Fighting the Spread of Child-Trafficking Conspiracies
Conspiracy theories involving child abduction and human trafficking have been spread by the QAnon movement, but anti-trafficking groups warn these theories do real harm to victims. What's motivating people to believe in these baseless conspiracy theories? Joining us to explore the issue are Rhonelle Bruder, founder and director of Project iRISE, Julia Drydyk, executive director of The Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking, and Lorne Dawson, Professor in the Department of Sociology and Legal Studies and the Department of Religious Studies at University of Waterloo. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.