Meet the white, middle-class Pinterest moms who believe Plandemic | Debra Winter

Think only fringe people believe in outlandish conspiracy theories? Think again

When a childhood friend, a stay-at-home mom with a flourishing Pinterest account, sent me a copy of Plandemic - a 26-minute viral video falsely claiming manipulated origins of the coronavirus and the medical dangers of vaccines - I realized that conspiracy sympathizers weren't as fringe as I thought.

My friend was the third person, along with a work colleague and neighbor who is a doctor, to recently jump into the conspiracy theory abyss. I often dismissed conspiracy adherents as delusional cult members. But this was different. I knew these women. They were bright and led full, busy lives.