Topical drama brilliantly dissects the alarming increase in conspiracy theories in the UK
Monica Dolan. Photo: Miss G Rhi
“IT’S the soundtrack of our times: protest, anger, discord. I’m right and that means you must be wrong.”
Set during the ongoing Covid crisis, Hugh Costello’s topical drama brilliantly dissects the alarming increase in conspiracy theories in the UK.
Our Truth, Their Lies opens with Michael (Nicholas Murchie) phoning his daughter Louise (Macy Nyman) in New York to let her know that her mild-mannered mother Jen (Monica Dolan) has been arrested after calling for mass civil disobedience during the latest lockdown.
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On the same day, according to the Network Contagion Research Institute, the appearance of the words Jewish and Soros each more than doubled. At 1 p.m. EST, as Vice President Mike Pence refused to reject electoral votes that were contested by right-wing conspiracy theorists, the use of the word Soros increased 150% compared to 8 a.m. An ho