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Paul Zak

How Fake News Leads to Conspiracy Theories

October 21, 2021 by Rosemary Smith

Besides being potentially avoidable tragedies, what do the Nashville Bomber, Russian Trolls, Black Lives Matter, Covington Catholic, Pizzagate, Sandy Hook, Anti-Vaxx, Capitol Riot, and COVID Conspiracies all have in common? They’re all instances where a lack of media literacy led to destruction of property, health, or life… and, they were all … [Read more...] about How Fake News Leads to Conspiracy Theories

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