A pandemic of conspiracy theories spreads across the internet and around the world

Lockdown measures to impose social distancing restrictions are responsible measures designed to protect public safety, or they’re part of a Democratic plot to destroy the economy in order to diminish President Trump’s chances of reelection in November. In countries around the world, equally implausible ideas are circulating, derived in part from their particular political and historical situations, but also cross-pollinating with a wide array of…