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The Hang Theory. A lecture series by Hang Dallas.One speaker. One big idea. One good room.Tonight's rabbit hole · "The Church of the Algorithm: when conspiracy theory becomes faith online"With · Steven MonacelliWhere · Times Ten Cellars. Exact address lands in your confirmation.QAnon began as a conspiracy theory and evolved into something closer to a faith system, complete with prophecies, rituals, and pilgrimages. Steven Monacelli has reported on this shift firsthand, covering QAnon gatherings in Dallas and tracking how disinformation hardens into belief.This talk examines how conspiracy movements take on the structure and language of religion online, and what happens when the line between political fringe and devotional community disappears.Steven Monacelli is an investigative journalist in Dallas who covers extremism and disinformation as Special Investigative Correspondent for the Texas Observer. His reporting has appeared in Rolling Stone, The Daily Beast, and WIRED, and he won the Al Neuharth Innovation in Investigative Journalism Award in 2025.How the night goesDoors at 6:30 PM. Claim a seat, settle in.We kick things off around 6:55 PM.Steven Monacelli takes the floor at 7:00 PM.Questions from the room near 7:45 PM.Then we linger. Meet the speaker, meet each other, around 8:00 PM.Out by 8:30 PM.Come hang with us.
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Times Ten Cellars, 6324 Prospect Avenue, Dallas, United States
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USD 27.06
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