Missing Scientists, Assassination Attempts, & Conspiracy Theories Under Trump 2.0

President Donald Trump has amplified (and been the subject of) many conspiracy theories during his time as a public figure. Online speculation, without evidence, that recent assassination attempts against him in Butler, Pennsylvania and the White House Correspondent’s dinner were staged have only grown in recent weeks. But the conversation around the death and disappearance of multiple top government scientists is perhaps the most curious item to grab Trump’s attention – in part because of the path it took to get to his desk. We look at how the story reached the White House and why conspiracy theories continue to fester in the age of Trump.

For more: How a speculative story about dead and missing scientists went from the fringe to the White House

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Guest: T.M. Brown, CNN Senior Reporter

Host: David Rind

Producer: Paola Ortiz

Showrunner: Felicia Patinkin

Photo: David McNew/Getty Images

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