I think the difference is that a lot of people in Italy will go straight for the conspiracy theory. Maybe that's why the anti-vax movement (and chemtrails and a lot of other nonsense) is so strong there.

I mean... 'dietrologia' is a thing there: https://www.economist.com/johnson/2011/03/15/dietrologia

Just because some things really were plots doesn't mean everything is.

Another nice piece on conspiracy theories: https://www.economist.com/christmas-specials/2002/12/19/that...