theProgEqualist @KirchoffSh62598 @MolaRamLinux @AIUnbreaded @Budleo_Morgan @bubba6186422393 @medwoman1 @randomizer88996 @DNAIntelligence @8BrianVogel4 @whagyjr @_Kel_Varnsen_ @cl1ntonserver @eanstrainserver @redkingdom986 @Synyster63 @TomSmit74870120 @laneisrad @Mary95342400 @RepublicanRehab @itisjustmebabe @TeekeeMon @FifthDonkey @_CapitalOffense @Sinner_Lilith @Karlton111 @isthishell25 @Krispi_Largo @MichalYouDoing @cbeckj @zum_Gipfel Your feelings vs science... https://t.co/JRMuIMEZcB

Oct 19, 2024 · 1 like · 1,118 followers View post →
Seve Blaenhaughr
@seveblaenhaugr · X

@BillboardChris People mustn't have seen this study. More people in on the secret, the quicker it's exposed. https://t.co/Ppwmq9FNJ4

Oct 9, 2024 · 270 followers View post →
Barry
@TheGrandBlooms · X

There's this equation you can use to see how likely a conspiracy/secret is to be revealed based on how many people are 'in' on it and how much time has passed: https://t.co/TeI2VskUj8 https://t.co/8T5Hjr9VSc

Oct 1, 2024 · 4 likes · 2,573 followers View post →
Hachi
@ThinkyTexan · X

@FifthDonkey @CivilLost @cl1ntonserver @medwoman1 @DNAIntelligence @randomizer88996 @alshadowdancer @Wantmy2dollars_ @jeffsmith0000 @Synyster63 @LifeOnMarz7 @NatashaForTrump @TraitortR @TreatHunterDog @cbeckj @Bruh888888888 @_Kel_Varnsen_ @JenCages @Sinner_Lilith @itisjustmebabe @theProgEqualist @wildbillhkhk @zum_Gipfel @JimlikesBB @8BrianVogel4 @LatePaco @whagyjr @DiveEric @Krispi_Largo @NewfMom29 @txradioguy @MucusMucous1 @Budleo_Morgan @RandoThingies @phviking76 @SpaceWad @greatimp @TroubleReborn @VinceGottalotta @MolaRamLinux @scottstocker4 @nowherelsebuth @odktiger @Silver_Strike @ChubbsNShooter @TeekeeMon @skeeduu @ziggystard0gg1 @Karlton111 While interesting, I like this one better. It seems to "tie the whole room together" given our current range of topics... https://t.co/JRMuIMEZcB

Sep 30, 2024 · 1 like · 1,118 followers View post →
Scott Martinez
@1RationalMan · X

@ReelJustinLewis Quite literally impossible to fake. Just by mathematical odds. https://t.co/VvQFWMOFFa

Sep 29, 2024 · 358 followers View post →
Scott Martinez
@1RationalMan · X

On the Viability of Conspiratorial Beliefs | PLOS ONE https://t.co/VvQFWMPduI

Sep 25, 2024 · 358 followers View post →
Scott Martinez
@1RationalMan · X

@IamGrief @AgoristN Something like the holocaust would quite literally be impossible to fake. I have a daughter, and if I was him, I would have done exactly as him. https://t.co/VvQFWMOFFa

Sep 25, 2024 · 358 followers View post →
Eyon Butterworth
@EyonB · X

@RichGra11892932 @deezynutz69 Yeah not to mention the tens of thousands of people who watched the lift offs. The astronomers that witnessed the mid-course burns, the ham radio operators who listened in on communications and much more https://t.co/zvzj1QevIz

Sep 24, 2024 · 629 followers View post →
Helmuit Scarapucci
@helmuit · X

@obxsoldier @RobotPolisher It is statistically impossible that the moon landing was faked and covered up. Stop being an idiot. https://t.co/hfYnI5nvKU

Sep 19, 2024 · 2 likes · 246 followers View post →
Thomas Jespersen
@maaloejespersen · X

@TheOfficial1984 https://t.co/oYegc0zl4h

Sep 11, 2024 · 14 followers View post →
AnKo
@anko_979 · X

@FrMatthewLC @BrandyZadrozny This has also been shown mathematically https://t.co/hFaOQ3QGDr

Sep 4, 2024 · 312 followers View post →
Jon Guy (Stage 1 Turbo Answers)
@SkepticJonGuy · X

@xyzfredsmith @BrentLeeSDCIC @RobertKennedyJr @BGatesIsaPyscho And as time goes by and the numbers of conspirators increase, the likelihood of us knowing increases exponentially

Aug 27, 2024 · 2 likes · 1,509 followers View post →
MAT-49 Le fédéraliste
@MFederaliste · X

@OnjobSpeed @MoradELHATTAB1 Pour ce qui est de la probabilité que TOUT LE MONDE soit toujours hyper compétent dans son poste, je pense que l'n peut partir sur le théorème de l'incompétence (théorème de peter). pour le reste : https://t.co/3cuqZGeVzQ

