David Robertson

“The early conspiracy theories emerged at the same time as cable news and rolling news,”

David Robertson · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-11

Robertson described how early conspiracy theories emerged alongside cable and rolling news coverage.

“With 9/11, people were watching the coverage as it happened. That created opportunities for people to pick out apparent loopholes in the evidence and debate them, particularly with the growth of the internet.”

David Robertson · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-11

Robertson explained how live 9/11 coverage and the growth of the internet enabled people to debate apparent loopholes in the evidence.