The term ‘conspiracy theory’ found a replacement in 2016 with the concept of fake news. But both have been weaponized to distort the views of alternative platforms and foreign media, according to legal and media analyst Lionel, of LionelMedia, who joins us to talk about the history and social role of these terms.
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