Aug 21, 2024 · 346 followers View post →
Hachi
@ThinkyTexan · X

@Wantmy2dollars_ @Jerry11029355 @jeffsmith0000 @MucusMucous1 @It_Fraze @NewfMom29 @VinceGottalotta @NatashaForTrump @lemmabarkaloo @Sinner_Lilith @oltexmike @_Kel_Varnsen_ @Synyster63 @MolaRamLinux @Bruh888888888 @alshadowdancer @scottstocker4 @nowherelsebuth @odktiger @CivilLost @Silver_Strike @ChubbsNShooter @whagyjr @TeekeeMon @TraitortR @itisjustmebabe @8BrianVogel4 @TreatHunterDog @skeeduu @cbeckj @ziggystard0gg1 @Karlton111 @ZiggystardoggX @ziggystard0g1 @JimlikesBB @Budleo_Morgan @Sofie_Z1 @JenCages @medwoman1 @cl1ntonserver @MurphyYuiko @MistressRedWasp @theProgEqualist @RealDoctorT @_CapitalOffense @Krispi_Largo @harborguy64 @Jetson77 @elmo_slayer "talking points"? Bud, I'm just pointing out that what ya'll believe is nonsense based in pretty much nothing. If you applied this, everything ya'll think is happening would evaporate in a puff of logic. https://t.co/JRMuIMEZcB

Aug 10, 2024 · 1,118 followers View post →
Jon Guy (Stage 1 Turbo Answers)
@SkepticJonGuy · X

@yay_its_james Try looking at it from a skeptic’s perspective https://t.co/AJvQ4M1ylK

Jul 17, 2024 · 1,509 followers View post →
Dr. Dave Venable
@davevenable · X

Just gonna put this here preemptively https://t.co/Rh2YNtd0gp

Jul 13, 2024 · 4 likes · 13,108 followers View post →
Sleve McDichel
@mcdichel · X

@SamSecGuy @LFP58222981 @mirwijn @dr_jon_l Non-dipshits are aware of the mathematical formula that predicts the amount of time a conspiracy can stay secret, based on the number of people involved. Yours would have a shelf-life of a few minutes, if it existed. https://t.co/LNvXpf80pH

Jun 26, 2024 · 2 likes · 26 followers View post →
C4lim3r0
@C4lim3ro · X

@laurent_terre @ZippoJeje Je vous recommande la lecture des travaux de David Robert Grimes. Sur la faisabilité de garder un secret.. secret. https://t.co/McUAqFBFGq

Jun 8, 2024 · 6 followers View post →
SalaManquese
@LovElonMusk · X

@lacreepytv @Ahna_Capri_1977 @McDH_Alcasser @GePuntoPePunto 2) https://t.co/UIpWIAb2ad

May 25, 2024 · 1 like · 73 followers View post →
Atomsk's Sanakan
@AtomsksSanakan · X

@Atlanta50004 @HansMahncke Bye, non-expert conspiracist. https://t.co/UFy44iHLBv [https://t.co/0SVXxn3XXF] https://t.co/6ptBwJfzLK https://t.co/PakC4YRT4s [with: https://t.co/DwUzPe0a7G] https://t.co/eMvQaNqoOQ https://t.co/IjggfceGiH

May 5, 2024 · 3,354 followers View post →
Atomsk's Sanakan
@AtomsksSanakan · X

@_everythingism @gadboit @ban_epp_gofroc @Alpharabius870 @Ayjchan He might be trying to make a point on cascade logic. But that wouldn't work because plenty of lab leak conspiracists engage in cascade logic. https://t.co/PakC4YRT4s [with: https://t.co/DwUzPe0a7G] https://t.co/EC6pHUOMuz https://t.co/eMvQaNqoOQ https://t.co/efy9VScmb8

May 2, 2024 · 1 like · 3,354 followers View post →
長屋 | #RoadToDoomsday #BeF4ntastic
@AlanurusFulgen · X

@Elbelico88 @axl2028 @cituk_tun @arturiano33 @GuillermoMR1138 No le creas a él. https://t.co/1uDXEij4UW Y si sigues teniendo dudas, ve a Google y busca Google Scholar te metes al primer resultado de la busqueda y ahí buscas todo lo que quieras de tratamientos y posibles curas, si buscas en inglés obtienes mejores cosas.

May 1, 2024 · 2 likes · 507 followers View post →
Atomsk's Sanakan
@AtomsksSanakan · X

@_everythingism @ban_epp_gofroc @gadboit @Alpharabius870 @Ayjchan Yup. That's how cascade logic works. See the same thing from other denialists/conspiracists such as AGW denialists, vaccine denialists, etc. https://t.co/PakC4YRT4s [with: https://t.co/DwUzPe0a7G] https://t.co/eMvQaNqoOQ https://t.co/8SsD9vH6ps

May 1, 2024 · 1 like · 3,354 followers View post →
Jon Guy (Stage 1 Turbo Answers)
@SkepticJonGuy · X

@canceledmouse Enjoy your block. And the paper you’re too dumb to respond to https://t.co/AJvQ4M10wc

Apr 20, 2024 · 1,509 followers View post →
Jon Guy (Stage 1 Turbo Answers)
@SkepticJonGuy · X

Picture for the blocked “my brain is infinitely superior to yours” After this math *genius* can’t respond to…math

Apr 20, 2024 · 5 likes · 1,509 followers View post →
Jon Guy (Stage 1 Turbo Answers)
@SkepticJonGuy · X

