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Brussels Playbook Podcast

Campaign Confidential #6: How conspiracy theories are shaping the 2020 elections

Brussels Playbook Podcast

POLITICO

News, Politics, News Commentary

4.4204 Ratings

🗓️ 22 September 2020

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of our pop-up series on the U.S. elections, hosted by Ryan Heath, we talk about how conspiracy theories have moved from the fringes of American political rhetoric to the mainstream. POLITICO reporter Sabrina Rodríguez sheds light on conspiracy theories targeted at Spanish speakers in the crucial swing state of Florida. You can read her full piece: "'This is f---ing crazy': Florida Latinos swamped by wild conspiracy theories." You'll also hear from two candidates, one running for Congress and the other for the U.S. Senate, who subscribe to different conspiracy theories including the QAnon movement, which we'll explore in this episode. The regular EU Confidential podcast will be back in your feed on Thursday — and Campaign Confidential is with you every Tuesday all the way through to election day. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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You're listening to Campaign Confidential, our special podcast series on the US elections.

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There are so many issues surrounding the upcoming elections in November, from voting challenges

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to civil unrest and from dark money worries to disinformation. But the issue dominating debate

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That news immediately generated a battle over when and how to replace her on the country's highest court.

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