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Undercover at Britain’s ‘conspiracy school’

A group of former teachers and a cryptocurrency trader are teaching at a suspected illegal school, Universallkidz in Manchester, in which children are being educated to become the next generation of conspiracy theorists. The Times’ Tom Ball went undercover as a teacher to find out more.This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/podcasts/the-story" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thetimes.co.uk/podcasts/the-story</a>  Guest: Tom Ball, Reporter, The Times.Host: Manveen Rana.  Get in touch: <a href="thestory@thetimes.co.uk " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">thestory@thetimes.co.uk </a>Find out more about our bonus series for Times subscribers:<a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/times-subscription-bonus-content-apple-podcasts-gdrm5k6cz" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> 'Inside the newsroom'</a>Mentioned in this episode: <a href="https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/hope-sussex-school-trains-next-conspiracy-theorists-zbv6fnf57" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hope Sussex school trains next generation of conspiracy theorists</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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