@canceledmouse @FillmoreWhite @TorySnyc @AllenDMartin @davideyoungmd @VickiCoyle10019 @MissAMD1962 @trillionofcells @higgsri @ChrisJohnsonMD @EdwardDS15 @Roper_Lab @GrouchoMarxis1 @dirk_fasshauer @FUDyou2 @cappsie @mcfunny @PatrickSquirrel @crabb_vicki @CaryDavid722 @Earthdriver @Monstercoyliar @smith_john55 @TMGFlorida @TheCrystalBrian @SkepticalMutant @ScooterScience @RndmStreetMedic @DebraBr81576310 @JordanA8156 @BlueLionBlog @ScotMAGA24 @vstefans @judysimpson222 @TheFrankmanMN @Apotheosis1974 @FrankDElia7 @iXeno @krebiozen @Anymous84861064 @Awithonelison @shallit43 @natedoromal @gavleeham @ToBornin @NewSeasonsSpa @mjtimber2 @Humans_R_Free I love how your argument is so lacking that you’ve reduced yourself to using Shezz and Helen’s nic name for me Keep grasping at fictional straws dipshit And while you’re at, this paper you can’t respond to https://t.co/AJvQ4M10wc

Apr 20, 2024 · 2 likes · 1,509 followers View post →
Jon Guy (Stage 1 Turbo Answers)
@SkepticJonGuy · X

@canceledmouse @TorySnyc @AllenDMartin @davideyoungmd @FillmoreWhite @VickiCoyle10019 @MissAMD1962 @trillionofcells @higgsri @ChrisJohnsonMD @EdwardDS15 @Roper_Lab @GrouchoMarxis1 @dirk_fasshauer @FUDyou2 @cappsie @mcfunny @PatrickSquirrel @crabb_vicki @CaryDavid722 @Earthdriver @Monstercoyliar @smith_john55 @TMGFlorida @TheCrystalBrian @SkepticalMutant @ScooterScience @RndmStreetMedic @DebraBr81576310 @JordanA8156 @BlueLionBlog @ScotMAGA24 @vstefans @judysimpson222 @TheFrankmanMN @Apotheosis1974 @FrankDElia7 @iXeno @krebiozen @Anymous84861064 @Awithonelison @shallit43 @natedoromal @gavleeham @ToBornin @NewSeasonsSpa @mjtimber2 @Humans_R_Free Well, it’s seems you’re a bit more of an idiot than you let on Do tell me, what respected institution is your *work* published through?

Apr 20, 2024 · 3 likes · 1,509 followers View post →
Iamwolf134
@ZWV134 · X

RT @ThinkyTexan: @TheColonel8275 @SolInvictvs2 @lemmabarkaloo @TreatHunterDog @Silver_Strike @JeffJun80346519 @MurphyYuiko @CivilLost @Repu…

Apr 15, 2024 · 1 share · 1,521 followers View post →
Hachi
@ThinkyTexan · X

@TheColonel8275 @SolInvictvs2 @lemmabarkaloo @TreatHunterDog @Silver_Strike @JeffJun80346519 @MurphyYuiko @CivilLost @RepublicanRehab @SariellaForever @1961mcruzer @ZWV134 @Erections24x7 @kpopnquarantine @AggressiveDem @jeffsmith0000 @Bruh888888888 @cbeckj @PBunny000 @LadyOfTheOcean1 @RealDoctorT @TastyMorsel6 @OGApe12 @SeannonMcLeoud @northwest8969 @c_caul @melJsaysso @dedazz99090 @Jennie_SC1 @theSelfishMan @Vickie627 @TheRealDEDWF11 @theProgEqualist @AnnMaleficent @therealMJ2022 @medwoman1 @AstralTX @atriana @no81738923995 @LesterWikid @CZonkula57296 @JackWhoElse @Quin4Trump @BitSlappin851 @DravinMalis @DookusRoyal @VinceGottalotta @Retired_Mustang Because I care about making my point clear, and not being a ignorant bellend...I'd post something like this. Specificity AND there's no question about what my Actual point is... https://t.co/JRMuIMEZcB

Apr 14, 2024 · 2 likes · 1 share · 1,118 followers View post →
Atomsk's Sanakan
@AtomsksSanakan · X

@breakfast_dogs @past_is_future @stuartjdneil @niemasd @mattwridley I don't consider non-expert paranoid ranting, cascade logic, etc. to be evidence. https://t.co/PakC4YRT4s [https://t.co/DwUzPe0a7G] https://t.co/hwDuOUjoSu https://t.co/ZX0ASnNO2V https://t.co/ypvSftj1Az

Apr 8, 2024 · 3,354 followers View post →
Hachi
@ThinkyTexan · X

@jeffsmith0000 @Wantmy2dollars_ @IZMKS44 @giddy_bunny @AggressiveDem @OGApe12 @TastyMorsel6 @SariellaForever @PBunny000 @Budleo_Morgan @JeffJun80346519 @VinceGottalotta @TheColonel8275 @1961mcruzer @ZWV134 @SeannonMcLeoud @Erections24x7 @northwest8969 @Bruh888888888 @CivilLost @c_caul @RepublicanRehab @melJsaysso @dedazz99090 @LadyOfTheOcean1 @Jennie_SC1 @theSelfishMan @lemmabarkaloo @Vickie627 @MurphyYuiko @kpopnquarantine @TheRealDEDWF11 @theProgEqualist @AnnMaleficent @therealMJ2022 @medwoman1 @AstralTX @TreatHunterDog @atriana @no81738923995 @LesterWikid @CZonkula57296 @JackWhoElse @Quin4Trump @RealDoctorT @BitSlappin851 @cbeckj @Silver_Strike @DravinMalis @DookusRoyal It also happens when widespread infection mitigation efforts are successful. Only One of these situations Actually happened, and it's not the one you put up. Wanna know why yours is insane? https://t.co/JRMuIMEZcB

