• Kelly Weill on Flat Earthers and Other Anti-Science Fundamentalists

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    In this episode, Andrew talks to the author of Off the Edge author Kelly Weill about Flat Earthers, conspiracy culture and why some people will believe anything.

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    Kelly Weill is a journalist at the Daily Beast, where she covers extremism, disinformation, and the internet. As a leading media voice on the role of online conspiracy theories in current affairs, she has discussed Flat Earth and other digital fringes on ABC’s Nightline, CNN, Al Jazeera, and other national and international news outlets. She lives in New York.


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