Conspiracy theories are being attacked right now by the media....wait, just one of them. The true one about election fraud and how the left stole the presidency (with the help of Republicans). That "conspiracy theory" you can't talk about without being shut down, banned, cancelled, etc.
But flat earth, moon landings, JFK, Federal Reserve, and all the others? They're just fine and don't deceive the public at all apparently. Just one is dangerous, and so dangerous it must at all costs be censored.
The election rigging. The difference is 100% provable truth. And it terrifies the left to think their sheep could be convinced of its truth and that they really did steal the presidency.
Keep in mind the phrase "conspiracy theory" just means a theory about a conspiracy.
What if I told you 'conspiracy' has been a crime in the United States for hundreds of years. Many people have been sued for it and many have gone to jail for it. Poor people commit crimes, while rich smart people commit conspiracies. In The Wealth of Nations (1776), Adam Smith famously says that "people of the same trade seldom meet together" - but when they do, the conversation ends in a conspiracy, or to fix prices.