In 2022 I wrote about election rumors and how *the same ones recur* bc of tropes — familiar plot elements
🗳️ “Found ballots” — in a ditch! in a dumpster!
🚌“Bussed in voters”
🪦 “Dead voters”
⚙️“Rigged machines!”
📡 Space lasers! (Not kidding)
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In political conspiracy theories, as in television shows, the plot elements are always the same.
