Princeton History Professor Dr. Sean Wilentz shares his views on Conspiracy Theory, one of his areas of expertise.

Wilentz is author of the Pulitzer Prize nominated book Rise of American Democracy: Jefferson to Lincoln as well as No Property in Man: Slavery and Anti-slavery. He is a well-known political commentator and his writing on music has earned him two Grammys.

In this conversation, Wilentz compares historical examples of conspiracy theories that challenged our political and governmental systems. The Red Scare in the McCarthy era. Q-Anon today.

What is the best way to examine information that seems suspect?