The first two months of Trump's term have been a tour de force of chaos, bizarre hires and indecipherable decisions. Conspiracy theories operate on both sides of the equation. They are attempts to find an underlying rationale for moves by Trump and Musk, often presuming nefarious motivations of self-interest. Conspiracy theories are also being used as a tool to justify actions that are unpopular or destructive. From USAID to Fort Knox to anything "deep state," are these false conspiracy theories deliberately fabricated as misinformation or are they the convictions of True Believers?

The first two months of Trump's term have been a tour de force of chaos, bizarre hires and indecipherable decisions. Conspiracy theories operate on both sides of the equation. They are attempts to find an underlying rationale for moves by Trump and Musk, often presuming nefarious motivations of self-interest. Conspiracy theories are also being used as a tool to justify actions that are unpopular or destructive. From USAID to Fort Knox to anything "deep state," are these false conspiracy theories deliberately fabricated as misinformation or are they the convictions of True Believers?

The first two months of Trump's term have been a tour de force of chaos, bizarre hires and indecipherable decisions. Conspiracy theories operate on both sides of the equation. They are attempts to find an underlying rationale for moves by Trump and Musk, often presuming nefarious motivations of self-interest. Conspiracy theories are also being used as a tool to&nbsp;justify actions that are unpopular or destructive. From USAID to Fort Knox to anything "deep state," are these false conspiracy theories deliberately fabricated as misinformation or are they the convictions of True Believers?

The First Two Months (with Mike Rothschild)

Do you want to know the truth behind the world&rsquo;s wildest conspiracy theories? Former CIA officers John Sipher &amp; Jerry O&rsquo;Shea try to determine where misinformation is coming from, when we&rsquo;re being lied to and when a conspiracy theory is an actual real conspiracy. In the world of espionage, they were part of creating conspiracies. Now they and their circle of experts probe what&rsquo;s true and when we&rsquo;re being manipulated.
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<li>Executive Producers: Adam Davidson, John Sipher, Jerry O'Shea &amp; Jonathan Stern. Producer: Rachel Harner</li>
<li>A production of Honorable Mention and Abominable Pictures</li>
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Do you want to know the truth behind the world’s wildest conspiracy theories? Former CIA officers John Sipher & Jerry O’Shea try to determine where misinformation is coming from, when we’re being lied to and when a conspiracy theory is an actual real conspiracy. In the world of espionage, they were part of creating conspiracies. Now they and their circle of experts probe what’s true and when we’re being manipulated. New episodes every week. Watch Mission Implausible on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod Executive Producers: Adam Davidson, John Sipher, Jerry O'Shea & Jonathan Stern. Producer: Rachel Harner A production of Honorable Mention and Abominable Pictures

Do you want to know the truth behind the world’s wildest conspiracy theories? Former CIA officers John Sipher &amp; Jerry O’Shea try to determine where misinformation is coming from, when we’re being lied to and when a conspiracy theory is an actual real conspiracy. In the world of espionage, they were part of creating conspiracies. Now they and their circle of experts probe what’s true and when we’re being manipulated.
New episodes every week.
Watch Mission Implausible on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod</a>
<ul>
<li>Executive Producers: Adam Davidson, John Sipher, Jerry O'Shea &amp; Jonathan Stern. Producer: Rachel Harner</li>
<li>A production of Honorable Mention and Abominable Pictures</li>
</ul>

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