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Seth Rich
December 9, 2019
Seth Hettena
The Man Behind the Right Wing’s Favorite Conspiracy Theories
Meet David Booth, the fake news peddler who is helping Russia spread its lies.
July 11, 2019
Alex Shephard
Trump Assembles His Gang of Social-Media Deplorables
Thursday's "summit" shows the increasingly paranoid president is desperate for allies who back him unequivocally.
July 3, 2019
Magazine
J.C. Pan
Democratic Rot and the Origins of American Conspiracism
Crank ideas have always flourished in times of great instability and inequality.
November 7, 2017
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump is having the CIA chief investigate conspiracy theories of the DNC hack.
August 4, 2017
Alex Shephard
Meet the Reporter Driving Fox News’s Biggest, Craziest Stories
The author of Fox News's debunked Seth Rich story was a familiar one: Malia Zimmerman.
August 1, 2017
Clio Chang
Lawsuit: Trump worked with Fox News to publish the #FAKENEWS Seth Rich story.
May 24, 2017
Jeet Heer
Fire Sean Hannity
His obsession with the Seth Rich conspiracy theory should be the last straw. If Fox News wants to be a serious news outlet—a big "if"—then he must go.
May 23, 2017
Alex Shephard
Fox News finally retracted the Seth Rich story. Will Sean Hannity follow suit?
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