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by b1daly 2018 days ago
The difference is the moon landing or ‘who shot JFK’ are about subjects that are low stakes, very low. Having millions people believe the Presidential election was corrupt is corrosive to the basic civic foundations of the political process.
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Exactly. Conspiracy theories are now being weaponized by the right (via YouTube) to whip up anger and violence.