Mar 25, 2024 · 1 like · 1,118 followers View post →
Pedro
@uapdog · X

Mar 15, 2024 · 2 likes · 1,706 followers View post →
Joey Dean
@JoeyDean85 · X

@akafacehots https://t.co/5vRaw613mx

Mar 10, 2024 · 2 followers View post →
Paul-Hémiste VICTOR
@PaulHemisteVICT · X

@PourlAmourdeDi2 @Le_Debateur_ @thomb1997F @Franck20270 Alors votre tableau , il est bien sympathique Mais y a plus sympa , c’est l’article dont il est issu. Je vous invite à le lire EN ENTIER. https://t.co/AELbNGL9T3

Feb 22, 2024 · 19 followers View post →
Avadiax
@avadiax.bsky.social · Bluesky

It is very hard to keep a conspiracy theory under wraps. http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0147905

Feb 11, 2024 View post →
Hachi
@ThinkyTexan · X

@GaryJoh28120725 @bikinatroll @SlenderSkeptic @MagusMelanie @CallMeEOnly @BasqueTerra @keigh_see @DrMathsPhysics @AquaVelvaBoy @fastestfredy @penguinteamsix @WadesUnderworld @WoSco_2020 @StaleSonnen @mode23 @JaydeetheGuyNew @CollinOctantis @LiberalBama @DoubleDumas @LaikaAndYuri @Capt_Scorch @laughchem @Valuable2017 @JennWithTwoNs @dimamynedd @HoloBuzz @Tinman_73 @ivegotamuon @UnCastellsMes @J5_Project @Dwyertd @whoopsbuni @PoliticoCryzis @spotarse @badibulgator @tony_oliver @TBRagsdale1 @RealAceFox1 @Freak0nIine @DanielleKe69607 @CryptoRoast @Vox_my_ass Not flerf specifically, but close enough... https://t.co/JRMuIMEZcB

Feb 2, 2024 · 3 likes · 1,118 followers View post →
Scott Martinez
@1RationalMan · X

@FlatEarthZone @MattWalshBlog https://t.co/VvQFWMOFFa Buy a telescope…

Feb 2, 2024 · 358 followers View post →
Scott Martinez
@1RationalMan · X

@Ernestonewage https://t.co/VvQFWMOFFa

Jan 28, 2024 · 358 followers View post →
Scott Martinez
@1RationalMan · X

@ElijahSchaffer https://t.co/VvQFWMOFFa

Jan 28, 2024 · 358 followers View post →
DanCady
@DanCady · X

@markswisher @MSUpiper @BrowningMachine @TonyClimate @CNN @BBCNews @NPR @AndrewDessler It is mathematically impossible for a conspiracy the size needed for AGW to persist longer than 3 years. Enjoy your comforting fictions, princess. https://t.co/hqK32qk9b2

Jan 26, 2024 · 4,287 followers View post →
DanCady
@DanCady · X

@TonyClimate Not interested, Tony. The science of AGW is clear. Here's some number stuff, which you'll also probably fail to comprehend. https://t.co/hqK32qk9b2

Jan 26, 2024 · 4,287 followers View post →
DanCady
@DanCady · X

@AstroMikeMerri @ejwwest Here's the paper... https://t.co/hqK32qk9b2

Jan 25, 2024 · 1 like · 4,287 followers View post →
Adanote
@CardanoBR · X

MAYBE NOT THAT BAD

Jan 19, 2024 · 2,260 followers View post →
medusa
@92medusa · X

@SilverStuff50 @Rosann_1986 @louistalltheway @bekindtomatilda Dr. David Robert Grimes, Oxford. Here's his whole paper if u wanna take a scientific deep dive: https://t.co/CnrE1i9kgM But here's an article with the basic foudings that may be easier to digest/read: https://t.co/QsNQNotN3H

Jan 12, 2024 · 4 likes · 182 followers View post →
(((Liz Ditz))). Mask up, y'all. Viruses are real.
@lizditz · X

RT @ENirenberg: @thereal_truther A favorite: https://t.co/Rf7ERRJcaL

Jan 12, 2024 · 1 share · 10,496 followers View post →
Carmen
@PAFAMILYVET · X

@CraigMurphy8881 @NateSilver538 https://t.co/x8EYop1qjM

Jan 12, 2024 · 336 followers View post →
Carmen
@PAFAMILYVET · X

@2030isreal1984 @tommysantos14 @02Rpj23936 @TheoFleury14 https://t.co/x8EYop1qjM

Jan 12, 2024 · 1 like · 336 followers View post →
Edward Nirenberg
@ENirenberg · X

@thereal_truther A favorite: https://t.co/Rf7ERRJcaL

Jan 12, 2024 · 6 likes · 1 share · 33,528 followers View post →
Atomsk's Sanakan
@AtomsksSanakan · X

@spencergwatson @Jamie83107302 @Pablosquest @stevethejuice @soundreece @Jeff_mc2 @SkepticJonGuy @Truth_in_Number @SuzieQT11 Yup; cascade logic. https://t.co/0Uri1QBAj5 https://t.co/PakC4YRT4s [with: https://t.co/DwUzPe0a7G] https://t.co/zySSY1hb2d

Jan 11, 2024 · 3 likes · 3,354 followers View post →
Danilo Pianini
@DanySK86 · X

@ForTrading10 @M25016096 @Ognifedefingo No, io so fare di conto, a differenza tua. https://t.co/7soY1LkMQS

Dec 27, 2023 · 1 like · 300 followers View post →
Impiorum indevotus
@ImpiorumI · X

@noafens @bluemortal001 @ChatahMan @ronin19217435 You may want to read this: https://t.co/3Bk1K3ykS6 It is statistically impossible to keep a secret with so many people involved. The fact that it was not revealed yet implies that there is no fact at all. No hidden continents.

