Conspiracy Theories and the People Who Believe Them Glossary

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Caricature

Exaggerated sketching of a person

Perforce

Of necessity, inevitability

Artillery

Heavy military weapons

Congregation

A group of adherents or believers

Condoled

Expressed sympathy

Vigilance

Surveillance, attention

Lachrymose

Weeping, sobbing, teary

Atrocious

Heinous, barbaric, murderous

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