{"channel":"misc","content":" the phrase \"conspiracy theory\" has so many bad implications, I am very tempted to switch to \u6c49\u5b57 for it. But \u9634\u8c0b\u8bba (the literal translation) still has those implications, it just hides them from the Anglophone audience. And \u5361\u53ea\u5bb6 isn't quite right either. For now, we stick to the known-problematic term.\n\nOne type of conspiracy theory is the theory that, while outlandish and unlikely, is still non-falsifiable.\n\nThe example here is the claim that Justin Trudeau's biological father is actually Fidel Castro.\n\n well, actually, it is very falsifiable. he could take a DNA test.\n\n sometimes the history books are better without knowing.\n\nThe evidence: Pierre Trudeau (may have) suffered from infertility, the Trudeaus went on a long and mysterious tour of the Caribbean around the time of Justin's conception, and \"physical appearance\" claims.\n\n the contemporaneous newspaper account notes they visited an unidentified island near Barbados on 12 APR 1971; Justin was born on 25 DEC 1971.\n\n the Canadian Jerry Springer would have a field day!\n\nAlso, it has one essential attribute for any conspiracy theory: it is contemporaneous.\n\nWe note an AP piece about this topic from 2018:\n\n--MORE--\n\nA story claiming that Fidel Castro was the father of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is not true. The Canadian government denied it, Cuba has never claimed it and Trudeau\u2019s parents never visited Cuba until several years after Justin Trudeau was born.\n\nThe Feb. 1 suicide of Castro\u2019s oldest son, Fidelito, spurred the most recent report on several sites, claiming that Fidelito left a suicide note referring to Justin Trudeau as his half-brother. A theory that Castro was Trudeau\u2019s father was also shared widely on social media after Castro\u2019s death in 2016, when Trudeau caused an uproar over remarks praising the late Cuban leader.\n\nhttps://apnews.com/article/0e6f0ac0a5cc41bb83832267a9d42560","created_at":"2023-09-19T17:01:49","id":423,"llm_annotations":{},"parent_id":null,"processed_content":"

\n \ud83d\udca1\n the phrase \"conspiracy theory\" has so many bad implications, I am very tempted to switch to \u6c49\u5b57 for it. But \u9634\u8c0b\u8bba (the literal translation) still has those implications, it just hides them from the Anglophone audience. And \u5361\u53ea\u5bb6 isn't quite right either. For now, we stick to the known-problematic term.\n

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One type of conspiracy theory is the theory that, while outlandish and unlikely, is still non-falsifiable.

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The example here is the claim that Justin Trudeau's biological father is actually Fidel Castro.

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\n \u2694\ufe0f\n well, actually, it is very falsifiable. he could take a DNA test.\n

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\n \ud83c\udf0e\n sometimes the history books are better without knowing.\n

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The evidence: Pierre Trudeau (may have) suffered from infertility, the Trudeaus went on a long and mysterious tour of the Caribbean around the time of Justin's conception, and \"physical appearance\" claims.

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\n \u2699\ufe0f\n the contemporaneous newspaper account notes they visited an unidentified island near Barbados on 12 APR 1971; Justin was born on 25 DEC 1971.\n

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\n \ud83d\udd25\n the Canadian Jerry Springer would have a field day!\n

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Also, it has one essential attribute for any conspiracy theory: it is contemporaneous.

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We note an AP piece about this topic from 2018:

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A story claiming that Fidel Castro was the father of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is not true. The Canadian government denied it, Cuba has never claimed it and Trudeau\u2019s parents never visited Cuba until several years after Justin Trudeau was born.

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The Feb. 1 suicide of Castro\u2019s oldest son, Fidelito, spurred the most recent report on several sites, claiming that Fidelito left a suicide note referring to Justin Trudeau as his half-brother. A theory that Castro was Trudeau\u2019s father was also shared widely on social media after Castro\u2019s death in 2016, when Trudeau caused an uproar over remarks praising the late Cuban leader.

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