The Conspiracy Chart
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About
The Conspiracy Chart refers to an inverted pyramid graph of conspiracy theories mapped in accordance with how "grounded" they are in reality. The original image was posted to both Twitter and Instagram in late November 2021, becoming an exploitable format across both platforms. It is similar to other precursor formats like Iceberg Tiers Parodies.
Origin
The original conspiracy chart was created by social-media personality Abbie Richards. On October 3rd, 2020, she posted a 2020 version of the chart to her Twitter,[1] which received roughly 31,700 likes over the course of one year. It was reposted to other sites like Imgur [2] in the days following.
On November 22nd, 2021, Richards posted an updated 2021 version of her conspiracy chart to her Twitter.[3] The tweet (shown below) received roughly 73,200 likes over the course of seven days. She also posted the new version to her Instagram[4] on November 23rd. The post received roughly 22,400 likes over the course of six days.
Spread
After the November 22nd, 2021, tweet, people on Twitter reacted to the chart. For instance, Twitter[5] user @StellaMarisOPN posted a reply on November 23rd, 2021, that noted the omission of the "Celebs moisturize with baby foreskins" conspiracy from the original 2020 version. Her tweet reply roughly 450 likes over six days.
On November 23rd, 2021, Instagram[6] account @kaijushitposting posted the first known exploited version of the chart, inserting other words and phrases into the pyramid via caption changing. Their meme (shown below) received roughly 500 likes over the course of six days.
Also on November 23rd, 2021, Twitter[7] user @ComradeToguro posted the first known version of the meme on Twitter. Their chart made references to other memes like Squirting Isn't Real. The meme (shown below) received 494 likes over the course of six days.
The above meme was reposted to other platforms like Instagram[8] in the days following. More and more Twitter[9] and Instagram[10] users created their own versions of the template going into the rest of November 2021.
Various Examples
Template
Search Interest
External References
[2] Imgur – The ‘ elvis is still alive ‘ triangle
[5] Twitter – @StellaMarisOPN
[6] Instagram – @kaijushitposting
[7] Twitter – @ComradeToguro
[8] Instagram – @femcelincelalliance
[9] Twitter – @spurtmagoo
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