The Early Internet & 9/11 Conspiracies | Jordan Klepper Fingers the Conspiracy

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🗓️ 12 July 2023

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Jordan Klepper has heard a lot of 9/11 conspiracy theories at Trump rallies, including this shiny emerald: Osama bin Laden was a CIA operative named Tim Ossman. Together with Dr. Joan Donovan, research director of Harvard’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, Jordan unpacks how the early days of the internet and social media have shaped 9/11 conspiracy theories that are still popping up in more places than rallies two decades later. They are joined by veteran and filmmaker Korey Rowe who co-produced “Loose Change,” one of the first viral conspiracy theory films on 9/11. They discuss the legacy of the film, how the right wing has weaponized conspiracy theories for political gain, and what conversations we should be having about the role of the media. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey y'all, it's Amesun Devon here and we've got some news for you.
0:03.8	Get ready because MTV's official challenge podcast is heading back in time.
0:08.1	For the first time ever, we're diving into an iconic season from the past.
0:12.6	Free agents.
0:13.6	We'll go behind the scenes with legendary cast members from the season, plus here what
0:17.4	they've been up to since it ended.
0:19.1	Just because there's no challenge on TV right now doesn't mean we're going to leave
0:22.2	our podcast listeners hanging.
0:24.0	Listen to MTV's official challenge podcast on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or
0:28.9	wherever you get your podcasts.
0:38.4	Think back 20 years.
0:40.0	Maybe you're in school or college.
0:41.5	A friend comes up to you at the $20 bill, they say check this out, and they start folding
0:45.2	in in a kind of weird way.
0:47.3	Kind of in half, then it comes to a point, and you realize it's the shape of the Pentagon.
0:52.0	And the image on the bill is now the twin towers with smoke coming out of them.
0:55.2	What did the government know about 9-11 before it happened?
0:58.3	If you ever experienced that, or if you ever had that thought, then congrats Alex Jones.
1:03.2	You're a 9-11 conspiracy theorist.
1:05.9	This is Jordan Klapper fingers the conspiracy.
1:08.7	September 11th really was the ground zero of conspiracy theories.
1:13.2	Chances are you can name one.
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