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The Dead Internet Theory: Is Most of the Web Just Bots and Fake Content?

In corners of the internet, a troubling idea has been gaining traction: the “Dead Internet Theory.” It’s a conspiracy theory claiming that the internet, as we know it, is essentially “dead” – that genuine human activity online has been largely supplanted by bots, AI-generated content, and carefully controlled narratives. According to this theory, the lively […]

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