User:Valjean/Collusion vs Conspiracy

Maybe for here: Fringe theories/Noticeboard and/or an article.

Misuse of "conspiracy theory" when we really mean "hoax"
I'm wondering if we sometimes should use different titles and terminologies. The first paragraph at hoax is:

The following fit our definition of a hoax very precisely.

Trump "stolen election" hoax

 * Voter fraud conspiracy theories like Trump's Big Lie of a stolen election that continues to inspire the Election denial movement in the United States. This is a hoax, and we should have an article entitled something like Trump "stolen election" hoax.

"No Trump–Russia collusion" hoax

 * Fringe "Russiagate" claims that there was "no collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia". This hoax is discussed at Mueller report. The hoax deliberately conflates "collusion" with "conspiracy", even though Mueller very specifically and carefully explained they were not synonyms, and that he only focused "conspiracy" and never once claimed there was no "collusion". The hoaxers then run with "no proof of conspiracy" and claim there was no "collusion", even though Mueller found many forms. An article entitled "No Trump–Russia collusion" hoax would be good to have.


 * "Democrats [were] much more likely than Republicans to believe that Trump colluded with Russia and obstructed justice."


 * Clapper: "I didn't know about Papadopoulos, Trump Tower meetings when I said there was no Trump-Russia collusion"


 * Mueller report


 * Steele dossier: The dossier's 17 reports allege that Trump campaign members and Russian operatives had conspired to cooperate in Russia's election interference to benefit Trump: "there was an extensive and "well-developed conspiracy of co-operation between [the Trump campaign] and the Russian leadership"


 * There was "cooperation", even though "conspiracy" was unproven.


 * Search: Russian interference in the 2016 United States elections for collud and collusion. Many statements for and against.