'Nothing on this page is real'

A liberal blogger feeds right-wing conspiracy theorists with blatant falsehoods, earning up to $15,000 a month. Across the country, the lost and lonely read the lies, and pass them on.

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Excerpted from an article that originally appeared in The Washington Post. Reprinted with permission.

The only light in the house came from the glow of three computer monitors, and Christopher Blair, 46, sat down at a keyboard and started to type. His wife had left for work and his children were on their way to school, but waiting online was his other community, an unreality where nothing was exactly as it seemed. He logged onto his website and began to invent his first news story of the day.

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