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Holiday Reads: Naomi Klein, Mehdi Hasan and Mustafa Suleyman
Intelligence Squared
The Mirror World, Conspiracy Theories, and the Impact of Misinformation
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This chapter delves into the concept of the mirror world and how figures deplatformed from liberal spaces gain influence in the conspiratorial right. It explores the appropriation of language, the paradox of freedom of speech, and the distracting role of conspiracy theories. The chapter also discusses the fear surrounding technology, the encroachment on privacy, and the destabilizing effects of climate change and COVID, as well as the significant influence of a particular person within the conspiracy circles and the impact of her spreading medical misinformation.
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