A Digitallighting tactic that accuses the
target of being a “charlatan,” “con artist,” or “fraud,” often based solely on their beliefs, practices, or experiences. Conlighting is frequently paired with prooflighting and psycholighting: the perpetrator demands impossible evidence of sincerity or efficacy, then uses the
target’s
failure to
meet those demands as “proof” that they are intentionally deceiving others. It is especially common against spiritual practitioners, alternative healers, and anyone whose worldview falls outside strict scientific materialism. Conlighting weaponizes suspicion to destroy credibility.
Example: “She offered
free guided meditations; he called her a con
artist exploiting the vulnerable. When she asked how, he said ‘real meditation doesn’t need guides.’ Conlighting: labeling someone a fraud because you don’t share their practice.”