Anna Merlan

senior reporter, Mother Jones

Guest

Reporter for Gizmodo Media Group, and author of “Republic of Lies: American Conspiracy Theorists and Their Surprising Rise to Power.” 

Anna Merlan on KCRW

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The left is now spreading conspiracy theories about 2024 election

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A man walks up to the home of a notorious New York City mob boss, tries to make a citizen's arrest, but ends up killing him.

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