Dec 17, 2023 · 1 like · 39 followers View post →
Grant Tremblay
@astrogrant · X

RT @jotajotahermes: @astrogrant I love this paper quantifying the likelihood of a leak based on number of conspirators: https://t.co/MdcWiB…

Dec 17, 2023 · 1 share · 19,120 followers View post →
JJ Hermes
@jotajotahermes · X

@astrogrant I love this paper quantifying the likelihood of a leak based on number of conspirators: https://t.co/MdcWiBd8yJ

Dec 17, 2023 · 4 likes · 1 share · 1,173 followers View post →
Deap Ubhi
@deapubhi · X

@paulg I'd like to believe that a conspiracy that large would have been prone to unraveling. There's actually a mathematical "survival analysis" model of large conspiracies: https://t.co/K6CrFZ3InG

Nov 22, 2023 · 272 followers View post →
Arga Statistikern
@MagnusX71 · X

@lindellch Jag väljer att gå på forskning som påpekar hur svårt det är att medverka i en konspiration som omfattar många människor. Resultaten är naturligtvis en del av konspriationen.

Oct 27, 2023 · 3 likes · 1,290 followers View post →
Astropierre
@astropierre · X

@AyCeeYoo @MMeBlackSheep En 2016, il y avait ce très intéressant article qui s'était penché sur la durée pendant laquelle un complot peut rester secret, en fonction du nombre de personnes qui y participent : https://t.co/ms3fmIoz0N https://t.co/putyRyY5CJ

Oct 4, 2023 · 4 likes · 88,404 followers View post →
Michele ℬ. Kelly
@meknowhu · X

RT @ecable: @meknowhu A publication analyzing the number of people required to keep a conspiracy theory alive has been published. https://t…

Oct 2, 2023 · 1 share · 4,287 followers View post →
Ed Cable
@ecable · X

@meknowhu A publication analyzing the number of people required to keep a conspiracy theory alive has been published. https://t.co/Mqr5AXeaZp Needless to say.... 400k is well beyond any limits imaginable.

Oct 2, 2023 · 1 like · 1 share · 197 followers View post →
AlexBrigert
@alex_brigert · X

@einfachich2017 https://t.co/9Imfz0Th6H Mathematisch belegt, dass wenn es tatsächlich eine Verschwörung war, die schon längst aufgedeckt wäre.

Sep 12, 2023 · 289 followers View post →
Alexandre Greatly
@adotgreatly · X

@JP071017 @JMiller4491 @vDarknessFalls8 https://t.co/rCao7GI5VU

Sep 9, 2023 · 648 followers View post →
Hachi
@ThinkyTexan · X

@MarkFen08382362 @JustUnderReal @WastedAerospace @cl1ntonserver @IrvingForbush2 @randolf828 @TheCookieSavior @BillReagan16 @JUReality @realdfk @AdorablePodcast @liberal_yankee @wisemanryder @BrianNazarenus @MilesMosley666 @TJMair @rosegar17673310 @RealDoctorT @IrisB42744268 @SariellaForever @proundpapaof3 @Macias712 @prehistarchguy @Akinyemi571735 @AdvocatDsuhanda @MurphyYuiko @NuckChorris16 @Godfly__ @Wycked_Yum @DJWCymruExile @Ariel87804127 @kim_because @AndrewRChapman @Covidtalk1 @pray2pesci @Andy_Ross1962 @CACapologetic @tk_the_kitsune @shitfacetrudeau @KerridwinR @Askwhyisit @Frenchg11623069 @DrLazerKitty @mirandaisrisen @Hon3y_Be @themucusonkel @TheGod_Particle @peter_telecom @AyyEmAyye @DavidLim_7 Well, the First question you should be asking is how many people would have been involved. IF it gets past One hand, you're done. There's been studies done from Every angle... https://t

Aug 27, 2023 · 1,118 followers View post →
Hachi
@ThinkyTexan · X

@RealDoctorT @RepublicanRehab @michellmybell1 @texasangler1968 @Caperloo5 @moimasita @ZiggystarZiggy @NewfMom29 @CivilLost @CZonkula57296 @Silver_Strike @UhNachoWho @ZWV134 @rizzoroni @Blowitoutyourd1 @Chuckychuckles1 @Bruh888888888 @lemmabarkaloo @r3d_h3rring @dedazz99090 @Hon3y_Be @learn_thomas @BidenTour @VinceGottalotta @Jennie_SC1 @theProgEqualist @MurphyYuiko @Krispi_Largo @EnrelChi @stelaorwell @JenCages @SierraPoppies @rosegar17673310 @medwoman1 @Synyster63 @odktiger @dogsdontliket @TreatHunterDog @TastyMorsel6 @proundpapaof3 @FrankGeurts3 @realdfk @NotaDorR1 @whodisdontcare @JackWhoElse @nichaeloz @AllyFromCali23 @LordButters22 @ManicPanda2024 Yeah, there's a study on that subject that you need to see... https://t.co/JRMuIMEZcB

Aug 25, 2023 · 1 like · 1,118 followers View post →
Stefan Schubert
@StefanFSchubert · X

@BobStein_FT Paper on the chance that a conspiracy is true (iirc it's a bit simplistic but the type of analysis may be in principle feasible) https://t.co/D1G0ArfKdo

