Did the FBI let it happen on purpose?

How the internet feeds the conspiratorial mindset

I was meant to be writing an article about the future of education today. But that can wait until next week. Right now I want to talk about conspiracy theories: why they’ve become so popular, and the role social media (and the internet more broadly) has played. It’s more complicated that you think, and it might be time to change tack.

I have a bit of exp…