Conspiracy Theory Week: Dinosaurs Never Existed?

The realistic CGI employed in the film made some people wonder if dinosaurs have ever trod this earth. This overlapped with the discussion about the film not using real dinosaurs, with PETA chiming in about not needing to use real animals for movie production due to better technology.

Around the time of Jurassic World’s release, dinosaur skeptics began voicing their opinions in droves.

Energized by the movie, conspiracists took to social media like pterodactyls soaring through the sky.

Why don’t conspiracists think dinosaurs are real?

Now that we know there is a significant number of people who believe dinosaurs never existed, what motivates their thinking?

How did they jump to such conclusions? We delved into the top discussion topics related to the conversation about dinosaurs not existing.

A good bulk of the conversation is religiously motivated. Many people cite Christianity as a reason they don’t think dinosaurs existed, as well as for doubting evolution.

Meanwhile, others think that (like dragons), dinosaurs are mythological creatures. People frequently draw comparisons between the two.

Meet the dinosaur doubters

Now that we’ve learned what dinosaur doubters rally around, it’s time to find out who they are.

We looked into demographics and affinities to gain a clearer picture of who is most likely to discuss dinosaur conspiracy theories.

Demographics:

• We found that conversation from gender-categorized authors was roughly 68% from men, and 32% from women.
• We found that the most likely age of those discussing dinosaur theories was 35+

Affinities:

Looking at their affinities, those discussing this conspiracy theory also discuss atheism (this doesn’t necessarily indicate support), evolution (also doesn’t necessarily indicate support), and science fiction. Christianity is, again, a main topic.