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===Influence of critical theory=== [[Bruno Latour]] notes that the language and intellectual tactics of [[critical theory]] have been appropriated by those he describes as conspiracy theorists, including [[climate change denial|climate-change denial]]ists and the [[9/11 Truth movement]]: "Maybe I am taking conspiracy theories too seriously, but I am worried to detect, in those mad mixtures of knee-jerk disbelief, punctilious demands for proofs, and free use of powerful explanation from the social neverland, many of the weapons of social critique."<ref name="critiquesteam">{{Citation|last=Latour|first=Bruno|author-link=Bruno Latour|title=Why Has Critique Run out of Steam? From Matters of Fact to Matters of Concern.|journal=Critical Inquiry|volume=30|issue=2|pages=225β48|date=Winter 2004|url=http://www.bruno-latour.fr:80/sites/default/files/89-CRITICAL-INQUIRY-GB.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120916045752/http://www.bruno-latour.fr/sites/default/files/89-CRITICAL-INQUIRY-GB.pdf|archive-date=16 September 2012|access-date=16 September 2012|doi=10.1086/421123|s2cid=159523434|url-status=live}}</ref>
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