What happens when influence is exercised without restraint and conspiracy replaces evidence?

In today’s episode of Bioethics Babe, I’m joined by Simone Rizkalla, Catholic educator, speaker, writer, and host of the Beyond Rome podcast to examine the controversy surrounding Candace Owens and Erika Kirk, not as internet drama, but as a serious ethical case study.

This conversation explores the cost of conspiracy thinking, the moral responsibilities that come with large platforms, and how misinformation, reputational harm, and reckless speculation threaten human dignity, truth, and community trust in the digital age.

We ask hard questions:

• Are influencers ethically obligated to verify claims before amplifying them?
• When does “just asking questions” cross into moral harm?
• How does conspiracy ...