English-Finnish translations for conspiracy theory

• salaliittoteoria
  Syyskuun 11. päivän iskuista on useita salaliittoteorioita. (iltalehti.fi
  John F. Kennedyn murhasta on liikkeellä lukuisia salaliittoteorioita, joiden pohjalta on kirjoitettu tuhansia kirjoja. (yle.fi

Definition of conspiracy theory

• A hypothesis alleging that the members of a coordinated group are, and/or were, secretly working together to commit illegal or wrongful actions including attempting to hide the existence of the group and its activities. In notable cases the hypothesis contradicts the mainstream explanation for historical or current events.
• Hypothetical speculation that is commonly considered untrue or outlandish

Related words

• conspiracy
• conspiracy theorist
• conspiracy of silence
• world conspiracy