Escape from the rabbit hole: the conspiracy theorist who abandoned his dangerous beliefs

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Escape from the rabbit hole: the conspiracy theorist who abandoned his dangerous beliefs

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Excellent Reads@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 2 years ago

For 15 years, Brent Lee spent hours each day consuming ‘truther’ content online. Then he logged off. Can he convince his former friends to question their worldview?

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