Anna Merlan

Gizmodo Media Group, and author of “Republic of Lies: American Conspiracy Theorists and Their Surprising Rise to Power"

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Reporter for Gizmodo Media Group, and author of “Republic of Lies: American Conspiracy Theorists and Their Surprising Rise to Power.” 

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A man walks up to the home of a notorious New York City mob boss, tries to make a citizen's arrest, but ends up killing him.

Why are Americans drawn to conspiracy theories?

A man walks up to the home of a notorious New York City mob boss, tries to make a citizen's arrest, but ends up killing him.

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