Has social media turned us all into conspiracy theorists?
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The Capitol Insurrection, #wallstreetbets and Facebook’s brief war with Australia demonstrate the power of social media to change how we believe - and behave. At the end of this decade, could social media drive us all into our own private worlds of fantasy, conspiracy, and fakery? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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