3: Crowd Sourced Conspiracies

This week’s episode discusses how a competitive and well informed group of conspiracy theories have partnered with one of the early meme pioneers to see if bots could become influencers. And you know, a magic society.  Jada and Kurtie discuss mysticism, combining religions, and the use of visual cues in a podcast as a bad call. They all call into question whether or not some of your online favorites might just be bots. Follow us on Instagram @oneofusislyingpodcast Email us at [email protected] Sources:  Golden Dawn: New World Encyclopedia, Golden-Dawn.com, Wikipedia NaCoWriMo: @timhwang. (2019, October 22). NaCoWriMo Writers 2019. Retrieved from twitter.com: https://twitter.com/i/lists/1186357926761361408 Hwang, T. (2019). Tim Hwang: Project Archive. Retrieved from https://timhwang.org: https://timhwang.org/press Hwang, T. (n.d.). The Liars Dividend is Dangerous for Journalist, Here's How to Fight it. (Poytner, Interviewer) Robertson, A. (2019, October 25). Inside National Conspiracy Writing Month, A Challenge for Creating Fiction out of Reality. Retrieved from The Verge: https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/25/20926980/national-conspiracy-writing-month-nacowrimo-nanowrimo-challenge-tim-hwang Tiffany, K. (2017, Oct 9). If a Scientific Conspiracy Theory is Funny, That Doesn't Mean it's a Joke. Retrieved from The Verge: https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/9/16424622/reddit-conspiracy-theories-memes-irony-flat-earth Walker, R. (2010, July 18). When Funny Goes Viral. Retrieved from New York Times Magazine: https://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/18/magazine/18ROFL-t.html?_r=1