And you think we have crazies in this country... dear God, what the heck is going on in England

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20. Apophenia.

I think it starts with this, then develops into delusional thinking. Because of the internet, the delusional people find and support each other

Types of apophenia

Apophenia is a general term that includes several different types of phenomena.

Pareidolia: This type involves seeing an image or sound from random visual or auditory stimuli. A common form is face pareidolia, where elements of an object can make them resemble a face.
Clustering illusion: This illusion involves seeing patterns in events and data when there is, in fact, no connection between data points.
Confirmation bias: This bias is the tendency to only accept information that confirms prior beliefs.
Gambler’s fallacy: This type involves believing that a prior series of events affects a future event, even though the two are unrelated.
Some of these types of apophenia are hard to avoid. Many people, for example, experience seeing a face in a natural feature, cloud, or collection of lines.

https://psychcentral.com/health/apophenia-overview#causes