moral panic
Conspiracy theories tagged "moral panic."
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Satanic Panic — 1980s Daycare Hysteria
The 1980s moral panic when hundreds of daycare workers were falsely accused of Satanic ritual abuse based on coerced child testimony.
Satanic Ritual Abuse Underground Network Theory
The theory that an organized Satanic underground spanning law enforcement, government, and medicine was ritually abusing children — investigated by the FBI's Ken Lanning who found no credible evidence.
The Blue Whale Challenge
How a dubious Russian newspaper article about a suicide 'game' on VKontakte created a worldwide moral panic — and how media coverage of the hoax may have caused the very harm it warned about.
Dungeons & Dragons / Gaming Satanism Conspiracy
In the 1980s, parents, pastors, and politicians were convinced Dungeons & Dragons was a gateway to Satan worship. The moral panic, the suicides, the Jack Chick tracts, and the legacy.
The Momo Challenge
How a Japanese art sculpture became the face of a global moral panic — and why the Momo Challenge was almost entirely fabricated by the media that covered it.
Slender Man: From Creepypasta to Conspiracy
The story of how a Photoshop contest entry on Something Awful became a global phenomenon, inspired a real stabbing, and spawned conspiracy theories about internet mind control.