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Trailer | The Truth Is Scarier Than Fiction

“What could go wrong?”

Aired 10/03/2020

Independent Lens

Trailer | The Truth Is Scarier Than Fiction

Preview: Season 24 | 48sVideo has Closed Captions

“What could go wrong?”

Explore the spooky side of technology. Coded Bias Feels Good Man People’s Republic of Desire TikTok, Boom.

Aired 10/03/2020

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