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The Social Chemist
A podcast that looks into the psychosocial elements that contribute to conspiracy theories and political extremism. Hosted by social worker and conspiracy theory researcher Nelson Perez.
The Social Chemist
Russia's Usage of the Conspiratorial Framework w/ Ilya Yablokov
On today's episode, lecturer and researcher on conspiratorial beliefs Ilya Yablokov joins me to discuss Russia Today's usage of conspiratorial ideologies and how that has helped the Kremlin villainize the U.S. He shares his thoughts on how U.S. and Russian conspiracy theory culture is similar and different. As well as address the effectiveness is news media literacy.
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Ilya Yablokov's Book and New York Times articles
- Russia Today and Conspiracy Theories: People, Power and Politics on RT - Kindle edition by Yablokov, Ilya, Chatterje-Doody, Precious N. Politics & Social Sciences Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.
- Opinion | How Putin’s Propaganda System Keeps Him in Power - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
- How conspiracy theories help to maintain Vladimir Putin’s grip on power in Russia (theconversation.com)
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