why are conspiracy theories so popular

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Across
  1. 2. (informal) a person whose outfit or behavior seems strange or eccentric.
  2. 5. a way of protecting you against harmful diseases
  3. 6. the ideas, attitudes, or activities that are shared by most people and regarded as normal or conventional.
  4. 8. the end of the world, or a time when something very bad will happen
  5. 9. a false idea or belief.
  6. 10. (in the US) a member of on of the two mains political parties.
  7. 12. a plan to deceive a large group of people; a trick
  8. 13. the process of voting in an election ("the country went to the .... on March 10")
  9. 15. an acceptance that something exists or is true, especially one without proof.
Down
  1. 1. Adherents of a right-wing group that believes former President Donald Trump was under assault by Satan worshipers were among the mob that stormed the Capitol
  2. 3. to manipulate or control usually by deceptive or dishonest means.
  3. 4. the office of the U.S. President in the White House.the office of the U.S. President in the White House.
  4. 7. most advanced stage of HIV infection
  5. 11. appear, occur, or come to someone's notice unexpectedly.
  6. 14. make plans, especially in a devious way or with intent to do something illegal or wrong.