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Political conspiracy movies from the past can help us understand our current moment

NPR | By Danny Hensel,

Marc Rivers, Adam Raney, Barrie Hardymon, Sacha Pfeiffer

Published November 1, 2026 at 5:25 PM EST

Political conspiracy films peaked in the 1970s. What do those films offer at a time when conspiracy theories flood social media and are repeated by the president and other politicians?

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Danny Hensel

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Barrie Hardymon

Barrie Hardymon is the senior editor for NPR's Investigations team.

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Sacha Pfeiffer

Correspondent, Investigations

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