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Tucker, Candace, and the Conspiracy-Theory Podcast Grift

JL;DR SUMMARY Ashley Rindsberg explores the monetized rise of conspiracy-theory content on platforms like YouTube, focusing on Tucker Carlson's series "The 9/11 Files." A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Conspiracy TheoriesAdvertising RevenueTucker Carlson9/11Content MonetizationMedia CritiqueSensationalismYoutube SeriesRed Seat VenturesLoose Change

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"It hawks the same sort of conspiracies: Why did some reporters announce attacks before they happened? How did foreign governments know more than U.S. intelligence?"
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