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On today's episode, lecturer and researcher on conspiratorial beliefs Ilya Yablokov joins me to discuss Russia Today's usage of conspiratorial ideologies and how that has helped the Kremlin villainize the U.S. He shares his thoughts on how U.S. and Russian conspiracy theory culture is similar and different. As well as address the effectiveness is news media literacy.

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Ilya Yablokov's Book and New York Times articles 

• Russia Today and Conspiracy Theories: People, Power and Politics on RT - Kindle edition by Yablokov, Ilya, Chatterje-Doody, Precious N. Politics & Social Sciences Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.
• Opinion | How Putin’s Propaganda System Keeps Him in Power - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
• How conspiracy theories help to maintain Vladimir Putin’s grip on power in Russia (theconversation.com)

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