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How America was primed for Trump shooting conspiracies

How America was primed for Trump shooting conspiracies

Update: 2024-07-171
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When 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks shot at former-President Donald Trump on July 13, the American public was ready with conspiracy theories explaining how and why he did it. 

And that shouldn’t come as a shock. Most Americans think President John F Kennedy was assassinated as part of a conspiracy, either by the US Government, Cubans, or the Mafia. 

They’re primed to believe their government is keeping secrets from them—because it is. 

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How America was primed for Trump shooting conspiracies

How America was primed for Trump shooting conspiracies

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