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"Immune to Evidence": How Dangerous Coronavirus Conspiracies Spread
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ProPublica
@propublica
For conspiracy theorists, "skepticism is a bottomless, never-ending pit of skepticism about anything related to the official account. And that skepticism is accompanied by extreme gullibility to anything related to the conspiracy."
“Immune to Evidence”: How Dangerous Coronavirus Conspiracies Spread
Conspiratorial videos and websites about COVID-19 are going viral. Here’s how one of the authors of “The Conspiracy Theory Handbook” says you can fight back. One big takeaway: Focus your efforts on…
propublica.org
8:16 PM · Feb 18, 2021
ProPublica
@propublica
For conspiracy theorists, "skepticism is a bottomless, never-ending pit of skepticism about anything related to the official account. And that skepticism is accompanied by extreme gullibility to anything related to the conspiracy."
“Immune to Evidence”: How Dangerous Coronavirus Conspiracies Spread
Conspiratorial videos and websites about COVID-19 are going viral. Here’s how one of the authors of “The Conspiracy Theory Handbook” says you can fight back. One big takeaway: Focus your efforts on…
propublica.org
8:16 PM · Feb 18, 2021
https://www.propublica.org/article/immune-to-evidence-how-dangerous-coronavirus-conspiracies-spread