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Feed that truth into the algorithm. then you'd have to tell the algorithm, create engagement, meet the profit numbers, but do at this time without lying. the reason that's not happening, in my view, is the incentives aren't there. even though i believe it is within their capability. >> you mean facebook wouldn't make money? >> they wouldn't make as much money. >> in your congressional testimony, you expressed fear that the consequence of all this could be civil war. why do you believe that? >> i was thinking about civil war because it's the natural extrapolation of an ongoing algorithm that ha...

Capitol, fueled by the baseless claims the election was stolen. >> make no mistake this election was stolen from you, from me. >> this is the consequence of conspiracy theories running amuck. accusations of lies, treason and even pedophilia flew from all directions. it begs the question, how did we end up here? americans have always been phosphated with alternate versions of the truth. >> the clues are all there that it had the potential to get as huge as it's become. >> in the last decade, conspiracy thinking has gone main stream. it may not be entirely our fault. >> if are you a democrat, i'...

Atrocities, because they have perpetrated them in the past. >> whether they were old or young, we can probably remember a time in our lives when something we thought was true was exposed as a lie. >> peace will be necessary for final success. we know this because our own security is at stake. >> let me just say this, i have never ob stlukted justice. >> we did not, repeat, did not trade weapons or anything else for hostages. >> the erosion of trust took its toll. by the end of the 20th century, studies showed that over 50% of americans believed in at least one conspiracy theory. >> the first t...

Spreading conspiracy theorys. they openly accused their political opponents of being communist, that the government was riddled with secret communists working to sort of undermine the workings of the government and this was an existential threat. >> the civil rights movement as we know it today is simply a part of a world wide movement organized and directed by communists to enslave all mankind. >> it's something that we have seen subsequently that people who don't believe what you believe ideologically are actually a danger to the united states and that idea has occurred quite a lot. >> these...

Conspiracy theory, a noble trafficking ring, thousands of pedophiles and one man who will vanquish this evil, now former president donald trump. it sound ridiculous, but some studying qanon say there are reasons why so many people are drawn to it. we all have a desire to fight for what is right and to feel like we are a part of something. something big and heroic. >> our leaders are using the blood of children for everything. >> reporter: they desire for a connection, for people who might have been feeling isolated or they had a ton of purpose. this is incredibly productive. >> i am speaking w...