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A historian details how a secretive, extremist group radicalized the American right
TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I’m Terry Gross. Today’s political extremism has roots in the past. The organization that did more than any other conservative group to propel today’s extremist takeover of the American right is the John
Read moreHow a conspiracy theory about eating bugs made its way to …
JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: In the past month, elected officials in the Netherlands and Poland have accused their opponents of plotting to force people to eat insects. The idea is also bubbling up in far-right circles in the U.S. NPR’s Huo
Read moreA new book explains how QAnon took hold of the GOP — and why …
TERRY GROSS, HOST: This is FRESH AIR. I’m Terry Gross. A substance with special, energizing qualities that can only be found in the brains of children who have been sexually tortured in satanic rituals is harvested from children and distributed
Read moreShe was a popular yoga guru. Then she embraced QAnon …
QAnon — the baseless conspiracy theory that claims that a cabal of Satan-worshipping, blood-drinking elites control politics and media — is closely identified in political circles with some supporters of former President Donald Trump. But it also has a toehold
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