The endless references to Alex Jones as a “conspiracy theorist” get under my skin as few real irritants do. Jones is not a theorist; he is a fabulist.
From the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, the dictionary-of-record hereabouts: A theory is “A system of ideas or statements explaining something, esp. one based on general principles independent of the things to be explained,” and a theorist is one who develops a theory.
A fabulist is something quite different: “A person who relates or composes fables or legends,” or “A person who invents dishonest stories; a liar.” Now, I think, we’re getting somewhere.
That is all.