Aug 22, 2023 · 1 like · 39,236 followers View post →
vladimir saltao
@SaltaoVladimir · X

@nognverra @dobssi Nope... just not a crazy conspiracy guy..you seem to like to read papers and think you are smart... this will prop help you understand why 2) is difficult to be true https://t.co/cOiFl6sbtj

Aug 19, 2023 · 177 followers View post →
returnofthegoth
@returnofthegoth · X

@Joshua32862480 @NC_Governor I trust people to do a job this massive and complex job more than I trust a handful of programmers. Mainly because the larger the number of people involved in a conspiracy (if there was one), the shorter the amount of time before somebody slips up. https://t.co/P7wH3hzbxJ

Aug 17, 2023 · 722 followers View post →
vladimir saltao
@SaltaoVladimir · X

@xRenee0 @gadboit I can show you why that complex conspiracy even at math lvl is bs https://t.co/cOiFl6sbtj

Aug 14, 2023 · 177 followers View post →
Hammad.js
@hammad_es7 · X

@thinkingmuslima It's a statistical impossiblity for the moon landing to be fake, there were more than 400,00 people and you can't expect me to believe they kept their mouth shut for 49 years. https://t.co/o0PPeFYmu8

Jul 18, 2023 · 3 likes · 13 followers View post →
Walter Hickey
@WaltHickey · X

@mannyfidel omg there's literally an extremely cool study i'm obsessed with that literally does that https://t.co/LXywmbu8Lz

Jul 18, 2023 · 1 like · 23,222 followers View post →
Astropierre
@astropierre · X

@AntoninAtger Article de 2016 dans @PLOS "On the Viability of Conspiratorial Beliefs" qui estime le temps qu'un complot peut rester secret en fonction du nombre de personnes qui y participent : https://t.co/ms3fmIoz0N https://t.co/MdMj1WEme8

Jul 15, 2023 · 1 like · 88,404 followers View post →
Nervardia
@Nervardia · X

@chilijellybeans You should read this. It calculates, roughly, how quickly a conspiracy will fail depending on time, how many people are involved and the intrinsic probability of failing. https://t.co/t6Ohl448RQ Basically, if 5 people knew about UFOs coming to Earth, we'd know in a week.

Jul 9, 2023 · 1 like · 4,832 followers View post →
John O'Hagan
@johnmohagan · X

@GirlRicho Thanks for the retweet! Here is some reading material which I hope will start you on the road to recovery https://t.co/tcGtkN8PBA

Jul 7, 2023 · 269 followers View post →
AloneButNotAlone
@SurpriseFighter · X

@VigilantFox @RobertKennedyJr A COVID ivermectin conspiracy does not exist. It cannot exist in the scientific community. The actors are independent and uncoordinated. It's literally mathematically impossible for a conspiracy to thrive in the environment. https://t.co/yXpYf8iqtv

Jun 25, 2023 · 172 followers View post →
Lis
@ReelyFishy · X

RT @joshg99: @EduEngineer @Kevin_McKernan @_DaCon @jjcouey Military secrets can and are kept under wraps for as long as necessary. A paper…

Apr 8, 2023 · 1 share · 1,773 followers View post →
Josh Guetzkow
@joshg99 · X

@EduEngineer @Kevin_McKernan @_DaCon @jjcouey Military secrets can and are kept under wraps for as long as necessary. A paper published a few yrs ago showing large scale conspiracies were doomed to failure was an absolute joke written by a paragon of useful idiocy. https://t.co/Ix0WZfoLZ7

Apr 8, 2023 · 9 likes · 1 share · 20,932 followers View post →
David Meyer
@dajmeyer · X

@markonhiatus @AJKayWriter (1/2) It seems there is a literature about this already! E.g., @drg1985, On the viability of conspiratorial beliefs (2016) https://t.co/YeHTp9fl5f in which he estimates the probability that a secret conspiracy stays secret, concluding ...

Feb 14, 2023 · 1 like · 1,781 followers View post →
ssokolow
@deitarion · X

@ProbsNotAliens Was the number you were thinking of for a conspiracy's viability the threshold for the number of conspirators from "On the Viability of Conspiratorial Beliefs" by David Robert Grimes? → https://t.co/tITX4tlHpB

Feb 1, 2023 · 51 followers View post →
Vexed
@VexFlexPerplex · X

#PLOSONE: On the Viability of Conspiratorial Beliefs https://t.co/FvZWvpFMNi This is an article that comes up with a formula regarding how many people need to keep a secret to keep a consiparcy alive.

Sep 11, 2022 · 75 followers View post →
Joel Cardwell
@joelcardwellX · X

On the Viability of Conspiratorial Beliefs thanks ⁦⁦@frankenvant⁩ for this article! https://t.co/bn3kpHrlPY

Jul 17, 2022 · 2 likes · 41,306 followers View post →
psychokiller
@nexpectedangels · X

Il complotto contro i complotti. #PLOSONE: On the Viability of Conspiratorial Beliefs https://t.co/BIXSkXGePH

May 20, 2022 · 103 followers View post →
Kurtis Hagen
@KurtisHagen · X

My new article is out: “Do Conspiracies Tend to Fail? Philosophical Reflections on a Poorly Supported Academic Meme” (link below). It critiques the article, “On the Viability of Conspiratorial Beliefs,” by David Grimes. …

