A correlation is used to understand a relationship between two variables, but does not necessarily mean that one causes the other,(Aldrich, 1995) explained by Cody Baldwin.(Brigham Young University-Idaho)
Correlation implying causation had been used in conspiracies often.(Van Der Wal et al., 2018)
The logical fallacy that relates to the misuse of these terms is the cum hoc, ergo propter hoc fallacy.