1955: Siberia, USA

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Sep 21, 202351:43Society & Culture

When Alaskans wanted their own mental-health facility, a rumor took hold all over America. This week, Evan Chung traces the origins of that far-right conspiracy theory: that the government was building a concentration ca...

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