‘We’re Going to Take Over the World’

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On the internet, there are bizarre subcultures filled with conspiracy theorists — those who believe the coronavirus is a hoax or that the 2020 election was stolen, or even that Hillary Clinton is a shape-shifting lizard. It’s a way of thinking that can be traced back to the first real internet blockbuster, a 9/11 conspiracy documentary called “Loose Change.” Today, we explore the film’s impact.

Guest: Kevin Roose (https://www.nytimes.com/by/kevin-roose), a technology columnist for The New York Times.

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Background reading:


Twenty years after 9/11, “Loose Change,” a landmark film for conspiracy theorists (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/08/technology/loose-change-9-11-video.html?smid=pc-thedaily), still casts a shadow over our information landscape.
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