Conspiracy theorizing and conspiracy debunking are both instances of "beefing". Both sides think they are on the side of truth, but the thing they are actually engaged in is information warfare.https://www.ribbonfarm.com/2020/01/16/the-internet-of-beefs/ …
It's true that most conspiracy theories are false, but it's unfortunate that the information ecosystem around them consists mainly of beefing, because beefing makes for extremely poor sensemaking. @vgr