Conspiracy theories take off after global IT crash

By Agence France-Presse

Jul 20, 2024 2:48 pm

WASHINGTON, D.C — From fearmongering about a looming 'World War III' to false narratives linking a cabal of global elite to a cyberattack, a torrent of online conspiracy theories took off Friday after a major IT crash.

Airlines, banks, TV channels and financial institutions were engulfed in turmoil after the crash, one of the biggest in recent years that was the result of a faulty software update to an antivirus program operating on Microsoft Windows.

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