One rather bizarre and dangerous conspiracy theory propagated by the far right is that of the great replacement. The idea is that the whites are being gradually and quite deliberately replaced by non-whites (notably Muslims). It has been cited by several spree shooters as justifying their actions, not to mention Trump supporters (notably Tucker Carlson) and euroskeptics. As a result, it can’t really be seen as a fringe idea anymore, so it does need debunking.
Firstly, like so many racist conspiracy theories its not a new idea (e.g. Qnon is just a repacking of the protocols of Zion). It is similar to conspiracy theories levelled at Jews in Europe over many centuries (which led to the Holocaust). As well as against catholic immigrants (notably Italians and Irish) to the United States (which meant they stopped trusting the authorities, which was one of the factors behind…
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I think your readers may enjoy this article from NPR
https://www.npr.org/2023/02/08/1155489235/the-whiteness-myth