I often wonder how often forces create or amplify conspiracy theories because there are true conspiracies that are similar.
Ex: start/amplify a conspiracy that the government “did 9/11” to detract believability from true facts like Saudis gave money and support, government probably missed key intel.
Ex: start/amplify a conspiracy that powerful politicians are running a secret sex dungeon in a pizza parlor to make true stories like the one in OP seem “crazy”.