US conspiracy theories: How a 1960s hoax escalated | The New Statesman

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In 1967, a hoax was concocted that has led to decades of conspiracy theories Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2DHAQOeEg-Z-4trARDXHRA?sub_confirmation=1 Phil Tinline has written the book 'Ghosts of Iron Mountain: The Hoax that Duped America and Its Sinister Legacy' about the saga and how it's legacy has lasted to the present day. Conspiracies such as 'pizza-gate' and 'Q-Anon' that have dominated recent US politics proliferate today, some would argue exacerbated by President Donald Trump and his key ally Elon Musk. Phil talks to the New Statesman's Rachel Cunliffe to discuss the hoax and the state of American fake news and conspiracy theories in the present day. 📚 READ: The hoax that spawned an age of American conspiracism - Phil Tinline https://www.newstatesman.com/ideas/2025/04/the-hoax-that-spawned-an-age-of-american-conspiracism 🙋‍♀️ ASK a question We answer listener questions every Friday. Submit your by commenting here, or at www.newstatesman.com/youaskus 📧 FREE get our daily politics email https://morningcall.substack.com 💷 SAVE Become a New Statesman subscriber: Get access to all our reporting at newstatesman.com and receive your copy of our weekly magazine. Podcast listeners can get the first two months for just £2 at https://www.newstatesman.com/save 🎧 LISTEN to the New Statesman podcast https://www.youtube.com/@NewStatesman -- The New Statesman brings you unrivalled analysis of of the latest UK and international politics. On our YouTube channel you’ll find insight on the top news and global current affairs stories, as well as insightful interviews with politicians, advisers and leading political thinkers, to help you understand the political and economic forces shaping the world. With regular contributions from our writers including Political Editor Andrew Marr, Hannah Barnes, Rachel Cunliffe and George Eaton we’ll help you understand the world of politics and global affairs from Westminster to Washington and beyond. #topnews #news #politics