Frida Ghitis, (@fridaghitis) a former CNN producer and correspondent, is a world affairs columnist. She is a frequent opinion contributor to CNN, a contributing columnist to The Washington Post and a columnist for World Politics Review. (CNN) It's tempting to laugh at ridiculous conspiracy theories. The notion was so far from the plain truth that it would earn the senator a place in the political fantasists hall of fame. That conspiracy theories exist and are spreading is not news, but hearing them uttered by a US senator during an official congressional hearing marks a new low, one that demands we sit up and take notice.

Source: The Nation February 25, 2021 04:08 UTC