Expert Skeptic on Why Smart People Fall for Conspiracies | Michael Shermer | ACADEMIA | Rubin Report
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Is Social Media a Part of the Internet?
CNN's John Sutter talks about the history of conspiracy theories and how social media plays a part in all of this. He says we can reach millions of people instantly in real time, so the spread is more rapid. The kind of going down the rabbit hole, the siloing off of people into these communities that it's hard to penetrate,. That's the harder part.
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