Episode 3: “Fake news theater”

Conspiracyland

English - July 16, 2019 09:00 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MB - ★★★★ - 1.8K ratings
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Publicity-hungry D.C. lobbyist Jack Burkman takes the unsolved murder on a wild spree, casting and filming a reenactment of the killing for his own promotional purposes. He does so as another bizarre conspiracy theory takes root — “Pizzagate,” the claim that the Clintons were linked to the sex trafficking of children in the basement of a popular D.C. pizza parlor. The episode explores the indispensable role of “super spreaders” who perpetuate conspiracy theories on social media.

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