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    Fake Believe: Conspiracy Theories in Aotearoa
    Fake Believe: Conspiracy Theories in Aotearoa
    Fake Believe: Conspiracy Theories in Aotearoa
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    Fake Believe: Conspiracy Theories in Aotearoa

    By Dylan Reeve

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    Have you found yourself confronted by conspiracy theories? Are you increasingly debating points of reality with friends and family? Has the arrival of Covid-19 awakened a sleeping giant of conspiracy, extremism and alternative Truth? Drawing on nearly two decades of quiet observation, extensive research and wide-reaching interviews with believers, former believers, and sceptics, Dylan Reeve sheds light on the seemingly increasingly relevant world of conspiracy theories - where we are now, and where we might be heading. If you are curious, confused or concerned, Fake Believe will help you understand.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherUpstart Press
    Release dateOct 13, 2022
    ISBN9781990003929
    Fake Believe: Conspiracy Theories in Aotearoa
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    Dylan Reeve

    Dylan is a TV editor and contributing writer for The Spinoff. Since September 2001, he has been unable to look away from the online conspiracy rabbit hole. As well as watching strange online worlds as a hobby, Dylan has also written about them as a journalist. In 2014 he joined David Farrier in exploring an internet mystery that ultimately emerged into the documentary film Tickled.

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