<description>&lt;p&gt;Our team gives their analysis of a disturbingly familiar year in power and politics, normalization and surprises. Much of it was predictable, some was worse, and some was worse that worse. Yet conspiratorial thinking cuts both ways, and 2025 illuminated some &amp;ldquo;theories&amp;rdquo; as being actual conspiracies. What trajectories might actually improve in 2026?&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Watch Mission Implausible on YouTube: &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod&amp;amp;source=gmail&amp;amp;ust=1765390388763000&amp;amp;usg=AOvVaw2Xv6PaRO8ms-z_hEp0Uxvi"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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What Fresh Hell: 2025 in Conspiracy Theories and Disinformation

DEC 28, 202550 MIN
Mission Implausible

What Fresh Hell: 2025 in Conspiracy Theories and Disinformation

DEC 28, 202550 MIN

Description

Our team gives their analysis of a disturbingly familiar year in power and politics, normalization and surprises. Much of it was predictable, some was worse, and some was worse that worse. Yet conspiratorial thinking cuts both ways, and 2025 illuminated some “theories” as being actual conspiracies. What trajectories might actually improve in 2026? Watch Mission Implausible on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MissionImplausiblePod