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Why We Fall for History's Most Seductive Conspiracy Theories, and How We Rediscover Reality

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From the internationally bestselling authors of A Brief History of the World in 47 Borders (Jonn Elledge) and Truth and Humans (Tom Phillips), an insightful, illuminating, often hilarious, and extremely timely journey through conspiracy theories, how they spread, and how not to fall for themFrom skepticism about the moon landing to the “deep-state” claims of QAnon, it’s always been human nature to ... Read more

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A Brief History of the World in 47 Borders

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