Me on this conspiracy election—and how social media fuels this fire in the age of mistrust. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/13/opinion/campaign-stops/did-you-hear-the-latest-about-hillary.html …pic.twitter.com/2tiZMKBTAz
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Conspiracy theories are an ancient problem. They're our narrative machine going awry, fueled by mistrust, manipulated by the powerful.
They've always been with us. See the "Paranoid Style in American Politics." But now, we have the birther-in-chief as the Republican nominee.
Draining the swamp also means going after Trump's longstanding association with the progenitor of more CTs than anyone: Alex Jones. @zeynep
Trump is fueled by conspiracy theories, and admits he gets his "news" from Jones and other fact-free zones, like Natl Enquirer @zeynep
Interestingly, Eric Trump's reasoning for not releasing DJT tax returns is very similar: uninformed people would comment on them
They're no longer uninformed after you inform them, John. That's the point.
Only the purest of heart can distinguish truth from rumor.
Great article about conspiracy theories by @zeynep. Maybe a prelude to a book? http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/13/opinion/campaign-stops/did-you-hear-the-latest-about-hillary.html?_r=0 …
The press is spraying fertility drugs onto swamps, not draining them. EX. The dishonesty "narrative" aspect of HRC campaign.
@nytopinion Problem is partisan fear-mongering and demonization of "enemies" by both sides.
Demonization of "enemies" done *everyday* incl by NYT. Example by regular columnist @tomfriedmanhttps://twitter.com/ludwitt/status/775983053718052864 …
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