Conspiracy theories are not a recent invention, and their appeal has never been limited to the fringe. Since colonial times, Americans across the political spectrum have been haunted by tales of hidden hands and secret plots. And even when those stories are false, they have truths to tell us. A theory that catches on may say nothing true about its ostensible subject, but it still says something about the anxieties and experiences of the people who believe it.
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