Analysis: How smart people fall for conspiracy theories
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Analysis: How smart people fall for conspiracy theories
A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here.Who falls into the rabbit hole of conspiracy theories and how can you reach them? That’s the topic of a three-episode season of CNN’s new narrative podcast series “The Account.”Donie O’Sullivan covers politics and technology for CNN and that intersection frequently leads him to stories about how misinformation spreads online.What I found most compelling about this new series is the idea that it’s frequently very smart people who fall for crazy-seeming conspiracy theories.I talked to O’Sullivan about the podcast, ..