Feb 17, 2022 · 1 like · 239 followers View post →
Brewminate
@brewminate · X

When Flaky Finds Footing: On the Viability of Conspiratorial Beliefs https://t.co/4aAjhx6syU via @Brewminate

Feb 15, 2022 · 254 followers View post →
Artimiss Barker (white dragon)
@ArtimissD · X

RT @WaltHickey: @itsjoekent this is the subject of one of my fave papers ever, On the Viability of Conspiratorial Beliefs https://t.co/LXy…

Dec 30, 2021 · 1 share · 653 followers View post →
DrPjenFI
@DrPjenFI · X

On the Viability of Conspiratorial Beliefs https://t.co/v5D4L5Gd6b https://t.co/1uHq3ko0eh (Grimes DR (2016) On the Viability of Conspiratorial Beliefs. PLoS ONE 11(1): e0147905. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0147905). Miksi psykoottiset salaliittofantasiasi eivät ole totta. #koronafi

Dec 2, 2021 · 1,016 followers View post →
Dr.Eleanore
@DrEleanore1 · X

Here is Dr Grimes 2016 paper. On the Viability of Conspiratorial Beliefs https://t.co/JdZ2mxHze9

Nov 30, 2021 · 2,525 followers View post →
DavidBrin
@DavidBrin · X

An interesting read on why so many are persuaded by conspiracies: On the Viability of Conspiratorial Beliefs, by @drg1985 https://t.co/SANhFk030e

Oct 25, 2021 · 10 likes · 2 shares · 38,515 followers View post →
Aya x WeSpark x CUREs
@_wespark_cures_ · X

Oct 19, 2021 · 1 like · 23 followers View post →
Erfan
@Erfanrad · X

On the Viability of Conspiratorial Beliefs https://t.co/8gt8wRu6Am

Sep 24, 2021 · 378 followers View post →
Cassandane (
@hediyeh6zj · X

https://t.co/LoSLwMzSin

Sep 24, 2021 · 1 like · 517 followers View post →
Walter Hickey
@WaltHickey · X

@itsjoekent this is the subject of one of my fave papers ever, On the Viability of Conspiratorial Beliefs https://t.co/LXywmbcxmZ https://t.co/Xj8LBNqP49

Sep 22, 2021 · 3 likes · 1 share · 23,222 followers View post →
Shahram
@shzmortazavi · X

7 این نمونه‌ها و البته معادله‌ی گریمز مؤید این واقعیت است که هرچند توطئه‌ها و پنهان‌کاری‌های وسیعی در جهان اتفاق می‌افتد، اما هیچ‌کدام از آن‌ها نمی‌توانند زمان زیادی دوام بیاورند. منبع :

Sep 22, 2021 · 64 likes · 3,646 followers View post →
ไตร
@tri26 · X

On the Viability of Conspiratorial Beliefs https://t.co/QXVfl925OV

Dec 28, 2020 · 4,266 followers View post →
PlatonischeTuringmaschine
@the_real_OliG · X

The grim reality is that there appears to be a cohort so ideologically invested in a belief that for whom no reasoning will shift, their convictions impervious to the intrusions of reality.* * Grimes DR (2016) On the Viability of Conspiratorial Beliefs.

Nov 15, 2020 · 33 followers View post →
@mathias@gruene.social
@presroi · X

@Afelia Es gibt dazu eine wissenschaftliche Ausarbeitung: On the Viability of Conspiratorial Beliefs David Robert Grimes, 2016 https://t.co/15Ol0lClcn "the results of this model suggest that large conspiracies (≥1000 agents) quickly become untenable and prone to failure"

Sep 2, 2020 · 2 likes · 4,724 followers View post →
K. Andrew Conrad
@KyleEyyDub · X

@alexhareland @RyanWalraven There's a cool research paper, "On the viability of conspiratorial beliefs," that looks at the math of how long a real conspiracy could last based on how many people would have to be in on it. e.g. if the moon landing was a hoax, it would have come out in just 3yr8mo.

Aug 23, 2020 · 2 likes · 262 followers View post →
Hipocraticoses
@hipocraticoses · X

Per si algú li fa gràcia llegir-se l'article sencer aquí teniu la referència: Grimes, D. R. (2016). On the viability of conspiratorial beliefs. PLoS One, 11(1), e0147905.

Aug 20, 2020 · 1 like · 142 followers View post →
Hipocraticoses
@hipocraticoses · X

El 2016 el físic d'Oxford David Robert Grimes va publicar un article titulat "On the viability of conspiratorial beliefs" on discutia utilitzant models matemàtics de persona llesta quant temps podia mantenir-se secreta una conspiració.

Aug 20, 2020 · 142 followers View post →
mesonparticle
@mesonparticle · X

@decipheringfire Also, here’s some science on the viability of conspiratorial beliefs

Jul 31, 2020 · 1 like · 1,120 followers View post →
Ayelet Dahan
@yaelet · X

Love this! "In this work, we establish a simple mathematical model for conspiracies involving multiple actors with time, which yields failure probability for any given conspiracy." https://t.co/x12IlbNVy2

Jul 22, 2020 · 209 followers View post →
MacKenzie
@Smackenziekerr · X

@Q__Evolution @KarluskaP Not so fast! The study, published in PLOS ONE (“On the Viability of Conspiratorial Beliefs”), concludes that it’s quite difficult for a conspiracy to remain under wraps for long. Did you run the model first?

Jun 30, 2020 · 7,188 followers View post →
Apnea Token
@bones_neon · X

@whereisdaz On the Viability of Conspiratorial Beliefs: https://t.co/iFS03x5rOt This answered a lot for me.

