(Jewish Flat Earthers do not have it easy.) Some of these entities actually have hidden the truth at times, which makes it that much tougher to argue with conspiracy theorists. “They” can be the government, Russia, China, aliens, Democrats, Republicans, the CIA, the FBI, Big Ag, Big Pharma, Big Tech, and/or obviously, more often than not, the Jews. But you-because you are so perspicacious, smart, special, or have access to privileged information-can see things as they really are. The underlying premise behind conspiracy theories is that "They" are hiding the truth for shady, nefarious purposes. She said that she initially thought they were a joke because “how could anyone really believe anything so ludicrous?” To find out, she entered their world the book is in first-person, with Weill frequently recounting her misadventures meeting Flat Earthers and attending their conferences. Weill started Off the Edge when she noticed Flat Earthers repeatedly cropping up in the far and alt-right chat groups and websites she was covering. Weill covers extremism, disinformation, and the Internet for The Daily Beast, a website whose tagline is “a smart, speedy take on news from around the world.” (A previous editor-in-chief described it as a “high-end tabloid.”) Like the site, the book is well-researched and makes for quick and entertaining, if disturbing, reading. But it is a whole different world now, conspiracy-theory-wise, so Kelly Weill thought an update was in order. It is the second such book, in fact Christine Garwood wrote Flat Earth: The History of an Infamous Idea in 2007. It does get there, but really it is a book about the history of the Flat Earth movement as the sort of original conspiracy theory.
Off the Edge is not a book about conspiracy theories, exactly.
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