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Conspiracy Expert: How to Spot a True Conspiracy Theory - Michael Shermer

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The Importance of Rationality

Alex Jones is apparently one of them. But how's that different from Rush Limbaugh rambling on about, you know, Sean Hannity or Tucker Carlson? The government did not go in and shut him down. Would I have done that if I on Twitter, probably not. And it creates a very, very real problem for YouTube where people are saying to them, how can you be allowing this to be broadcast on your platform? Surely they're in an untenable position. They have to get rid of him. Maybe.

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