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Are we all the heroes of our own stories? (with Cate Hall)

Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg

CHAPTER

The Problem With False Narratives

The first step is developing a better understanding of the psychological factors that motivate people to hold certain beliefs, how they come to hold them. I remember this conspiracy theory that arose with other theories about COVID's origins: It was basically created by people working for Anthony Fauci. And this was like some totally insane right-wing conspiracy theory. The story that has emerged in recent months is that it is relatively likely that COVID either came from a lab or came from field work on coronaviruses.

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