0:00:00.250,0:00:01.827 Yes. We are on the bed. 0:00:01.827,0:00:04.380 You could call it an homage[br]to old YouTube. 0:00:04.380,0:00:05.234 I call it... 0:00:05.234,0:00:06.996 comfortable for my butt. 0:00:06.996,0:00:08.256 Conspiracy theories. 0:00:08.256,0:00:10.686 So as somebody who's lost many a night 0:00:10.686,0:00:12.726 tumbling down Wikipedia[br]rabbit holes, 0:00:12.726,0:00:14.956 I love a good conspiracy theory. 0:00:14.956,0:00:16.808 It's like, "Ooh, aliens!" 0:00:16.808,0:00:19.654 "Ooh, how do people make[br]such big triangles?" 0:00:19.654,0:00:21.181 I think that that it's just fun 0:00:21.181,0:00:23.351 imagining the world[br]to be more interesting 0:00:23.351,0:00:24.467 than what I was taught. 0:00:24.467,0:00:26.277 But then something weird happened? 0:00:26.277,0:00:28.467 A couple weeks ago,[br]I found myself 0:00:28.467,0:00:30.787 in the middle of[br]a conspiracy theory. 0:00:30.787,0:00:34.358 And then, all of the fun[br]was replaced with just... 0:00:34.358,0:00:35.497 pure confusion. 0:00:35.497,0:00:38.547 The conspiracy itself is, like,[br]weird and fun and innocuous. 0:00:38.547,0:00:41.410 However, what I really[br]cared about is, like, 0:00:41.410,0:00:42.558 how do you get to that point? 0:00:42.558,0:00:46.130 How do you start seeing signs[br]that were never there to begin with. 0:00:46.130,0:00:47.440 That's what I want to know. 0:00:47.440,0:00:50.600 And I also want to, like, disprove[br]this whole conspiracy theory 0:00:50.600,0:00:51.590 'cause it's whack. 0:00:51.590,0:00:53.637 However, as the person[br]in the middle of all of this, 0:00:53.637,0:00:56.639 I can imagine why I'd be[br]seen as unreliable. 0:00:56.639,0:00:57.749 So... 0:00:57.749,0:00:59.491 ...I'm calling on a friend! 0:00:59.491,0:01:02.370 Uhh, I don't know how to put this.[br]How do you put this? 0:01:02.370,0:01:06.278 People think that I am[br]part of the Illuminati. 0:01:06.278,0:01:07.862 Uh- 0:01:07.862,0:01:09.382 Well, are you? 0:01:09.382,0:01:10.543 [laughs] 0:01:10.543,0:01:12.192 This is just one of the comments, 0:01:12.192,0:01:14.365 but I think it really[br]summarizes the issue. 0:01:14.365,0:01:16.415 "I find this channel to[br]be highly disingenuous-" 0:01:16.415,0:01:18.595 "-Corporate product masked[br]to have the appearance of 0:01:18.595,0:01:21.225 an independently run YouTube channel."[br]"There's no way a single person is that skilled 0:01:21.225,0:01:25.674 at animation, editing, presenting, research-"[br]"Everything is too professional for that-" 0:01:25.674,0:01:27.974 "There's no way this girl[br]is the one who did this" 0:01:27.974,0:01:32.124 "A production company put this video[br]together with you just as a host." 0:01:32.124,0:01:35.283 So now- Now...[br]Now what? 0:01:35.283,0:01:37.139 Why am I calling you? Right? 0:01:37.139,0:01:39.893 Yeah. I'm, like, "How do you[br]want me to prove this? 0:01:39.893,0:01:46.803 I am wondering if you could explain[br]to me and the viewers of this video, 0:01:46.803,0:01:49.848 how could somebody see[br]something so mundane 0:01:49.848,0:01:52.821 that's just, like, a part[br]of my life, I guess. 0:01:52.821,0:01:56.242 How could someone see that[br]and think, like, "There must be more." 0:01:56.242,0:01:58.412 I'm interested. I'm fascinated. 0:01:58.412,0:01:59.532 'Cause I'm, like... 0:01:59.532,0:02:02.745 I'm not only interested in your[br]conspiracy, as interesting as it is. 0:02:02.745,0:02:05.905 I think conspiracies have a[br]knack for, especially nowadays, 0:02:05.905,0:02:07.155 to just.... 0:02:07.155,0:02:09.755 just ruin people's lives,[br]you know? 0:02:09.755,0:02:12.865 I'm gonna solve this mystery.[br]♪ Scooby-dooby-doo ♪ 0:02:12.865,0:02:14.797 We don't have the copyright on that. 0:02:14.797,0:02:18.797 We're going to investigate[br]this conundrum. I'm-I'm- 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 You're doubling down on it, I see. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Hello, I'm Taha. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I'm apparently Sabrina's[br]only British friend. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I've been given free reign[br]over this part of the video, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 so, welcome to my chaos. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Sabrina's asked me to get into[br]the mind of a Sabrina Cruz truther 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 and figure out what's going on. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Okay, hold on. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 It needs pictures. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Let's read some conspiracy theories. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 "This is a fake channel 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 A propaganda channel paid by others.[br]Why the spotty uploads?" 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Maybe because it's-[br]it's just one person? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 I love this one.[br]"Who do you work for? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 We all know this isn't your channel.[br]Whose script are you reading?" 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 "I think she works for the government." 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Oh. This is the best one. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 "Her main channel is crash course[br]with 10 million subs." 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 John and Hank Green,[br]eat your heart out. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Okay, so basically, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 people think that Sabrina[br]doesn't make her own videos, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 that she's a presenter,[br]that maybe she works for the government. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 How did people get here? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Let's figure it out. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Okay. So, here's what I found out. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 There are loads of ways to define[br]conspiracy theories, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 but they all kind of boil down[br]to the same thing. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 It's basically the belief that[br]a group of people 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 are secretly working together[br]to do something bad. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 But here's the thing: 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 When we talk about conspiracy theories, 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 we aren't talking about every time[br]everyone has gotten together 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 to secretly do bad things. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 So what are people talking about[br]when they say "conspiracy theory"? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Or when they talk about conspiracy[br]theories on the internet? 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 They talk about a specific type[br]of conspiracy theory. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 It's the type of conspiracy theory that[br]Sabrina is in the middle of right now. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 These conspiracy theories[br]seem to be unlikely by design. 9:59:59.000,9:59:59.000 Here's the really interesting thing that I found.