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Gideon talks to Gabriel Gatehouse about his new book, The Coming Storm: A Journey into the Heart of the Conspiracy Machine. They discuss the US Republican party’s embrace of far-fetched conspiracy theories, and how these are being deployed in the upcoming presidential election. Clip: CNN
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Conspiracy theories are being baked into American politics
A mind-infecting virus: the dark dreams of QAnon
Misinformed about misinformation
America’s election year battle over who polices online disinformation
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Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner.
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