Podcast 141: Psychiatrist Andrew Lustig on the Conspiracist Internet Subculture of ‘Gangstalking’

20 Mar 2021 · 1 min read

Quillette’s Jonathan Kay speaks to Canadian researcher Andrew Lustig about his research on the web-based communities of individuals who believe they are surrounded by evidence of an enormous “gangstalking” conspiracy, involving dozens or even hundreds of individuals, aimed at causing them to become insane or commit suicide.

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