7 Days From Fringe To Mainstream: How A Conspiracy Theory Ricocheted Around The Web

USA TODAY, The Post-Crescent
Sat, 02/24/2018 - 9:40am

Within a week, top searches linked one of the Parkland, Fla. survivors with the theory he was a paid actor. How did it happen?

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