Ways To Handle Conspiracy Theories

Social media gives people a platform and makes you more prone to seeing and learning that someone you know believes false ideas:

• Before you engage with someone to convince them that their claims are baseless, ask yourself what you’ll get out of it.
• If you’ve decided to engage the person in a dialogue go into the conversation knowing you likely won’t change their mind.
• It's OK to cut them off if their beliefs hurt your mental health and make you or someone else feel physically or emotionally unsafe.