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And his classmates participated in seven interviews following the shooting. soon after, they found themselves on a collision course with alex jones, who started using his info wars webcast to spread outrageous lies about mass shootings. >> my god is with the timing and everything that happened, this is staged. >> reporter: the conspiracy theory was popularized after sandy hook shooting. it was basically a claim that mass shootings are not real, they're staged by the government with the use of crisis factors. >> by spinning this or risk lie, info wars seized on intoers the federal government wa...

Conspiracy theory, a global trafficking ring, thousands of pedophiles and one man who will vanquish this evil, now former president donald trump. it sounds 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. >> it taps into people's desire for connection, for people feeling isolated or they didn't have a ton of purpose. this is incredibly productive. >> i am speaking with a...

Was exposed as a lie. >> peace will be necessary for final success. we will do this because our own security is at stake. >> let me just say this, i have never on -- obstructed 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 time i noticed it, conspiracy culture was really popular in america is when i was going to go on shows. there was probably more people crowded around the conspiracy tab...

It 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 that facebook wouldn't make money? >> it wouldn't make as much money. >> in your congressional testimony, you expressed fear that the consequence of all of this could be civil war. why do you believe that? >> i was thinking about civil war because i think it's the natural extrapolation from an all-knowing algorithm that has the financial incentives to pull us apart. >> studies have shown that it only takes a few minutes of exposure to a...

Play off our fears. >> it's psychological warfare with us as children. >> to meet someone who dove head first into a conspiracy theory. >> i couldn't stop thinking about it and it broke me. >> and someone who is still very much in it. >> you can't stop what's coming. >> what do you think is coming? >> justice. >> we like to think we're immune from misinformation, but the truth is far more complicated and these days harder than ever to discern. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