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The remains of the World Trade Center stand amid other debris following the terrorist attack on the buildings in New York on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001. Twenty first century conspiracy theories reflect a distrust and an unease with the rapid pace of economic, technological and environmental change. There are claims that the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks were an inside job. (AP Photo/Alexandre Fuchs, File)
On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on the entertainment value of conspiracy theories as a source of their appeal.