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On the epistemology of conspiracy
Educational Philosophy and Theory 53 (14):1413-1417 (2021)
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One way of looking at conspiracy is to consider it a deliberately enhanced political weapon cultivated by those who push ‘fake news’ in a post-truth media environment. Thus, the story that Obama’s...Author's Profile
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