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The bleak spectacle of the Amber Heard-Johnny Depp trial
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The bleak spectacle of the Amber Heard-Johnny Depp trial

How a washed-up celebrity, men’s rights activists and true crime stans convinced millions of Americans to buy into a conspiracy theory

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Michael Hobbes
Jun 02, 2022
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In a first for The Present Age, today’s edition will be a guest post.

Michael Hobbes co-hosts Maintenance Phase, a podcast debunking the junk science behind health fads, wellness scams, and nonsensical nutrition advice. He also happens to be the very first person I interviewed when I launched The Present Age a year ago. With the conclusion of the Johnny …

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