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The man trying to save the world from toxic conspiracy theories

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The man trying to save the world from toxic conspiracy theories

Sander van der Linden, described as Cambridge’s professor of ‘defence against the dark arts’, wants to make us immune from disinformation

By Mick Brown

5 February 2023 • 6:00am
Van der Linden: ‘It’s not just misinformation; it’s information overload’

Van der Linden: ‘It’s not just misinformation; it’s information overload’

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