Anna Merlan

Anna Merlan is a journalist specializing in politics, crime, religion, subcultures, and women’s lives. Merlan is a reporter at the Special Projects Desk, the investigative division of Gizmodo Media Group. She was previously a senior reporter at Jezebel and staff writer at the Village Voice and the Dallas Observer. Republic of Lies is her first book. She lives in New York.

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Republic of Lies

American Conspiracy Theorists and Their Surprising Rise to Power

A riveting tour through the landscape and meaning of modern conspiracy theories, exploring the causes and tenacity of this American malady, from Birthers to Pizzagate and beyond.

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