con·spir·a·cy the·o·ry
/kənˈspirəsē ˈTHiərē,ˈTHirē/
noun
a belief that some secret but influential organization is responsible for an event or phenomenon.
"they sought to account for the attacks in terms of a conspiracy theory"
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