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The Whiplash Decade

The Decade Conspiracy Theories Went Mainstream

We underestimated the power of fringe believers. Now we’re living in the world they made.

Illustration: Brennon Leman

This piece is part of the The Whiplash Decade, a package on the wild ride that was the 2010s.

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Michelle Legro

Deputy Editor, GEN. Previously an editor for Topic, Longreads, The New Republic, and Lapham’s Quarterly. gen.medium.com