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Why our loved ones believe political conspiracy theories — and ways to repair the damage

Why our loved ones believe political conspiracy theories — and ways to repair the damage

Update: 2024-09-12

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When it comes to QAnon and other conspiracy theories, there’s no one type of person who is most vulnerable. And those who get sucked in can quickly become unrecognizable to their loved ones. Jesselyn Cook, the author of The Quiet Damage: QAnon and the Destruction of the American Family, talks to Apple News In Conversationhost Shumita Basu about how QAnon has shattered lives across the political spectrum and the tools that can work to pull family and friends back out of the rabbit hole.

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Why our loved ones believe political conspiracy theories — and ways to repair the damage

Why our loved ones believe political conspiracy theories — and ways to repair the damage