Please don't let TikTok convince you otherwise—ancient Rome definitely existed:
But as the events of the past three years have shown us all too well, internet-based conspiracy theories—no matter how absurd—can be a powerful force that can negatively impact our world.
But while the lure of misinformation and fake news can send people looking to cope with the stresses of life in 2022 down potentially dangerous internet rabbit holes, it seems like Dickens’s “fake Rome” theory is catching on, not because it resonates as credible with people watching, but because it is so obviously insane.
It's easy to mock the Ancient Rome Wasn't Real/Ancient Aliens/Lost Ancient Civilization conspiracy theorists, but I'm deeply alarmed at how quickly disinformation about the past is being spread by people whose entire arguments essentially rest on a rejection of authority.Though a few commenters seem intrigued by the possibility that Dickens is on to something, most responses are mocking or discrediting her.
Her video is being spread “not necessarily by believers, but by other people watching it because it’s funny and interesting,”. “I guess if we wind up with a cadre of people on campus who are, like, ‘Rome truthers,’ I’ll be concerned.” So, while the viral “Rome Is Fake” story is absolutely sinking to new depths of internet stupidity, it’s at least somewhat comforting that there are some conspiracy theories that are simply too ridiculous to worm their way into people’s belief systems—at least for now.
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