Jun 29, 2020 · 1 like · 161 followers View post →
Mirko von Berner
@mirkovonberner · X

On the Viability of Conspiratorial Beliefs https://t.co/KeRxt8qwYZ To be remembered forever.

Apr 13, 2020 · 1 like · 1,389 followers View post →
Will Parrish
@thisiswparrish · X

@drg1985 I have a few questions on your paper On the Viability of Conspiratorial Beliefs and I’d love to ask you a few questions about it

Apr 8, 2020 · 25 followers View post →
Hasan G. Bahçekapılı
@InsanEvrim · X

@_onurcanyilmaz @SinanAlper_ Fizikçi D. R. Grimes "bir komplo olsaydı hangi şartların sağlanması gerekirdi" sorusuna cevaben matematiksel bir model sunuyor: On the Viability of Conspiratorial Beliefs https://t.co/MXVJDfRSoB Grimes'ın modeliyle ilgili daha kolay anlaşılır bir yazı: https://t.co/b32tOe9qAX

Mar 15, 2020 · 2 likes · 2,352 followers View post →
Andrei Novitskii
@anovitzkij · X

On the Viability of Conspiratorial Beliefs by David Robert Grimes https://t.co/3l6E7TQ4h6

Mar 10, 2020 · 359 followers View post →
moskowitz
@moskowitz · X

On the Viability of Conspiratorial Beliefs https://t.co/wtXn0GPrIh

Feb 13, 2020 · 924 followers View post →
econowmix
@econowmix · X

New post: "On the Viability of Conspiratorial Beliefs" https://t.co/Nu7NKVuNNq

Jan 13, 2020 · 87 followers View post →
Francesco Bailo
@FrancescoBailo · X

According to Frank ‘The Irishman’ Sheeran “Three people can keep a secret only if two of them are dead”. Looks like Scorsese has read “On the Viability of Conspiratorial Beliefs” by David Grimes https://t.co/zVWvjeA6jy

Nov 28, 2019 · 1,094 followers View post →
Teemu Leinonen
@teemul · X

Reading research: On the Viability of Conspiratorial Beliefs by @drg1985 https://t.co/zxKu9X0ZWx

Oct 12, 2019 · 6,260 followers View post →
Pepe Criminólogo
@pepecriminologo · X

#casoalcàsser #versiónoficial 1/3 ¿Cuánto puede durar una versión oficial (VO) engañosa? David Robert Grimes, un físico investigador de Oxford desarrolló un modelo preguntándose algo parecido (On the Viability of Conspiratorial Beliefs) Lo tenéis en https://t.co/2DviGY7nv9

Jul 31, 2019 · 2 likes · 3,072 followers View post →
Ben Rothke
@benrothke · X

@JHowardBrainMD Grimes paper ‘On the Viability of Conspiratorial Beliefs’ shows results of his model. Large conspiracies (≥1000 agents) quickly become untenable, prone to failure. Explains why NASA, big pharma, etc., conspiracy theories are mathematically impossible. https://t.co/CoPthq2RnI

Jun 25, 2019 · 4 likes · 9,073 followers View post →
NatFilosof_PhD
@NatFilosof · X

The method and conclusions of the PLOS paper `On the Viability of Conspiratorial Beliefs` Are completely misguided. Proof: https://t.co/cEvb1nas8w

Jun 6, 2019 · 950 followers View post →
Auntie Mame
@nitagale · X

@Patriot1Warrior @StechDoes Why, here’s one now On the Viability of Conspiratorial Beliefs https://t.co/tclcbfEmZG

Apr 26, 2019 · 1 like · 2,863 followers View post →
Morpheus
@MorpheusBeing · X

RT @MettaBhavana1: @beneltham No doubt you will be hit by "Yes, but," conspiratorial ideationists. Here's a good science study On the Viabi…

Apr 2, 2019 · 1 share · 6,473 followers View post →
Metta Bhavana "officialfineprintenvoy" #5xjabbed
@MettaBhavana1 · X

@beneltham No doubt you will be hit by "Yes, but," conspiratorial ideationists. Here's a good science study On the Viability of Conspiratorial Beliefs. https://t.co/LsdXkVEIwv

Apr 2, 2019 · 1 share · 5,535 followers View post →
Metta Bhavana "officialfineprintenvoy" #5xjabbed
@MettaBhavana1 · X

On the Viability of Conspiratorial Beliefs David Robert Grimes ...there are a disconcerting number of conspiracy theories which enjoy popular support and yet are demonstrably nonsensical. This is particularly... https://t.co/1ifLP8SBvi

Apr 2, 2019 · 5,535 followers View post →
Yasser Ad-Dab'bagh ياسر الدباغ
@yasseraddabbagh.bsky.social · Bluesky

On the Viability of Conspiratorial Beliefs: A study that demonstrates, mathematically, that common large conspiracy theories are unsustainable https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0147905

Mar 11, 2019 View post →
Yasser Ad-Dab'bagh
@yasseraddabbagh · X

On the Viability of Conspiratorial Beliefs: A study that demonstrates, mathematically, that common large conspiracy theories are unsustainable https://t.co/3gjXHIG0Ch

Mar 11, 2019 · 1 like · 1 share · 71,942 followers View post →
Corey Bradshaw
@conservbytes.bsky.social · Bluesky

A simple mathematical model for conspiracies; large ones (≥1000 agents) quickly become untenable & prone to failure http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0147905

Feb 11, 2016 View post →