Welcome to Touching Grass, where two extremely online people attempt to explain internet discourse to people sensible enough to spend their time offline. This week James Ball takes us through the online right’s reaction to the Fairford 5 and its descent into madness, and Lucy Reade unpacks how a KFC advert has prompted accusations of cannibalism.
KFC/Conspiracy theories:
https://x.com/_truthzone_/status/2101834492793016780?s=46
https://x.com/lilithblack25/status/2102442825409298911?s=46
https://x.com/Igi_POLCOM/status/2103291436691030459?s=20
https://x.com/roadto80pct/status/2102830745467408826?s=20
Presented by James Ball and Lucy Reade
Produced by Matt Withers
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