Almost immediately after the Astroworld tragedy that left 10 people dead and hundreds more injured, conspiracy theories began popping up claiming the festival was a “demonic ritual.”
Researcher Abbie Richards explains the roots of satanic panic and why it is so dangerous.
Read Abbie’s Media Matters piece.
Satanic panic conspiracy theories about the Astroworld Festival are going viral on TikTok: https://www.mediamatters.org/tiktok/satanic-panic-conspiracy-theories-about-astroworld-festival-are-going-viral-tiktok
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Astroworld Festival: How to Help Those Impacted by the Tragedy: https://www.gofundme.com/c/act/astroworld-festival-fundraisers
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