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American support for conspiracy theories and armed rebellion isn't new – we just didn't believe it before the Capitol insurrection

  • Written by Amanda J. Crawford, Assistant Professor of Journalism, University of Connecticut
imageRioters are tear-gassed as they storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images

Americans had to confront a new reality when an angry mob attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021: Some of their fellow citizens were in the grips of a false reality and had resorted to violence to support it.

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