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September 29, 2020
Talia Lavin
QAnon, Blood Libel, and the Satanic Panic
How the ancient, antisemitic nocturnal ritual fantasy expresses itself through the ages—and explains the right’s fascination with fringe conspiracy theories
February 1, 2019
Talia Lavin
The Fetid, Right-Wing Origins of “Learn to Code”
How an online swarm has developed a sophisticated mechanism to harass and gaslight journalists—and to get mainstream media outlets to join in.
September 27, 2016
Sukjong Hong
Trump’s “400-pound hacker” comments did not go over well with his 4chan supporters.

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