Others can go too far in the other direction and trade one falsehood for another because they begin to believe anything that opposes the official narratives which is flawed.
Yup, I call that polarized doubt and hyper-skepticism. Flat earthers went that way ;)
Nice I like the terms. Haha yeah some people get pretty crazy with stuff. I would never do this, but I often wonder how many people would buy a completely fabricated conspiracy theory that I made up. I am sure I would get a couple if I made it sensational enough lol.