> And, while Assassin’s Creed games may directly reference conspiracy theories, Kunzelman argues that, crucially, following just about any modern franchise, from Star Wars to Love Is Blind, has quite a bit in common with being a conspiracy theorist.

Yes, made up stories have a lot in common with conspiracy theories, not sure this is very surprising.

E.g. Being skeptical of "facts" reported by Judith Miller in NY Times that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction and that US troops would be welcomed as liberators in 2003. I'm sure players of Assassin's Creed would not have fallen for that.