Debunk Most Conspiracies with Simple This Test (Pt. 3) | Michael Shermer | ACADEMIA | Rubin Report

Dave Rubin of “The Rubin Report” talks to expert skeptic Michael Shermer about his new book “Conspiracy: Why the Rational Believe the Irrational”; how online conspiracy theories can spread exponentially faster than ever before because of social media; why online censorship of misinformation and conspiracy theories will always backfire; the simple test you can use to disprove most conspiracy theories; why complex systems make most conspiracy theories unlikely to be true; his thoughts on the 9/11 conspiracy theory; if the suppression of the Hunter Biden laptop story counts as a conspiracy; and much more.

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